United Rugby Championship
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s United Rugby Championship news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDarcy at the double as Dragons get blown away
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........44pts Tries: Vellacott 27, Young 35, Graham 42, 49; Hoyland 53, Kinghorn 61, Dean 63 Conversions: Bennett...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams injury blow overshadows Cardiff win
By MATT LLOYD Cardiff ................20pts Tries: Llewellyn 3, Dacey 37, Summerhill 77 Conversions: Evans 37 Penalties: Evans 69 Munster ............13pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys force draw with last minute try
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Williams 53, Costelow 65 Conversions: Costelow 53, 65 Penalties: Costelow 14, 40, 44 Ospreys ............23pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRaging Bulls put Lions to slaughter
Lions ................15 Bulls ................31 It was a case of a different season, but the same problems for the Lions as they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster keep Zebre at bay
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ....................29 Leinster ................33 Relieved Leinster coach Leo Cullen was happy to get a bonus point win in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAll too easy for Ulster
By BILL PETERS Ulster ....................36 Connacht ..............10 Jacob Stockdale made a successful return to action for his first game in a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDismal start to Franco era
By BRYN PALMER Benetton ..............33 Glasgow ................11 Scotland scrum-half Ali Price insisted Glasgow are only at “the start of their journey”...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoOspreys can reach play-offs – Booth
Ospreys boss Toby Booth has set his sights on the URC play-offs this season, after his side earned a place in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoI’m aiming for World Cup, says Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS Jonathan Davies says he wants to represent Wales at the World Cup next year but his priority this...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDon’t waste golden generation – Watson
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Hamish Watson in action against England PICTURE: Getty Images Hamish Watson insists Scotland must start delivering results...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for WRU and the clubs to sort this mess out
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The United Rugby Championship kicks off this coming weekend and I sincerely hope the campaigns...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTurnbull determined to bring change at Cardiff
By STEFFAN THOMAS Josh Turnbull is hoping to spearhead a revival at Cardiff while also laying the foundations for a career...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEnglish Rugby on, Scottish and Welsh games postponed following Queen’s death
All rugby in England can go ahead this weekend following a decision taken by the RFU to play on despite the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSmith backing Fifita to light up Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Vaea Fifita has been tipped to take the United Rugby Championship by storm following his highprofile move from...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeinster to edge it over SA new boys
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Back with Cardiff: Taulupe Faletau is a world class player A brand-new United Rugby Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGlobe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons
Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoScarlets sign Shenton and Evans as they boost forwards
Scarlets have signed two young forwards as they look to bolster their options in the pack ahead of the new URC...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoClark on a mission to prove his Test quality
By ROB COLE Wales have capped two former England U20 centres in the last few years and new Dragons recruit Max...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoURC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party
By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDelight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again
By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoI’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt
By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTalent everywhere you look in URC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWilliams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right
By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFans left at the bottom of the pile when it comes to kick-off times
PETER JACKSON A summer of sorrow over Llanelli draws towards a close, leaving the Scarlets to prepare for their 150th anniversary...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFranco Smith appointed as new Glasgow boss
Former Italy boss Franco Smith has been appointed Glasgow Warriors head coach on a two-year deal. Smith, 50, joins the URC...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoURC fixtures open up with Welsh derby
The fixtures for the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship have been confirmed as the Scarlets and Ospreys meet on the opening weekend...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoItalians not playing ball with Warriors in Franco battle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Franco Smith Glasgow Warriors are battling to name Franco Smith as their new head...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWhy Wales should let Reffell stay at Leicester
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As a Welshman thriving in the English Premiership, Tommy Reffell knows that a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup fixture lists: Premiership sides set to head to South Africa
The round-by-round fixtures for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournament have been announced. Teams were split...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWales Sevens call for Ospreys silver star Cross
Olympic silver medallist Sam Cross has been included in Wales Sevens’ 13-man squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Sevens will...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRoberts calls it a day
Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has retired at the age of 35. Roberts won 94 Wales caps...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNow Racing 92 turn attention to Lancaster
ON THE BLINDSIDE In demand: Leinster coach Stuart Lancaster FORMER England coach Stuart Lancaster is on the radar of French giants...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWelsh resurgence all about mindset
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER My experience over many decades is that Welsh rugby is rarely in as bad a state as...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChief Kirsten relishing his return to Pretoria
■By PAUL REES When Jannes Kirsten left the Bulls five years ago, he never imagined he would be facing his former...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWe must protect this jewel in club rugby
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is common-sense wisdom that should apply...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago‘New era’ dawns for re-named Dragons RFC
Newport-based Dragons are to rebrand as "Dragons RFC", in a move to designed to build the identity of the club. Dragons,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFour Irishmen join the South African all-stars
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Stormers lifted the inaugural United Rugby Championship as they saw off the Bulls 18-13 in an all-South...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEuropean sides need to rise to the SA challenge
BY NEIL DE KOCK If you had said after the first six weeks of the competition that the Stormers would be...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoThompson hoping Scottish summer can re-ignite form after Warriors woes
Glasgow Warriors fly-half Ross Thompson is hoping that Scotland’s tour to South America can re-ignite his early season form, after a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy comes out as gay
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has come out as gay in an interview with the club’s official website. Former Ireland U20 international...
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Features
/ 3 years agoAll-South African final is a turn-off for Celtic fans
COLIN BOAG When the PRO14 organisers, desperately trying to breathe some life into things, decided to change its name to the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoStormers secure fightback victory
By JOHN FALLON Stormers............18pts Tries: Roos 45, Venter 57 Conversions: Libbok 46 Penalties: Libbok 43 Drop goals: Libbok 74 Bulls ..................13pts...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoUlster and Ireland flyer misses New Zealand tour
Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune has been ruled out of Ireland‘s tour of New Zealand through injury as Andy Farrell reveals his...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBoks have raised the bar -Cullen
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............26pts Tries: Sheehan 9, Henshaw 33, O’Loughlin 72, Healy 82 Conversions: Byrne 10, 33, Sexton 82 Bulls....................27pts...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOmitted Conbeer can yet kick on, says Peel
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DWAYNE Peel believes inform Scarlets wing Ryan Conbeer was unlucky to miss out on Wales’ summer...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGlasgow Warriors sack head coach Danny Wilson
Glasgow Warriors have sacked head coach Danny Wilson in the wake of their 76-14 United Rugby Championship quarter-final defeat to Leinster....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVan Graan’s time ends with five-try defeat in Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................36 Munster ..................17 JOHANN van Graan said this was a bitterly disappointing way to end his four...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDreadful Warriors collapse in Dublin
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............76pts Tries: Sheehan 15, 39; Larmour 19, 64, McCarthy 29, Doris 43, Ala’atoa 49, Gibson-Park 54, Ringrose...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWales flanker Dan Lydiate signs Ospreys contract extension
Ospreys flanker Dan Lydiate has agreed a new deal to stay at the Welsh region for another season. The Wales flanker...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoDragons hunt for new head coach
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE DRAGONS are pondering a shake-up of their backroom team with a new head coach set to be...
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