United Rugby Championship
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/ 5 years agoOspreys hooker Scott Otten told to retire at the age of 26
A neck injury suffered in January has led to medical experts advising Ospreys hooker Scott Otten to hang up his boots
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors
Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14
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/ 5 years agoBlues told to cut Cardiff ties
CARDIFF Blues are set to come under pressure from the WRU if they fail to conform with a stipulation that they...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Evans puts boot into Scarlets fightback
A LATE Jarrod Evans penalty put an end to a dramatic Scarlets comeback as Cardiff Blues came out on top in...
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/ 5 years agoTadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract
The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoScotland prop Rory Sutherland tracked by Worcester Warriors
Neil Fissler reports on Alan Solomons' next international target at Worcester Warriors
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/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks
Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises
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/ 5 years agoScotland and Glasgow wing Tommy Seymour retires aged 32
The 2017 British & Irish Lions says his decision has been 'made for some time'
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over
Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British &...
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/ 5 years agoI’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young
Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAnxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North
Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup
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/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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/ 5 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMatt Sherratt quits Sixways for Cardiff Blues return
Backs coach Sherratt spent three years at Arms Park before making the short trip to the Principality to join Warren Gatland's...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFormer Scotland prop Gordon Reid to walk 500 miles in honour of Dad
FORMER Scotland prop Gordon Reid is taking on a mammoth charity challenge in memory of his father, Gordon, who died last...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoJake Ball evades citing for contact with Faf de Klerk
The ball was deemed to be out at the ruck by referee Mathieu Raynal when Ball charged into de Klerk
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/ 5 years agoScarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link
The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints go shopping in Italy
Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton
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/ 5 years agoRonan O’Gara rubbishes notion of rescuing Munster as a coach
The La Rochelle head coach states in his column for the Irish Examiner that he won't come to the rescue of...
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/ 5 years agoRhys Patchell sidelined for eight weeks with hamstring injury
Wales fly-half Patchell to miss most of the Rainbow Cup
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoJarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations
The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman's...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys chasing Crusaders star Havili
Havili is not the only Crusaders player the Ospreys are exploring bringing to Wales
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues in talks over Dai Young extension
CARDIFF BLUES have offered Dai Young a two-year contract to turn his interim appointment as director of rugby into a...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title
Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 46-25 Benetton: Warriors hit six to secure top four
GEORGE Horne scored a try on his return to action after injury as Glasgow all but secured fourth place in Conference...
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/ 5 years agoArgentina flyer Sebastian Cancelliere wings in without Zoom
Cancelliere is one of two Pumas players heading to Scotstoun in the summer, Gavin Harper meets the ten-cap wing
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/ 5 years agoOwen Williams waits on Welsh offer for return home from Top League
Wales fly-half/centre Owen Williams says his future remains totally flexible after taking the chance to head to Japan to represent NTT...
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/ 5 years agoIreland back row CJ Stander counts himself out of Lions tour with retirement call
Munster back row makes shock retirement call after negotiations with IRFU over an extension fall through
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/ 5 years agoPRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board
How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?
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/ 5 years agoJoey Carbery to return from long injury lay-off for Munster
The Ireland fly-half is back to start for the first time since January 2020 after an ankle injury nightmare
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/ 5 years agoHalaholo: ‘I was involved in heavy drinking and in my last year at high school I had my daughter’
Halaholo opens up on the trials of his youth on the rough side of Auckland, his dark past with the bottle,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJamie Roberts signs on for another season at the Dragons
The former Harlequins and Bath centre has signed a new deal to stay at Dean Ryan's Dragons
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Features
/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues want big pay-off for Dwayne Peel
CARDIFF BLUES are holding out for substantial compensation before allowing Dwayne Peel to make an emotional return to the Scarlets. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot
Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoGordon will swap Edinburgh for Ealing
EALING Trailfinders have agreed a deal that will see Edinburgh centre Matt Gordon move to west London. The crash ball Australian,...
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/ 5 years agoSione Tuipulotu targets Scotland World Cup squad
Could the current Top League player be Scotland's next centre?
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/ 5 years agoInjury-stricken Keelan Giles finally reaches 50 for Ospreys
One of the most unfortunate players in Wales when it comes to injuries, but Keelan Giles says that is all in...
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/ 5 years agoMooar: Wales need their star names playing for the regions
Former Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar is still keeping a keen eye on events in Wales, while balancing his role in...
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/ 5 years agoWales hit by Kieran Hardy Six Nations injury blow
Hardy will return to the Scarlets to receive treatment on the hamstring injury which forced him to be replaced late on...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets plan to hijack Cardiff Blues deal with Dwayne Peel
Cardiff Blues issue hands-off warning to Welsh rivals planning to make room for Peel in their coaching structure with Glenn Delaney
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Saracens flanker Kelly Brown to leave Glasgow Warriors this month
The specialist ruck coach will return to London after moving to Glasgow last summer with his family
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/ 5 years agoPrivate ownership vital for regions’ future says Jones
Former chief executive of Sport Wales, Huw Jones, tells Steffan Thomas why it is imperative for the Dragons to become privately-owned...
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/ 5 years agoVeteran prop WP Nel re-signs with Edinburgh
Scotland international tighthead prop WP Nel has signed a new two-year contract at PRO14 outfit Edinburgh, the club has announced. The...
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/ 5 years agoDai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues
A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoConfirmed: Rhys Priestland to depart Bath for Cardiff Blues
As revealed by TRP last month, Cardiff Blues have snapped up Rhys Priestland who will leave Bath at the end of...
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/ 5 years agoFly-half Sam Davies agrees extension to stay with Dragons
The competition at fly-half for Wales will remain high with Davies' committment to the Dragons leaving Wayne Pivac with Biggar, Anscombe,...
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