United Rugby Championship
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUlster …………..38 Benetton ……. 34
By JOHN FALLON ULSTER interim coach Richie Murphy is hopeful they have turned a corner and are poised to secure a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGlasgow finally get act together
By BRYN PALMER @therugbypaper Zebre ................. 9 Glasgow..........40 GLASGOW overcame a stodgy first half in Parma to maintain their pursuit of...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoWales on a mission to survive or decline
Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoAwayday struggles
Having endured more than their share of hard times in following a club which once described itself in all immodesty as...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEdinburgh comeback too much for Scarlets
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh.......... 43pts Tries: Goosen 18, Van der Merwe 44, Currie 61, Schoeman 67, Bennett 72, Mata 76 Conversions:...
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Summer Tours
/ 1 year agoDomachowski has his eye on top spot
By SIMON THOMAS Corey Domachowski is a man on a mission to be Wales’ number one No.1. The Cardiff prop now...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoEnvious eyes fall on Leinster’s recruits
Leinster's ability to cherry-pick two of the 2023 World Cup final’s biggest stars, signing All Black centre Jordie Barrett to augment...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoRobertson will cash in on Barrett move
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED LOOKING at it from Leinster’s point of view, the signing of the world’s best inside centre is...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLong wait for away win goes on for Dragons
By SIMON THOMAS Benetton...........36pts Tries: Smith 7, Lucchesi 30, Uren 35, Ratave 45, Iachizzi 71, Lamaro 75 Conversions: Albornoz 8, 36,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGoosen red card is game changer
By BRIAN FINN Bulls ................22 Munster ..........27 GRAHAM Rowntree was pleased with the way his men came from behind to carve...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoFaletau injured again in gutting defeat to Ulster
By SIMON THOMAS Ulster .................19pts Try: McCann 58 Conversion: Cooney 59 Penalties: Doak 28, 35, Cooney 65, 79 Tries: Cabango 11,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster seconds suffer a mauling
By JIM COUCH Lions ............... 44 Leinster ..........12 LEINSTER crashed to a heavy defeat at Emirates Airline Park. Leo Cullen’s side...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoWarriors miss out on bonus point
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow .........21 Sharks ............ 10 GLASGOW kept themselves firmly in the playoff hunt with a convincing win at...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMorgan at the double for Ospreys history boys
By SIMON THOMAS Stormers...........21pts Try: Du Plessis 13, Roos 43, Penalty 80 Conversions: Libbok 14, 44 Ospreys.............27pts Tries: Morgan 8, 40;...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLivewire Devine the star of show
By JOHN FALLON @therugbypaper Connacht ...... 54 Zebre ..............16 CONNACHT skipper Dave Heffernan said they need to build on this easy...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoBarrett, the man for every occasion
As a centre-three-quarter par excellence, there is nothing Jordie Barrett cannot do. Nobody in his position can truck it up the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoThe Sheriff will be sorely missed
PETER JACKSON The gods played a dirty trick in denying Ken Owens a farewell appearance for his beloved Wales and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales legend Owens retires at 37
Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster sign Barrett for 2024/25 season
Leinster have confirmed the signing of experienced All Black utility back Jordie Barrett on a short-term deal from December to the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoAnother year for O’Mahony
Ireland skipper Peter O’Mahony has signed a new one-year contract at Munster after speculation he was set to retire. The 34-year-old...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeicester ace adds power to Ospreys midfield
By SAM JACKSON Ospreys have signed Phil Cokanasiga from Leicester Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Cokanasiga, the younger brother of England...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLoader still has England in sight
Ben Loader still dreams of playing for England and is hoping his performances in Cape Town for the Stormers will one...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoMontpellier lead chase for Munster ace Frisch
Montpellier are leading the chase for Munster centre Antoine Frisch, who has declared his allegiance to France over Ireland. Born in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoKitshoff set for return to Stormers
After weeks of speculation South Africa’s two-time World Cup winning prop Steven Kitshoff has decided to leave Ulster at the end...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHill looking forward to Edinburgh challenge
England prop Paul Hill will leave Northampton in the summer to join Edinburgh. The tighthead has made 187 appearances for Saints,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys
PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoI’ve loved my time at Bath – Gallagher
By PAUL REES Matt Gallagher admits it will be a wrench to leave Bath at the end of the season and...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoThis is a dream come true, says Winnett
By SIMON THOMAS Cam Winnett admits he is still pinching himself after his “unbelievable” Six Nations experience with Wales. The young...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCraig enjoying new lease of life at Scarlets
By SIMON THOMAS Alex Craig is an “old school” rugby player enjoying a new lease of life. The second row’s move...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCardiff fall just short as Crowley hits winner
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 20pts Tries: Beirne 48, Crowley 64 Conversions: Crowley 49, 65 Penalties: Crowley 38, 75 Cardiff ..................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMorris finds his form to help Ospreys see off Lions
■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Botha 5, Parry 17, Morris 49, Lloyd 58, K Williams 80 Conversions: O Williams 18,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoRowe’s the destroyer as Glasgow take charge
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ...............................3pts Penalties: Lloyd 16 Glasgow............................. 45pts Tries: Rowe 6, 69, 80; Hiddleston 25, Cummings 41, Penalty 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDragons come good in basement battle
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets on his 100th apchief beneficiary Dragons............. 20pts Tries: Owen 17, Rosser 23, Dee 42 Conversions: Evans 42...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoStormers …… 13 Ulster ………….. 7
A LATE Evan Roos try helped Stormers seal a hard-fought win over Ulster. Nick Timoney’s converted score gave Ulster a 7-0...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSharks ……….23 Edinbrugh …. 13
EDINBURGH suffered back-to-back defeats in South Africa as the Sharks – who had begun the day bottom of the table with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBig guns fire for Leinster
Leinster .......... 47 Bulls ................. 14 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER brought most of their big guns back for this one and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBenetton snatch it in final play of game
Benetton ......... 18 Connacht ........14 By KEVIN FALLON BENETTON captain Eli Snyman said this is a huge win for the Treviso...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoWales can’t afford four
The Scarlets’ proud proclamation welcoming fans to ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ looks even more threadbare this weekend. A loss of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoUlster have little to offer
Shortly after Dan McFarland’s abrupt exit as Ulster’s head coach, chief executive Jonny Petrie dismissed any questions over his future at...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSwart’s on message to grab it for Scarlets
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets .............................16pts Tries: Swart 80+4 Conversion: Costelow 80+5 Penalties: Costelow 3, 51, 55 Benetton Treviso............13pts Tries: Ratave 12...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoCardiff hope to win Grady tug-of-war
ON THE BLINDSIDE By SIMON THOMAS The future location of Mason Grady is one of the biggest talking points in Welsh...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMunster too hot in the red zone for Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............. 17pts Tries: Giles 33, Parry 54, Cuthbert 74 Conversions: O Williams 54 Munster ............27pts Tries: Daly...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDempsey in control to lead Glasgow fightback
■By SIMON THOMAS Glasgow........... 17pts Tries: Williamson 43, Sordoni 51 Conversion: Weir 44, 52 Penalty: Weir 67 Cardiff .............. 13pts Try:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDragons show some style but fade away
■By ROGER PANTING Dragons............. 10pts Tries: Baldwin 79 Conversions: Red 79 Penalties: Evans 20 Bulls ................... 31pts Tries: Arendse 27, Gumede...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSharks ……….22 Ulster ………… 12
THE Sharks recorded their first league win since November to climb off the URC basement as Ulster’s play-off bid took a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoZebre …………… 7 Leinster …….. 31
LEADERS Leinster secured a bonus-point victory at Lanfranchi Stadium. First-half tries by Rob Russell and debutant Andrew Osborne, and further scores...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoStormers overwhelm makeshift Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Stormers ........ 43 Edinburgh ....... 21 EDINBURGH’S URC play-off hopes suffered a major dent as Stor mers leapfrogged...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht left at the gate by proud Lions
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........14 Lions ................38 MAN of the match JC Pretorious said a first ever win in Ireland could...
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Friendlies
/ 1 year agoFive-star Bath run URC leaders ragged
Bath ....................35pts Tries: Cokanasiga 9, du Toit 34, Spencer 50, Muir 66, 75 Conversions: Bailey 10, 35, 51, 67; Worboys 76...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoCarre back at Saracens
Saracens have re-signed Wales loosehead Rhys Carre from Cardiff. The 26-year-old previously played for Saracens in 2019-20, moving back to Cardiff...
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