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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Latest News Results and Fixtures Tables
21/05/2022
20:15
Leinster
0
:
0
Munster
20:00
Munster
0
:
0
Leinster
19:30
Edinburgh
0
:
0
Glasgow
18:10
Scarlets
0
:
0
Stormers
18:00
Connacht
0
:
0
Zebre
16:00
Dragons
0
:
0
Lions
02:00
Ulster
0
:
0
Sharks
02:00
Ospreys
0
:
0
Bulls
20/05/2022
21:10
Ospreys
0
:
0
Bulls
20:35
Ulster
0
:
0
Sharks
13/05/2022
20:35
Dragons
0
:
0
Cardiff
08/05/2022
16:00
Ospreys
0
:
0
Dragons
30/04/2022
20:35
Edinburgh
0
:
0
Ulster
18:15
Ospreys
0
:
0
Scarlets
18:15
Stormers
0
:
0
Leinster
16:05
Sharks
0
:
0
Connacht
16:05
Zebre
0
:
0
Dragons
29/04/2022
20:35
Munster
0
:
0
Cardiff
19:00
Bulls
0
:
0
Glasgow
23/04/2022
18:15
Sharks
0
:
0
Leinster
18:15
Cardiff
0
:
0
Ospreys
16:05
Lions
0
:
0
Connacht
16:00
Dragons
0
:
0
Scarlets
22/04/2022
20:45
Edinburgh
0
:
0
Zebre
20:35
Ulster
0
:
0
Munster
18:30
Stormers
0
:
0
Glasgow
16/04/2022
20:35
Scarlets
0
:
0
Dragons
09/04/2022
16:05
Sharks
0
:
0
Lions
15:10
Cardiff
0
:
0
Scarlets
14:00
Stormers
0
:
0
Bulls
02/04/2022
20:35
Scarlets
0
:
0
Cardiff
20:00
Leinster
0
:
0
Munster
18:15
Stormers
0
:
0
Ospreys
17:05
Lions
0
:
0
Edinburgh
14:00
Bulls
0
:
0
Ulster
01/04/2022
20:35
Glasgow
0
:
0
Zebre
19:30
Sharks
0
:
0
Dragons
26/03/2022
FT
Zebre
24
:
41
Scarlets
FT
Stormers
23
:
20
Ulster
FT
Cardiff
32
:
28
Glasgow
FT
Bulls
55
:
20
Dragons
FT
Connacht
8
:
45
Leinster
FT
Sharks
5
:
21
Edinburgh
25/03/2022
FT
Lions
45
:
15
Ospreys
20/03/2022
FT
Stormers
40
:
3
Cardiff
19/03/2022
FT
Lions
23
:
21
Munster
FT
Sharks
38
:
6
Zebre
18/03/2022
FT
Bulls
57
:
12
Scarlets
FT
Glasgow
30
:
17
Edinburgh
13/03/2022
FT
Stormers
55
:
7
Zebre
FT
Lions
37
:
20
Cardiff
12/03/2022
FT
Bulls
29
:
24
Munster
FT
Ulster
18
:
13
Leinster
11/03/2022
FT
Sharks
37
:
20
Scarlets
06/03/2022
FT
Ospreys
27
:
22
Zebre
05/03/2022
FT
Scarlets
35
:
10
Glasgow
FT
Munster
64
:
3
Dragons
04/03/2022
FT
Ulster
48
:
12
Cardiff
FT
Edinburgh
56
:
8
Connacht
26/02/2022
FT
Connacht
19
:
17
Stormers
25/02/2022
FT
Zebre
7
:
45
Bulls
FT
Leinster
21
:
13
Lions
20/02/2022
FT
Dragons
0
:
12
Ulster
19/02/2022
FT
Leinster
29
:
7
Ospreys
FT
Scarlets
23
:
29
Connacht
18/02/2022
FT
Cardiff
0
:
0
Zebre
FT
Munster
34
:
20
Edinburgh
12/02/2022
FT
Lions
10
:
32
Stormers
FT
Bulls
22
:
29
Sharks
11/02/2022
FT
Glasgow
13
:
11
Munster
FT
Leinster
26
:
7
Edinburgh
05/02/2022
FT
Bulls
21
:
13
Lions
FT
Stormers
20
:
10
Sharks
04/02/2022
FT
Ulster
32
:
12
Connacht
29/01/2022
FT
Lions
10
:
34
Bulls
FT
Connacht
20
:
42
Glasgow
FT
Sharks
22
:
22
Stormers
FT
Zebre
17
:
34
Munster
FT
Cardiff
29
:
27
Leinster
FT
Ospreys
23
:
19
Edinburgh
28/01/2022
FT
Ulster
27
:
15
Scarlets
22/01/2022
FT
Lions
37
:
47
Sharks
FT
Bulls
26
:
30
Stormers
08/01/2022
FT
Glasgow
38
:
19
Ospreys
FT
Munster
18
:
13
Ulster
FT
Scarlets
0
:
0
Dragons
FT
Edinburgh
34
:
10
Cardiff
01/01/2022
FT
Dragons
0
:
0
Cardiff
FT
Scarlets
22
:
19
Ospreys
FT
Connacht
10
:
8
Munster
26/12/2021
FT
Cardiff
0
:
0
Scarlets
FT
Ospreys
0
:
0
Dragons
04/12/2021
FT
Stormers
19
:
37
Lions
FT
Ospreys
19
:
13
Ulster
FT
Glasgow
33
:
14
Dragons
03/12/2021
FT
Sharks
30
:
16
Bulls
FT
Leinster
47
:
19
Connacht
27/11/2021
FT
Leinster
10
:
20
Ulster
FT
Dragons
14
:
30
Edinburgh
26/11/2021
FT
Connacht
46
:
18
Ospreys
23/10/2021
FT
Connacht
36
:
11
Ulster
FT
Cardiff
31
:
29
Dragons
FT
Ospreys
18
:
10
Munster
FT
Zebre
10
:
27
Edinburgh
22/10/2021
FT
Glasgow
15
:
31
Leinster
16/10/2021
FT
Zebre
6
:
17
Glasgow
FT
Leinster
50
:
15
Scarlets
FT
Cardiff
23
:
17
Sharks
FT
Munster
20
:
18
Connacht
FT
Edinburgh
17
:
10
Bulls
15/10/2021
FT
Ulster
26
:
10
Lions
FT
Dragons
10
:
24
Stormers
10/10/2021
FT
Scarlets
13
:
43
Munster
09/10/2021
FT
Leinster
43
:
7
Zebre
FT
Glasgow
13
:
9
Lions
FT
Connacht
22
:
35
Dragons
FT
Cardiff
19
:
29
Bulls
FT
Edinburgh
20
:
20
Stormers
08/10/2021
FT
Ospreys
13
:
27
Sharks
03/10/2021
FT
Dragons
6
:
7
Leinster
02/10/2021
FT
Glasgow
35
:
24
Sharks
FT
Zebre
3
:
36
Ulster
FT
Ospreys
18
:
14
Cardiff
FT
Munster
34
:
18
Stormers
01/10/2021
FT
Scarlets
36
:
13
Lions
FT
Connacht
34
:
7
Bulls
26/09/2021
FT
Dragons
23
:
27
Ospreys
25/09/2021
FT
Leinster
31
:
3
Bulls
FT
Munster
42
:
17
Sharks
FT
Edinburgh
26
:
22
Scarlets
24/09/2021
FT
Zebre
26
:
38
Lions
FT
Cardiff
33
:
21
Connacht
FT
Ulster
35
:
29
Glasgow
 

Leinster academy boys step up

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By TOM SHEEDY Leinster ………..38 Cardiff …………. 14 Max Deegan praised the attitude of an understrength side as they blew Cardiff away to make it […]

Edinburgh push Sharks all way

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By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ……. 19 Sharks…………..22 Edinburgh came up short in a pulsating contest as their hopes of a top-four finish took a major […]

Connacht cut through Lions

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Connacht ……. 43 Lions …………… 24 By JOHN FALLON Hat-trick hero Caolin Blade said this was the perfect way to finish this block of games […]

Drama as Williams steals it at the last

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By ROGER PANTING Leicester …………………….. 26pts Tries: van Poortvliet 15, Simmons 48 Conversions: Pollard 15, 48 Penalties: Pollard 3, 19, 67, 69 Ospreys ……………………….. 27pts […]

All over for Sale as Ulster prove worth

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By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster …………………………… 22pts Tries: Lyttle 19, Herring 64, Vermeulen 76 Conversions: Cooney 65, 78 Penalties: Doak 38 Sale ………………………………. 11pts Tries: B […]

Classy Leinster put Gloucester to sword

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By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……………………14pts Tries: Penalty 25, 64 Leinster……………………….. 49pts Tries: Larmour 4, Ala’alatoa 11, Osborne 27, Doris 40, Keenan 46, van der Flier […]

Rhyno makes Ulster suffer

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By KEVIN FALLON Benetton …….. 31 Ulster ……………29 Ulster’s mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six games in the URC […]

Misery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph

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By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ……………..22pts Tries: Faletau 35, Carre 48, Adams 63 Conversions: Evans 35, 48 Penalties: Evans 2 Scarlets …………..28pts Tries: Blacker 3, McNicholl […]

Dai Young

Young fears Wales exodus

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Some of Wales’ brightest stars are being allowed to fall through the cracks, while the WRU has leant heavily on player loyalty as its financial […]

Weir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home

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By HAMISH STUART Bath………………….. 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow……………22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner 15, Jones 38 Conversions: […]

Warriors end long wait for away win

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By BRYN PALMER Zebre ……………. 17 Glasgow………. 45 Glasgow ended a run of 10 consecutive away URC defeats with victory over winless Zebre. After a […]

Porter leads Leinster revival

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By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ………..38 Ulster…………….29 Andrew Porter produced a superb display off the bench as Leinster came from 19 points adrift to score a […]

Hard work paying off for Connacht

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By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……..38 Benetton………. 19 Connacht’s superb No.8 Paul Boyle was delighted that they finally made chances count as they chalked up a […]

Quickfire 21 puts Munster in control

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By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh…….. 17 Munster………..38 Munster’s five-try win, featuring 21 unanswered points from 17-7 down just before half-time, provided more evidence of a corner […]

Smith gives a lesson in class

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By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton …….. 24 Edinburgh…….. 17 Edinburgh crashed to defeat despite the Italians playing with 14 men for 70 minutes after Matteo Minozzi […]

No stopping Leinster but Smith sees hope

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By TOM SHEEDY Leinster…………..40pts Glasgow…………… 5pts Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith believes his players are improving despite another difficult defeat on the road, this […]

Ulster head coach Dan McFarland

Stewart keeps Ulster going

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By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ……………36 Zebre…………….. 15 Ulster head coach Dan McFarland says a big improvement is needed if they are to topple Leinster next […]

Graham Rowntree

Munster end run of derby defeats

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By DARAGH SMALL Munster ……… 34 Connacht……… 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park with a losing bonus […]

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

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ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to the Scarlets and Dragons. […]

Kvesic signs for Zebre

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Matt Kvesic has signed for Italian side Zebre until the end of the season following the cancellation of his contract with Worcester Warriors. The 30-year-old […]

Connacht have the drop on Ospreys

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By ROGER PANTING Ospreys…………. 19pts Tries: Sutton 3, Morgan-Williams 8, Parry 68 Conversions: Walsh 3, 68 Connacht……….22pts Tries: Wootton 34, Blade 38, Porch 42 Conversions: […]

Domingo Miotti

Six-try Warriors get revenge

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By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ………….. 37 Tries: Vailanu 10, 57; Cancelliere 36, McDowall 39, F Brown 48, McLean 72 Conversions: Miotti 37, 40 Penalties: Miotti […]

Cardiff act on pub rumpus

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Cardiff have issued sanctions against a “small number” of players following an investigation into a disturbance at a pub on October 1. Cardiff insist “much […]

Priestland cuts down champions

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By ROGER PANTING Cardiff…………….. 30pts Tries: Cabango 16, Harries 43 Conversions: Priestland 43 Penalties: Priestland 9, 15, 33, 52, 69, 80 Stormers………… 24pts Tries: Xaba […]

Johnny Sexton

Sexton: There’s more to come

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By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………… 27 Tries: Penny 27, Sheehan 49, McGrath 62, Russell 77. Conversions: Sexton 28, 50 Munster…………… 13 Tries: L Coombes 45 […]

Foolhardy Fifita’s red hands it to Cardiff

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By ROGER PANTING Scarlets…………..10pts Tries: McNicholl 71 Conversions: Halfpenny 71 Penalties: Halfpenny 22 Cardiff …………….16pts Tries: T Williams 25 Conversions: Evans 25 Penalties: Evans 6, […]

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