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All over for Sale as Ulster prove worth

22 January 2023 0 comments

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

15 January 2023 0 comments

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 […]

A red for Slade but Chiefs in good shape

15 January 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Blue Bulls ……………………. 39pts Tries: Louw 15, Kriel 24, Vermaak 36, Simelane 42 , 70; Grobbelaar 51 Conversions: Smith 15, 43, Goosen […]

Priestland undecided if he will continue playing next season

15 January 2023 0 comments

Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked in Wales’s Six Nations […]

Rhyno makes Ulster suffer

8 January 2023 1 comment

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

8 January 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Leaders Leinster fight back to deny Ospreys

8 January 2023 1 comment

By ANDREW ROBERTS Ospreys …………. 19pts Tries: Giles 15 Conversions: C Evans 16 Penalties: C Evans 11, 43, 54, 73 Leinster………… 24pts Tries: Sheehan 36, […]

URC Friday and Saturday preview: Round 12

6 January 2023 1 comment

In a week where they suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of a 14-man Scarlets team and finally sealed the long awaited departure of […]

Young fears Wales exodus

23 December 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Ospreys win points to happier New Year

23 December 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Christmas certainly has come early in Welsh rugby. Firstly, Warren Gatland rides in on Santa’s sleigh and then the […]

Edinburgh front up to keep their hopes alive

18 December 2022 1 comment

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh………. 31pts Tries: Mata 19, Pen try 36, Savala 47, Vellacott 65 Conversions: Boffelli 19, 48, 66 Penalties: Boffelli 76 Castres…………… 20pts […]

Cardiff cruise home as Williams hits 250 in style

11 December 2022 0 comments

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff…………… 41pts Tries: Dacey 4, 18; Adams 22, L Williams 48, T Williams 60, Grady 77, Cabango 80 Conversions: Evans 5, 19, […]

Weir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home

11 December 2022 0 comments

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: […]

World Cup winner who is helping Lake

11 December 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE An England World Cup winner is playing a key role in the emergence of one of Wales’ rising Test stars. Simon Hardy, […]

Bulls on rampage as Cardiff crumble

4 December 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Bulls………………… 45pts Tries: Moodie 30, 69, Arendse 39, Goosen 41, Nortje 59, Louw 76 Conversions: Goosen 31, 40, 43, 60; Smith 69, […]

Davies wants to win his Wales place back

4 December 2022 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Davies had no arguments at being left out of Wales’ autumn squad, but he is hoping to force his way back […]

Warriors end long wait for away win

4 December 2022 1 comment

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

Decimated Ospreys put up a fight in Shark tank

4 December 2022 0 comments

By SIMON ROBERTS Sharks……………25pts Tries: Notshe 48, Bosch 76, Venter 80 Conversions: Bosch 77, 83 Penalties: Bosch 11, 19 Ospreys…………. 10pts Tries: Morgan 44, Morris […]

Dragons fightback earns four-try bonus point

4 December 2022 1 comment

By SIMON ROBERTS Stormers……….. 34pts Tries: Pokomela 9, Dweba 17, Nel 23, Libbok 36 Conversions: Libbock 10, 17, 23; Blommetjies 37 Penalties: Libbock 50, 57 […]

Porter leads Leinster revival

4 December 2022 1 comment

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

4 December 2022 2 comments

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

4 December 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Ospreys change three as South Africa trip concludes

1 December 2022 0 comments

Ospreys have made three changes as they look to end their five-match winless run, and two-match trip to South Africa, with victory against the Sharks. […]

Smith gives a lesson in class

27 November 2022 1 comment

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

Small wins for Ospreys but Bulls march on

27 November 2022 1 comment

By MATT LLOYD Bulls………………… 43pts Tries: Kriel 7, 32; Carr 12, Steenkamp 21, Louw 40+2, Nortje 68, Burger 75 Conversions: Smith 7, 32, 40+3; Steyn […]

No stopping Leinster but Smith sees hope

27 November 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Stewart keeps Ulster going

27 November 2022 2 comments

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 […]

Munster end run of derby defeats

27 November 2022 0 comments

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 […]

We lacked a cutting edge in final third, admits Peel

27 November 2022 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Stormers………..36pts Tries: Jantjies 14, Zas 18, van Rhyn 22, Dayimani 35, du Plessis 41 Conversions: Wolhuter 15, 19, 36, 43 Penalties: Wolhuter […]

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

20 November 2022 0 comments

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

20 November 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Davies on fire as Dragons leave Zebre at the gate

30 October 2022 1 comment

By DELME PARFITT Dragons………… 47pts Tries: Williams 9, Richards 28, 66; Hughes 47, O’Brien 57 Conversions: S Davies 9, 28, 66, 47, 57 Penalties: Davies […]

Connacht have the drop on Ospreys

30 October 2022 0 comments

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: […]

Daunting trip to SA next for sorry Scarlets

30 October 2022 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets…………… 5pts Tries: S Evans 20 Leinster…………..35pts Tries: Cosgrave 1, Russell 25, Clarkson 47, Penalty 56, 70 Conversions: R Byrne 1, […]

Six-try Warriors get revenge

30 October 2022 0 comments

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

23 October 2022 0 comments

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

23 October 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Sexton: There’s more to come

23 October 2022 1 comment

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

Myler keeps his nerve as Ospreys find late leveller

16 October 2022 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys …………16pts Tries: Baldwin 75 Conversions: Myler 75 Penalties: Myler 35, 50, 68 Stormers ……….16pts Tries: De Wet 54 Conversions: Libbok 54 […]

Two-try Costelow puts his hand up for Wales

16 October 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …………36pts Tries: Costelow 7, 43; Lousi 29, Davies 40, Conbeer 79 Conversions: Halfpenny 8, 30, 40, 44, Penalties: Halfpenny 73 Zebre […]

Cardiff hit 15 wins in a row over Dragons

16 October 2022 2 comments

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….31pts Tries: Adams 12, Carre 15, Botham 28, Young 73 Conversions: Evans 12, 15, 28, 73 Penalties: Evans 71 Dragons …………14pts […]

Young focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub

9 October 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits the club lacks leaders. […]

Fast-starting Ulster smash seven tries past Ospreys

9 October 2022 2 comments

By KEVIN FALLON Ulster …………….47pts Tries: Marshall 2, 33; Andrew 8, Carter 24, 66; McCloskey 42, Rea 76 Conversions: Cooney 3, 8, 24, 34, 66, […]

Foolhardy Fifita’s red hands it to Cardiff

9 October 2022 0 comments

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, […]

Tyro Carter takes charge for big Italian job

9 October 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Benetton v Dragons Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Stadio Monigo WALES international Ben Carter will captain the Dragons for the first time today […]

Leinster find an extra gear

9 October 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………….54 Sharks ………………34 Johnny Sexton marked his first start of the season by crossing for one of Leinster’s eight tries as […]

Warriors tame the Bulls

9 October 2022 1 comment

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow…………….35 Bulls ………………….21 Glasgow out-muscled the previously unbeaten Bulls to score five tries in a handsome bonus-point victory at Scotstoun. The Warriors […]

Williams injury doubt for Wales

9 October 2022 1 comment

Scarlets centre Johnny Williams is a doubt for Wales’ autumn internationals after suffering another calf injury against Benetton. The 25-year-old suffered the problem in the late stages […]

Bradbury has Lam scouring URC market

2 October 2022 1 comment

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol boss Pat Lam is keeping a close eye on the United Rugby Championship for future signings following the immediate impact of […]

Heartache for Dragons as Sharks fight back

2 October 2022 0 comments

By TIM LEWIS Dragons …………19pts Tries: Dee 46 Conversions: Reed 47 Penalties: Reed 11, 14, 27, 40 Sharks …………..20pts Tries: Williams 61, Abrahams 75 Conversions: […]