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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Misery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, […]

Leinster

Leinster find an extra gear

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

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

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 […]

Champs leave it late for flurry

By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ……..34 Edinburgh ……18 The Stormers were forced to call on their champion qualities before they beat down the challenge of Edinburgh. […]

Munster captain Peter O'Mahony

First win in Rowntree’s rule

By PHILLIP SMITH Munster …………….21 Zebre ……………………5 Munster captain Peter O’Mahony said the win was all that mattered as they finally got their season up […]

Connacht stay pointless

By JOHN FALLON Bulls ………………….28 Connacht …………..14 Connacht captain Jarrad Butler lamented another error-strewn performance as they fell to their third loss and remain rooted […]