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.

Team
Rank
MP
W
D
L
PF
PA
P
1
12
12
0
0
255
188
56
2
11
8
1
2
255
225
45
3
12
8
0
4
255
255
39
4
11
7
0
4
255
255
38
5
11
7
0
4
255
255
34
7
12
6
0
6
249
198
32
7
9
4
1
4
193
205
23
8
12
5
0
7
255
255
30
9
12
6
0
6
255
255
29
10
10
6
0
4
255
255
29
11
12
5
0
7
228
255
25
12
11
5
0
6
241
255
24
13
12
3
2
7
255
255
24
14
12
3
1
8
255
255
17
15
12
3
0
9
255
255
17
16
12
0
0
12
200
255
5
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen

Leinster keep Zebre at bay

By JOHN FALLON Zebre ………………..29 Leinster …………….33 Relieved Leinster coach Leo Cullen was happy to get a bonus point win in Parma but has work […]

All too easy for Ulster

By BILL PETERS Ulster ………………..36 Connacht …………..10 Jacob Stockdale made a successful return to action for his first game in a year and while the […]

Dismal start to Franco era

By BRYN PALMER Benetton …………..33 Glasgow …………….11 Scotland scrum-half Ali Price insisted Glasgow are only at “the start of their journey” under new coach Franco […]

Talent everywhere you look in URC

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at the recruitment each side […]

Dragons centre Jamie Roberts

Roberts calls it a day

Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has retired at the age of 35. Roberts won 94 Wales caps and played three Tests […]

Stormers secure fightback victory

By JOHN FALLON Stormers…………18pts Tries: Roos 45, Venter 57 Conversions: Libbok 46 Penalties: Libbok 43 Drop goals: Libbok 74 Bulls ………………13pts Tries: Vorster 3 Conversions: […]

Boks have raised the bar -Cullen

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………26pts Tries: Sheehan 9, Henshaw 33, O’Loughlin 72, Healy 82 Conversions: Byrne 10, 33, Sexton 82 Bulls………………..27pts Tries: Grobbelaar 20, Coetzee […]

Dreadful Warriors collapse in Dublin

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………76pts Tries: Sheehan 15, 39; Larmour 19, 64, McCarthy 29, Doris 43, Ala’atoa 49, Gibson-Park 54, Ringrose 56, Frawley 69, McGrath […]