United Rugby Championship
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoConnacht are blown away by Bulls
By John Fallon Connacht.........14 Bulls..................28 Connacht, down to 14 men for almost three-quarters of the game, were blown away by the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoLeinster make it seven wins in a row
By Jim Short Ulster................20 Leinster............27 Leinster's second string proved far too strong for Ulster to make it seven wins on the...
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Premiership
/ 5 months agoThis weekend’s best matchups in the Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship
By Charlie Elliott With most players back from the Autumn Nations Series, the Premiership and URC return with a bang. With...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoCardiff Rugby vs Dragons – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports On Saturday, it’s derby day in the Welsh capital as Cardiff Rugby welcomes Dragons RFC to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoGlasgow Warriors vs Scarlets – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports After a long break, the URC is finally back! This Friday, Dwayne Peel’s Scarlets will head...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoA look at Liam Belcher – Wales’ future hooker?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Often referred to as the heartbeat of the pack, the hooker position is vital to the...
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/ 5 months agoMy life’s a bit like spinning plates, says Dan Lydiate
By Simon Thomas For Dan Lydiate, life is a bit like spinning plates these days. Having moved into a player-coach role...
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/ 6 months agoEvan Lloyd making the most of his late switch to hooker
By Simon Thomas It's safe to say Evan Lloyd’s story is pretty unique. Not only did he play for Wales before...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoScarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoConnacht too strong for slack Dragons
By Luke Jarmyn Connacht .......... 31pts Tries: Boyle 6, Blade 19, Prendergast, 39 Forde 73, Devine 80 Conversions: Forde 7, 20,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoCardiff’s second-half fightback stuns Ulster
By Simon Thomas Cardiff ............... 21pts Tries: Stephens 49, Hughes 64, Young 68 Conversions: Sheedy 50, 65, 69 Ulster ................. 19pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoOspreys in charge as power pack call shots
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............22pts Tries: Lake 4, Thomas 52, Parry 75 Conversions: O Williams 4, 75 Penalty: O Williams 60...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoRising stars thrive for Scarlets
■By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............ 30pts Tries: Rogers 28, Page 43, Murray 47, Macleod 57 Conversions: Lloyd 45, 58 Penalties: Lloyd...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoLeinster made to dig deep
■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster........... 24 Lions................... 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoSharks take Munster apart
■ By JOHN FALLON Sharks..............41 Munster.......... 24 A SHARKS side laden with Springboks was too powerful for Munster but head coach...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoGlasgow keep marching on
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers.......... 17 Glasgow...........28 NEW Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu continued his red hot form as Glasgow powered to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoConnacht vs Dragons – United Rugby Championship Preview
By Peter Ryan The Dragons will hit the road this weekend and travel to Northern Ireland to face Connacht. Dai Flanagan’s...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoOspreys vs Edinburgh – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
By Peter Ryan The Ospreys will host Edinburgh at the iconic Brewery Field as the URC’s first block of games concludes...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoScarlets vs Zebre Parma – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
It is another Friday night game for the Scarlets as they welcome Zebre Parma to Llanelli. We are entering the final...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoDragons fall to Benetton as they run out of puff
By Roger Panting Dragons ............. 21pts Tries: Westwood 27, Evans 50, Lewis-Hughes 73 Conversions: Evans 27, 50; O’Brien 74 Benetton ..............
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoJacob Stockdale at the double as Ulster put Ospreys away
By John Fallon Ulster ................36pts Tries: McCormick 5, 52, Stockdale 10, 65, Marcus Rea 32, Penalty 24 Conversions: Cooney 33, Doak...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScarlets on fire to send the Bulls to first defeat
By Simon Thomas Scarlets ............................ 23pts Tries: Macleod 11, Murray 41, Rogers 72 Conversion: Lloyd 12 Penalties: Lloyd 40, 52 Bulls.......................................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScottish stars prove their worth for Edinburgh
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh .........27pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, Schoeman 60, Graham 64, Ashman 79 Conversions: Thompson 47, 79 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoGlasgow’s salvage mission
Sharks .............28 Glasgow ......... 24 ■By BRYN PALMER GLASGOW salvaged two losing bonus points with two tries in the final two...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoSnyman shows who’s boss
Connacht ........ 12 Leinster ...........33 ■ By JOHN FALLON RG SNYMAN again showed his class as an understrength Leinster side proved...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoMunster facing tough test
Stormers ........ 34 Munster .......... 19 ■ By KEVIN FALLON MUNSTER have a huge game on their hands next week against...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoZebre ……………… 9 Lions ……………. 10
THE Lions continued their unbeaten start to the season by edging Zebre in a rain-soaked tight affair. Ivan van Rooyen’s side...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 months agoJapan will be latest destination for Richie Gray
By Bryn Palmer Scotland lock Richie Gray will link up with World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit and Aaron Smith when...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoDarcy Graham gets the ball rolling for Edinburgh
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ......38 Stormers ........... 7 Edinburgh earned a much-needed bonus-point win to kick-start their season after three straight...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoBulls have too much in reserve for Ospreys
By Simon Thomas Ospreys ............ 19pts Tries: Lake 27, Conbeer 54, Morris 79 Conversions: Edwards 55, Walsh 80 Bulls ..................29pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScarlets made to fight all the way
By Simon Thomas Cardiff ................. 19pts Tries: Millard 23, 40; Penalty 66 Conversion: De Beer 24 Scarlets ..............25pts Tries: Davies 33,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoLeinster turn on the style in front of 80,000 at Croke Park
By Kevin Fallon Leinster .............26pts Tries: Lowe 6, Doris 11, Keenan 15, Snyman 40 Conversions: Frawley 7, 12, 15 Munster ...............
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoGlasgow Warriors warm up for trip in style
By Bryn Palmer Glasgow ………33 Zebre ……………… 3 Defending champions Glasgow warmed up for their return to South Africa next week...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoMurphy has the last word over his son
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................32pts Tries: Andrew 2, Postlethwaite 11, Cooney 28, McCann 49, Timoney 76 Conversions: Cooney 3, 29 Penalty:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoBenetton ……..38 Sharks …………. 10
BENETTON got their season up and running with a convincing bonus-point win at Stadio Monigo. First-half tries from Paolo Odogwu, Rhyno...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoDouble boost for the Dragons
Preview Dragons v Lions Today. 3.30pm THE Dragons are boosted by the return of Wales prop Leon Brown and back row...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoHarri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoDo Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete...
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/ 7 months agoI can take the pressure at No. 10, says Ben Thomas
By Simon Thomas Much is made about the difference between club and international rugby and it’s something Ben Thomas is able...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoUlster blown away in Pretoria
By THOMAS DANIELS Bulls ................ 47 Ulster ............... 21 Last season’s finalists the Bulls secured backto-back wins by scoring seven tries...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoTuipulotu’s power is too much for Cardiff
By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff .................36pts Glasgow ..............52pts Tries: D Thomas 12, Winnett 20, Byrne 47, Martin 53, Donnell 68 Conversions: Sheedy...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoDavies double not enough for Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Davies 22, 30 Conversions: Costelow 22, 30 Penalties: Costelow 42, 73; Lloyd 52 Connacht ............
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoOspreys can do nothing to stop Munster taking charge
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ...........23pts Tries: McCarthy 1, Farrell 26, Nash 40, O’Donoghue 64. Penalty: Crowley 9 Ospreys .............. 0pts IRISH...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoLeinster top with perfect 15 pts
By SAM JACKSON Benetton .......... 5 Leinster ...........35 LEINSTER maintained their perfect start to the season with a bonus point victory...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoHeartbreak for Dragons as Sharks snatch win
By SIMON THOMAS Dragons ............. 30pts Tries: Basham 18, Coleman 27, Williams 38, Carter 55 Conversions: Evans 19, 39 Penalties: Evans...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoThree defeats in a row for sorry Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Lions ................55 Edinburgh ......21 EDINBURGH suffered a savage mauling by a rampant Lions outfit to leave their ambitions...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoI’m happy to play anywhere – Mason Grady
By Simon Thomas How best to utilise the talents of Mason Grady is one of the big debates in Welsh rugby....
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoDan Edwards – Wales’ next fly-half?
By Peter Ryan As a national side, Wales is still trying to find its feet after the 2023 World Cup. Many...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoIwan Stephens enjoying life with Cardiff
By Simon Thomas Growing up, rugby league was very much the sporting love for Iwan Stephens, with his heroes being the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoBen Thomas leads the charge for Cardiff
By Simon Thomas Scarlets .............. 15pts Tries: Page 1, Plumtree 11 Conversion: Costelow 2 Penalty: Costelow 5 Cardiff ................ 24pts Tries:...
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