United Rugby Championship

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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
 

Cardiff pay price for poor discipline

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By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ……………………. 27pts Tries: Smith 20, Lamaro 56, Watson 68 Conversions: Umaga 21, 57; Albornoz 70 Penalties: Umaga 6, 12 Cardiff ……………………….. […]

Scarlets lock Jake Ball

Regions agree six year deal

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A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving the governing body, Cardiff, […]

Stewart hat-trick in Ulster fightback

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By KEVIN FALLON Ulster …………..32 Bulls ……………..23 Ulster hooker Tom Stewart said this hard-earned win over the Bulls at Kingspan Stadium sets them up well […]

Sweet relief for Young as Cardiff cling on

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By MATT LLOYD Zebre………………30pts Tries: Gesi 3, Krumov 29, Trulla 68, Kvesic 73 Conversions: Prisciantelli 3, 68 Penalties: Prisciantelli 39, 44 Cardiff ………….. 34pts Tries: […]

Lions find their feet in final 20

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Benetton ………28 Lions……………..32 The Lions kept alive their play-off hopes with a comeback win in Treviso having trailed 28-13 going into the final quarter. Tries […]

Domingo Miotti

Glasgow too good for Munster

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By DAVE MURPHY Munster ……….26 Glasgow ……….38 Domingo Miotti led Glasgow to a stunning victory over Munster at Thomond Park to strengthen their grip on […]

Connacht make it a high five

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By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……..41 Edinburgh …….26 Hat-trick hero Caolin Blade said they knew they had to dig deep when Connacht went down temporarily to […]

Leo Cullen

Draw keeps Leinster at the top

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By JOHN FALLON Leinster ………..22 Stormers ………22 Leinster’s 19-match winning run was brought to an end but the leaders secured top spot in the URC, […]

Nohamba boots life out of Bulls

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Bulls …………….25 Lions …………….29 Sanele Nohamba scored 24 points as the Lions produced a shock derby win over the Bulls. The opening 20 minutes belonged […]

Stormers keep the Sharks at bay

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Stormers ……..29 Sharks …………23 The Stormers completed a double over their South African opposition with a hard-fought win at Cape Town Stadium to strengthen their […]

Ospreys go close but can’t catch Benetton

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By HAMISH STUART Ospreys ……………………….. 20pts Tries: Morgan 6, Parry 73, Morgan-Williams 80 Conversions: Walsh 74 Penalties: Myler 25 Benetton………………………..21pts Tries: Riera 22, Watson 51 […]

Another luckless night for Dragons

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By ROGER PANTING Dragons………….20pts Tries: Wainwright 11, Rosser 42 Conversions: Reed 11, 42 Penalties: Reed 24, 47 Connacht ……….22pts Tries: Prendergast 20, Butler 51, Heffernan […]

Leinster make it 19 unbeaten

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By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh …….27 Leinster ………. 47 Leinster extended their remarkable unbeaten run this season to 19 matches with a seven-try victory over Edinburgh. […]

Brave fightback falls short

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By JOHN FALLON Munster ……… 49 Scarlets ……… 42 DWAYNE Peel threw down the gauntlet to his Scarlets when they trailed 35-7 at the break […]

Hat-trick for hooker Matthews

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By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ……….50 Zebre ……………… 8 Johnny Matthews scored a first-half hat-trick as Glasgow maintained their push for a home URC quarter-final with […]

Muldoon in demand

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Connacht have launched a bid to take Bristol forwards coach John Muldoon back to Galway, where he made over 300 appearances as a player under […]

Ulstermen show heart in Durban

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By DAN GILMORE Sharks ………… 24 Ulster …………… 31 Ulster proved their character with a superb bonus-point win in Durban in this rearranged fixture from […]

Sharks fly-half Curwin Bosch

Bosch guides the way for Sharks

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By BEN JAYCOCK Lions ……………… 7 Sharks …………29 Curwin Bosch inspired the Sharks to a crucial bonus-point victory over the struggling Lions at Ellis Park […]

Libbok drops in to seal Stormers win

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By SAM JACKSON Bulls …………….19 Stormers ……..23  The Stormers secured a narrow victory at a packed Lotus Versfield to do the double over their South […]

Cardiff ride luck to stay in the race

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By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13, 28 Benetton …………. 13pts […]

Leo Cullen

Ruddock leads way for Leinster

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By TOM SHEEDY Leinster ………. 43 Dragons ………..14 Leo Cullen praised his men as their second string side maintained their perfect season with a 14th […]

Warriors move into top four

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By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ……….17 Ulster …………… 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with a broken toe as […]

Connacht head coach Andy Friend

Late try flurry saves Connacht

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By JOHN FALLON Zebre …………… 34 Connacht ……..57 Hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin became the fourth Connacht player in a row to score a hat-trick but they […]

Ospreys suffer nine-try mauling

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By JOHN FALLON Munster ……….58 Ospreys………….. 3 Ospreys head coach Toby Booth is hopeful that their heaviest defeat ever in the league is an isolated […]

Champion Stormers earn away-day bonus

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By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks …………… 19pts Tries: Grobler 38, 69: Jooste 62 Conversions: Bosch 39, 63 Stormers………. 46pts Tries: Jantjies 1, Van Heerden 17, Dweba […]

Smith leads depleted Ospreys

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Preview Zebre v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Nicky Smith leads a much-changed Ospreys side to face the URC basement boys Zebre. The 28-year-old, who was […]

Ulster are back – O’Connor

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By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………..35 Stormers ………. 5 Skipper Alan O’Connor says his Ulster side are back in business after trouncing the champions in Belfast. […]

Double for Brown as Warriors charge on

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By PAUL ROSS Dragons ……………28pts Tries: R Williams 15, Tomkinson 18, Basham 56, Coleman 80 Conversions: Hanrahan 16, 19, 57, 80 Glasgow…………. 42pts Tries: Forbes […]

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