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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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
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Jordan’s red halts Glasgow

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow……………. 5pts Tries: Steyn 67 Munster …………..14pts Tries: Fekitoa 22, Frisch 27 Conversions: Crowley 23, 28 Glasgow’s twin assault on glory ended […]

Litterick on way to Wales

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins are poised to lose 24-year-old prop Rhys Litterick to Cardiff, the club they recently raided to land Wales […]

Toulouse all at sea as Leinster take it

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster…………………………41pts Tries: Conan 16, 20; Sheehan 26, Van de Flier 57, Jenkins 63 Conversions: Byrne 17, 21, 27, 58, 64 Penalties: Byrne […]

Young suspended

Dai Young has been suspended as Cardiff director of rugby. The 55-year-old was not with the team for yesterday’s final game of the season against […]

Warriors keep home run going

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ………29 Connacht …….27 Glasgow extended their unbeaten home record to 17 matches as they finished their URC regular-season campaign with a […]

Youngsters get a lesson

By RONAN O’NEILL Bulls …………….62 Leinster ………… 7 Former Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien watched on as his first game in charge of Leinster ended in […]

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons…………. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams 6, Tomkinson 14, Hughes […]

Graham Rowntree

Munster get it right in the end

By TOM SHEEDY Sharks ………….22 Munster ……….22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings Park but the resilience […]

Ulster seal second spot

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………… 18 Edinburgh …….14 John Cooney crowned his midweek contract extension with a stunning display to secure second spot in the […]

Ewels off to Bulls

England lock Charlie Ewels has joined South African URC side the Bulls for the remainder of the season before returning to Bath ahead of the […]

Aki leads the charge for Connacht

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……….38pts Tries: Kilgallen 13, Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 28, Hansen 37, Penalty 45, Marmion 76 Conversions: Carty 14, 29, 37 Cardiff ……………19pts […]

Cardiff pay price for poor discipline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. […]