Opinion
Who will be the URC signings of the season?
As new additions bed in across the United Rugby Championship, whose star is primed to shine brightest when the season begins?
Jamie Lyall
01 Sep 2026, 2:36
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ProD2 season 2026-27 preview: Club-by-club guide as French second tier kicks off
With squad overhauls and coaching changes, how will all 16 teams fare heading into a new campaign in France's second tier?
James Harrington
25 Aug 2026, 8:56
Report: Average Pro D2 budget hits €11 million
With the Pro D2 starting this Thursday, French media outlet Midi Olympique has revealed the budgets of each one of the 16 sides co…
Francisco Isaac
25 Aug 2026, 6:01
Bok cult-hero Faf de Klerk lined up by URC side after SA return
DHL Stormers boss John Dobson could turn to veteran Springbok back-to-back World Cup winner Faf de Klerk to bolster his squad ahea…
Neil Fissler
24 Aug 2026, 3:45
Rising star of the Americas handed second chance in France
Chilean scrum-half Lucas Berti has landed a two-season contract with ProD2 contenders FC Grenoble.
Francisco Isaac
24 Aug 2026, 2:58
Country by country guide to the Pro D2 Foreign Legion for 2026/27
With more than 250 foreign players spread across the division's 16 teams, the Pro D2's foreign legion is ready to make its mark on…
Francisco Isaac
14 Aug 2026, 2:50
Interview
Yaqeen Ahmed: The inside line on Bok prospect with the 'complete skill set'
Wynberg Boys’ High director of rugby Nic Groom believes the clash between the Stormers and New Zealand will provide the ultimate…
Rugby365
07 Aug 2026, 2:57
SA rugby players agree 12-week contact stand-down as part of new deal
South Africa’s professional rugby players and employers have agreed a new two-and-a-half-year collective bargaining agreement, w…
Ian Cameron
06 Aug 2026, 5:00
Junior Bok star handed dream Stormers debut vs All Blacks
Fly-half Yaqeen Ahmed starts at 10 for Friday's historic clash against the tourists at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
Jon Newcombe
05 Aug 2026, 7:35
Bath given brutal Investec Champions Cup schedule as fixtures confirmed
Reigning champions Bordeaux, who beat Bath in the semi-finals, begin their title defence away at Gloucester on Friday, 16 October.
Jon Newcombe
10 Jul 2026, 3:05
Champions Cup draw: Saints pitted with Bath as Saracens grouped with 3 winners
Saracens have emerged with arguably the toughest draw of any Gallagher PREM club after being placed in a Investec Champions Cup po…
Josh Raisey
01 Jul 2026, 6:02
EPCR announce significant rule changes to Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have announced a couple of major changes to the rules of the Investec Champions Cup and Ch…
Jon Newcombe
30 Jun 2026, 1:34
Analysis
Report: URC finalists Leinster and Bulls suffer from fan fatigue
An extensive report by The Rugby Paper into the regular-season attendances in Europe's three main leagues shows Bordeaux-Begles wa…
Jon Newcombe
15 Jun 2026, 7:08
Footage emerges of Leinster-Stormers tunnel tussle at Aviva Stadium
Footage has emerged on social media of a flashpoint involving Leinster and the Stormers players during halftime in their United Ru…
Ian Cameron
07 Jun 2026, 5:35
John Dobson apologises for Stormers player's action in URC semi-final
Stormers head coach John Dobson has apologised after replacement back-row Ruan Ackermann was sent off in his side’s United Rugby…
Ian Cameron
06 Jun 2026, 12:46
Leinster send ill-disciplined Stormers packing to book repeat URC final with Bulls
Leinster held on to book a return to the United Rugby Championship Grand Final with a hard-fought 20-11 win over Stormers at the A…
PA
06 Jun 2026, 12:11
