Munster lose URC opener at home, SA franchises complete perfect weekend
The Sharks opened their United Rugby Championship campaign with an impressive 41-24 win over Ospreys at Kings Park, where 20-year-…
PA
27 Sep 2026, 3:07
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Lions player ratings vs Leinster | URC 2026/27
Lions player ratings: The Lions won't care that Leinster enjoyed plenty of possession at Ellis Park because Ivan van Rooyen's side…
Ian Cameron
26 Sep 2026, 10:27
Weakened Leinster stumble at start of URC title defence in South Africa
Leinster slipped to a 27-26 defeat against the Lions in their United Rugby Championship opener, despite Fintan Gunne scoring a fir…
PA
26 Sep 2026, 7:30
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Lions | URC 2026/27
Leinster player ratings: With a few exceptions, this was a Leinster B side, but they arrived at Ellis Park with a clear intent to …
Ian Cameron
26 Sep 2026, 6:24
Lions to debut Junior Bok star as they callout Leinster's tricky 'superpower'
The Lions will hand highly-rated youngster Ethan Adams a potential senior debut this weekend as Ivan van Rooyen's side open their …
Ian Cameron
25 Sep 2026, 2:32
Opinion
‘South Africa has produced enough URC finalists. This season it needs a champion’
A case could be made for all four South African teams reaching the play-offs this season, but each has points to prove with RWC pl…
Daniel Gallan
24 Sep 2026, 8:45
The URC stat Leinster and Stormers were neck-to-neck on
Five seasons into the BKT United Rugby Championship, the competition continues to deliver a compelling mix of speed, variety and c…
Simon Thomas
24 Sep 2026, 3:16
Two major Leinster players return as 'new' recruit steps up rehab
Leinster have been handed an early-season boost ahead of their United Rugby Championship opener in South Africa, with two senior i…
Ian Cameron
21 Sep 2026, 9:31
Junior Springboks sensation Haashim Pead's new club revealed
Junior World Championship 2026 Player of the Year, Haashim Pead has left one South African team for another on the eve of the new …
Jon Newcombe
21 Sep 2026, 4:44
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
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
Sale Sharks leaver Hyron Andrews to return to South Africa
Sale Sharks lock Hyron Andrews is returning to South Africa to join the Lions after the United Rugby Championship outfit qualified…
Neil Fissler
15 Jun 2026, 7:43
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
Irish province snubbed in URC 2025/26 Dream Team vote
For the first time since the inception of the United Rugby Championship in 2021, Munster Rugby do not have a single player in the …
Jon Newcombe
03 Jun 2026, 4:14
Jake White renews calls for Springboks to be forced to play from home
Ex-Springbok coach Jake White has called for SARU to change the Springbok eligibility rules in order to bolster the competitivenes…
Ben Smith
30 May 2026, 21:34
Opinion
South Africa's clubs divorced Super Rugby to become the URC bridesmaids
The two best South African club teams have booked semi-final trips to Europe, with the Bulls and Stormers set to head to Glasgow a…
Ben Smith
30 May 2026, 16:57
