Tom Willis set to return to the international stage this summer
Saracens No.8 Tom Willis is set to run out for the Barbarians against Wales in June.
Josh Raisey
06 May 2026, 7:13
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Munster's injury update puts Springboks on red alert
Munster will head into their final two games of the regular United Rugby Championship season with a depleted squad, having picked …
Josh Raisey
06 May 2026, 3:54
Connacht make third new prop signing ahead of next season
Tight-head prop Thomas Connolly will return to his home province Connacht ahead of next season.
Jon Newcombe
06 May 2026, 3:34
Leinster's Jerry Cahir joins Irish rivals after whirlwind year
Leinster loosehead prop Jerry Cahir will join Irish rivals Connacht at the end of the season.
Josh Raisey
05 May 2026, 2:24
Front row 'cornerstone' to leave Connacht after 17 years
Buckley, 35, joined Connacht's academy in 2009 and made his senior debut in September 2011, coming off the bench against Benetton …
Jon Newcombe
04 May 2026, 8:59
Sergio Parisse leaves World Rugby panel as Grand Slam winner and Puma join
Former France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili and former Argentina centre Marcelo Bosch have joined the voting panel for the World Rug…
Josh Raisey
27 Apr 2026, 4:00
Stuart Lancaster's Connacht suffer play-off blow in Lions defeat
Connacht’s play-off hopes were dealt a blow when they went down 33-21 to the Lions in Johannesburg.
PA
25 Apr 2026, 10:59
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Fissler Confidential: Cardiff eye former Wallaby as ex-Scotland star heads to Paris
Cardiff are closing in on a deal to sign Samoan international loosehead Scott Sio from double-chasing Exeter Chiefs when his contr…
Neil Fissler
25 Apr 2026, 1:00
Centurions square off in front-row battle at Emirates Airline Park
A player from either side will make their 100th appearance when the Lions meet Connacht at Emirates Airline Park in the URC on Sat…
Jon Newcombe
24 Apr 2026, 6:36
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‘No-one was expecting us to win’: How Cape Town heist crowned Connacht comeback
Fuelled by eight players born in the province, Connacht's sixth straight URC win has put them in the play-off frame.
Pat McCarry
23 Apr 2026, 3:46
Stuart Lancaster says he knew Connacht could 'cause Stormers problems'
The battle for URC play-off positions has been shaken up in a big way with the top three sides going into the weekend failing to p…
Simon Thomas
19 Apr 2026, 5:27
Robbie Deans handed coaching gig on eve of Harlequins start date
Robbie Deans has been added to the Barbarians coaching setup for their summer fixture against Wales at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham…
Jon Newcombe
14 Apr 2026, 1:55
Connacht handed Challenge Cup thrashing by Billy Vunipola's Montpellier
Connacht bowed out of the Challenge Cup after suffering a comprehensive 45-22 quarter-final defeat at Montpellier, with Billy Vuni…
PA
11 Apr 2026, 7:06
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A love letter to rugby union's most misunderstood artists
In 50 years’ time, when future rugby fans look back on the highest-scoring men’s Six Nations in history, what will be their st…
Daniel Gallan
09 Apr 2026, 9:40
Connacht beat Eben Etzebeth's Sharks to make Challenge Cup quarters
Connacht reached the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-finals by racking up a sixth win in a row as a dominant second period secured a 29…
PA
03 Apr 2026, 14:33
Lions extend winning run as Connacht deal Ospreys play-off blow
Lions extended their winning streak to four straight URC games as they ran in six tries to beat Dragons 42-26 at Ellis Park in Joh…
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28 Mar 2026, 10:07
