Lions hooker forced to end 13-year career immediately
Lions hooker Jaco Visagie has been forced to retire due to a neck injury.
Josh Raisey
20 Nov 2025, 4:04
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Lions hand Ulster their first URC defeat of the season
Ulster suffered their first setback of the United Rugby Championship season, slipping to a 49-31 defeat to the Lions in Johannesbu…
PA
25 Oct 2025, 8:33
Zebre remain unbeaten in URC after pipping Lions in Parma thriller
A converted try from Matteo Nocera handed Zebre a nail-biting 22-20 win over Lions in the dying seconds of a URC thriller in Parma…
PA
05 Oct 2025, 9:59
Strikes and suspensions: Grenoble in total disorder after Top 14 failure
Troubling days at the Stade des Alpes, as FC Grenoble might be heading towards a no-show for Friday’s match against Provence due…
Francisco Isaac
01 Oct 2025, 8:33
URC predictions: Welsh legends agree on only teams threatening Leinster
Shane Williams and Tom Shanklin have picked out the Welsh team they believe will finish highest in the BKT URC this season - and t…
Simon Thomas
26 Sep 2025, 5:25
URC ditches tradition with radical new TMO shake-up
The United Rugby Championship (URC) will introduce a new independent Television Match Official (TMO) process in a move designed to…
Ian Cameron
25 Sep 2025, 8:31
Franco Smith: 'He's better skilled than me, but he can't kick a leather ball'
Glasgow head coach Franco Smith believes his son Jean is a more skillful player than he was and has “his own heroes” for inspi…
Bryn Palmer
25 Sep 2025, 7:55
Opinion
URC season preview: How will the four South African sides fare?
Bulls 'may miss out again', Lions 'lack depth', Sharks 'should finish in top four' while play-off failure 'would be massive setbac…
Jon Cardinelli
22 Sep 2025, 7:31
Lions launch internal investigation into adverse drug test finding
The Lions Rugby Company has launched an internal investigation into the case of Asenathi Ntlabakanye - who returned a positive Tes…
Ian Cameron
31 Aug 2025, 4:39
Analysis
ProD2 season preview: New coaches, new ambition in France's second tier
Eight of the 16 sides in French rugby’s ProD2 head into the 2025/26 campaign under new management.
James Harrington
28 Aug 2025, 3:52
Report: URC expansion mooted with sixth nation involved
Telegraph Sport are reporting that the United Rugby Championship could widen its geographical reach by taking in America.
Jon Newcombe
19 Aug 2025, 8:57
Country by country guide to the Pro D2 Foreign Legion
We are just a few weeks away from the first round of the 2025/2026 Pro D2, with Vannes, Provence, Grenoble, Colomiers, Oyonnax and…
Francisco Isaac
15 Aug 2025, 2:00
Opinion
The top five signings ahead of the new URC season
The new United Rugby Championship will begin on Friday, September 26, when the Stormers host Leinster in Cape Town.
Josh Raisey
05 Aug 2025, 2:30
Pro D2 clubs fined for final whistle violence in France
The LNR's disciplinary committee has handed down sanctions to FC Grenoble Rugby and USA Perpignan following violent scenes at the …
Ian Cameron
03 Jul 2025, 8:26
Huge underdogs Montauban seal shock Pro D2 title and place in Top 14
In a sensational atmosphere in a fully packed Stade Ernest-Wallon on Saturday, Montauban lifted the Pro D2 crown, defeating FC Gre…
Francisco Isaac
07 Jun 2025, 11:03
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Sam Davies: 'In Wales every mistake I made was put under the magnifying glass'
Rejuvenated and on course for Top 14 promotion with Grenoble, the Welsh pivot explains why leaving home rekindled his zest for rug…
Francisco Isaac
05 Jun 2025, 3:19
