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URC Weekend Round Up

The Vodacom Bulls delivered a strong performance in Italy to move back into the top four of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the three other South African teams found the going tough on the road...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Benetton Rugby v Lions

Match Preview: Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby

Dwayne Peel and Gethin Jenkins were long-time team-mates for Wales and the Lions, but this weekend they will be locking horns on the coaching front.Scarlets boss Peel has a lot of respect for Jenkins who...

Match Preview: Leinster v Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh welcome back Scotland stars Duhan van der Merwe and Pierre Schoeman for their trip to the RDS as they look to make it three from three in the BKT URC. Fellow World Cup squad member Luke Crosbie...

The GREEN-WHITE ready to challenge the Lions at home

A week after the home match against Munster, the Lions are ready to return to the field again within friendly walls. On Sunday 5 November at 2.30 pm Benetton Rugby will play Round 3...

Anthony Watson returns to Leicester Tigers

Leicester Tigers have agreed a new deal with Anthony Watson which will see the international return to the club from December. The 29-year-old represented Tigers during the 2022/23 season, after...

Eddie Jones: Marcus Smith is a very good player – but he is not a full-back

Eddie Jones insists Marcus Smith is “not a full-back” and England must utilise the Harlequins talent at outside-half to get the best out of him. England deployed Smith at full-back in during...

Welsh rugby still has deep-rooted issues that need to be sorted – Alun Wyn Jones

The 38-year-old announced his international retirement in May as the world’s most capped player with 170 appearances. Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales making the last eight of the Rugby World Cup in France...

Leigh Halfpenny says final Wales appearance will be ‘pretty special’

The 34-year-old is expected to continue his career in Japan. Leigh Halfpenny expects a “pretty special” Wales send-off on Saturday while hoping to continue playing for another two seasons. Halfpenny...

United Rugby Championship Stats Round 2

After an exciting weekend of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R2 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far. Top Players...