It was a sad way for the outstanding Springbok and Stormers prop to hang up his boots, having won two Rugby World Cups and the United Rugby Championship title. The 33-year-old front-rower ...

The entry into the Vodacom United Rugby Championship really changed the playing field locally. For all the good that was Super Rugby, the URC has bridged that gap where players previously had ...

The Emirates Lions trip up north to face Cardiff will serve as an acid test to their top eight ambitions, especially after a block of local derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship where ...

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says his team is approaching Saturday's United Rugby Championship meeting with the Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium as "a must-win game". The Irish province go into the ...

Jacob Stockdale felt the result was more important than the performance as Ulster scraped a 34-30 bonus point win over the ...

The BKT United Rugby Championship may be playing in the shadows of the Guinness Six Nations at this time of year, but a win is no less valuable. A victory in March is still worth the same four or ...

The 35-year-old has played 14 of his side’s 16 games across the BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup, scoring one try, while his form also led to a France recall for this ...

The club had applied to join the competition but former administrator Lee Manning revealed earlier this month they had also explored the idea of joining the United Rugby Championship - the league ...

Fast starts have been the bread and butter for the Bulls and director of rugby Jake White will expect nothing less on Saturday as they aim to stay atop the SA Shield. While the Stormers could ...

Kitshoff, who won 83 South Africa caps, played for Ulster during the 2023-24 season before returning to home side Stormers, the United Rugby Championship side based in Cape Town. "It is obviously ...

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“Exactly, you have to be pretty precise,” said O’Brien, who hopes to play this weekend against Cardiff in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship match. “In training you try to do ...