Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Sam Prendergast sings in the Leinster dressing room following a dream debut

No place like home for Prendergast, says O'Brien

Sean O'Brien believes there's no better place for Sam Prendergast to serve his apprenticeship than at home.

Jamie Osborne shone in Leinster's win against Gloucester

Champions Cup team of the week

The penultimate round of pool matches in the Heineken Champions Cup provided plenty of standout performances as the race for the last 16 heated up.

Rugby • 16 Jan 23

Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White during the Champions Cup match at Exeter Chiefs in December

World Cup-winning Bok coach undergoes emergency surgery

South Africa's 2007 World Cup-winning coach Jake White has undergone emergency abdominal surgery.

Rugby • 09 Jan 23

Josh van der Flier scored twice as Leinster claimed a big win over Racing 92

Champions Cup team of the week: Leinster lead the way

Leinster and La Rochelle were the standout performers in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup while the newcomers from South Africa also made their mark.

Rugby • 12 Dec 22

Sbu Nkosi has won 16 caps for the Springboks

Nkosi says mental pressure led to his disappearance

South Africa wing Sbu Nkosi said the mental pressure of being involved in professional rugby led to him going AWOL for three weeks, resulting in him being reported missing by his Pretoria-based club Bulls.

Rugby • 06 Dec 22

Sbu Nkosi missed South Africa's game against Ireland last month due to injury

Springboks wing Nkosi found safe and sound

South Africa's Rugby World Cup-winning wing Sbu Nkosi has been found safe and sound after being reported missing, the Vodacom Bulls confirmed.

Rugby • 05 Dec 22

Garry Ringrose evades the tackle of Tom O'Toole on the way to scoring his second try

URC team of the week: Irish and SA teams dominate

All eight Irish and South African sides are represented in our team of the week for round nine of the BKT United Rugby Championship.

Rugby • 05 Dec 22

Rob Russell scored a hat-trick in Leinster's win over Glasgow

URC team of the week: Irish provinces back with a bang

There were some dazzling individual displays and a couple of big shocks as the BKT United Rugby Championship returned.

Rugby • 28 Nov 22

Around the URC: Coetzee extends Bulls contract

Latest news and updates from the BKT United Rugby Championship.

United Rugby Championship • 01 Nov 22

Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose impressed in Leinster's win over Munster

URC team of the week: Leinster and Connacht dominate

Eleven players from Irish provinces are included in our team of the week, with Leinster and Connacht leading the way after big wins in round six of the BKT United Rugby Championship.

Rugby • 24 Oct 22

Jeremy Loughman celebrated Munster's third try of the game

Bonus point for Munster in badly needed Bulls victory

Graham Rowntree's side produced their most rounded performance of the season against the Vodacom Bulls, securing maximum points in a 31-17 win.

Rugby • 16 Oct 22

Calvin Nash and Shane Daly have missed Munster's last three games

Munster boosted by return of Emerging Ireland crop

Munster's Emerging Ireland contingent look set to be available for the province in this weekend's crucial BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Bulls on Saturday.

Rugby • 11 Oct 22

Josh van Flier, Suleiman Hartzenberg and Tadhg Beirne were among the standout performers in round three

URC team of the week: Irish forwards impress

Leinster, Benetton and the Ospreys impressed in round three of the BKT United Rugby Championship while there was another clean sweep for the South African teams.

Rugby • 03 Oct 22

Connacht's Mack Hansen is corralled by the Bulls

Bulls punish Connacht for sluggish start

Connacht's poor start to their United Rugby Championship campaign continued with a 28-14 defeat against the Bulls in Pretoria.

Rugby • 30 Sep 22

Leinster scrum-half Luke McGrath kicks the ball clear against Ulster

URC: Interpro win for Leinster, Connacht beaten - recap

Keep up to date on a busy night in the BKT United Rugby Championship, as Ulster and Leinster meet at Kingspan Stadium, while earlier this evening Connacht suffered another defeat away to the Bulls.

Rugby • 30 Sep 22

Sexton will return from the bench at Kingspan Stadium

URC team news: Sexton to return for Leinster v Ulster

Johnny Sexton is set to make his return for Leinster in Friday night's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Ulster in Belfast.

Rugby • 30 Sep 22

Stewart Moore scored Ulster's bonus-point try against Connacht

URC team of the week: Ulster and Leinster lead the way

There were plenty of standout performances across the weekend as the BKT United Rugby Championship returned with a bang.

Rugby • 19 Sep 22

URC Grand Final: Stormers 18-13 Bulls - recap

Look back on the play by play coverage, as the Stormers held off the Bulls to win the first United Rugby Championship title.

Rugby • 18 Jun 22

Evan Roos's second half try drew the Stormers level, before they went on to win

Stormers outlast Bulls to clinch inaugural URC title

The Stormers clinched the inaugural United Rugby Championship title by overcoming a slow start to earn an 18-13 win over the Bulls in Saturday's Grand Final in Cape Town.

Rugby • 18 Jun 22

Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff and Bulls skipper Marcell Coetzee stand alongside the URC trophy

URC Final - Stormers v Bulls: All you need to know

Kick-off time, team news and TV details for Saturday's United Rugby Championship final between the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.

Rugby • 18 Jun 22

Stormers deliver late knockout blow to Ulster

Ulster lost out in their URC semi-final as the Stormers scored a converted try with the last play of the game to secure a 17-15 victory in Cape Town.

Rugby • 11 Jun 22

The Leinster conveyor belt of talent continues to roll, and it's hard to see past the four-time European champions being outside of title contention on both fronts again next year

'Painful lessons' for Leinster after trophyless season

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admitted his side have to learn some "painful lessons" after they finished the season without a trophy for the first time since 2017.

Rugby • 13 Jun 22