Glasgow Warriors upset the odds to beat defending champions Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park to reach their first BKT United Rugby Championship final since 2019. The Warriors will play the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria in next Saturday’s title decider, having boxed clever after losing two players to the sin bin and making the most of […]
Leinster lost a thrilling United Rugby Championship semi-final as the Bulls prevailed 25-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Two tries from Sergeal Petersen and another from Johan Goosen, who contributed 15 points, saw the Bulls through to their second final in three years. Leinster responded with tries from James Lowe and Caelan Doris, but their […]
Leinster brushed aside Ulster 43-20 at the Aviva Stadium to book a United Rugby Championship semi-final clash against the Bulls in Pretoria next weekend. Converted tries from Robbie Henshaw and James Lowe, as well as a Ross Byrne penalty, had Leinster leading 17-0 at half-time and well on course for a place in the last […]
Jack Crowley kicked 13 points as Munster overcame eighth-place finishers Ospreys 23-7 at Thomond Park to earn a BKT United Rugby Championship home semi-final. Niall Scannell’s maul try and a Crowley penalty gave Munster a 17-7 half-time lead, after Simon Zebo and Keelan Giles had swapped two slick early scores. In front of an attendance […]
Munster set up a potential home run in the BKT United Rugby Championship play-offs after a 29-24 win over Ulster at Thomond Park saw them finish top of the table. The defending champions trailed by 10 points on two occasions but replacement Eoghan Clarke’s 69th-minute maul try and a late Jack Crowley penalty got the […]
Here’s the latest from the day’s sporting action… Gaelic Games The Allianz Football League Finals get underway at Croke Park this evening. Laois and Leitrim do battle in the Division 4 decider from 5 pm, before Down take on Westmeath for the Division 3 honours, with throw-in at 7.15pm. Rugby Three of the provinces are […]
Player-of-the-match Jack Conan was one of five second-half try scorers for Leinster in a dominant 47-14 United Rugby Championship win over the Vodacom Bulls at the RDS. This top of the table clash was of Test match quality at times, with Leo Cullen’s men now nine points clear at the summit. Johan Goosen impressed with […]
Connacht secured a third BKT United Rugby Championship win in a row as Sean Jansen’s 57th-minute bonus-point try gave them a 26-10 victory over Scarlets in Galway. Pete Wilkins’ men would have wanted to be further in front after having a first half wind advantage, but scores from captain Caolin Blade, Eoin de Buitlear and […]