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Rey Lee-Lo’s red card proves costly as Connacht escape Cardiff with vital win

Connacht claimed a 16-12 United Rugby Championship win over Cardiff at the Arms Park on Saturday, who had Rey Lee-Lo sent off early in the game.

Ireland back three option starts for Leinster while Springboks star makes shock comeback

Check on the team news for Round 10 of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, five on Saturday and one on Sunday.

Wales dealt blow ahead of England clash as flanker released from Six Nations squad

Wales have been struck by an injury setback to their back-row ahead of their Six Nations showdown against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Rugby transfers and rumours: England stars off to France, Saracens take Owen Farrell gamble and Springboks reshuffle

Recaps of the biggest transfer news, rumours and movements in the world of rugby union over the past week.

Wales playmaker heads home after 10 years in the Premiership

Cardiff have announced that they have acquired the services of Wales and Bristol Bears fly-half Callum Sheedy ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Springboks star retains number one spot in URC’s top 100 list with Italian in second place

The latest United Rugby Championship top 100 list has been announced and Springboks and Ulster prop Steven Kitshoff remains at the summit.

Rugby transfers and rumours: Springboks coaching staff, Paolo Garbisi’s surprise move, Andre Esterhuizen’s future and more

Our recap of some of the biggest transfer news, rumours and movements.

Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week: Six Nations stars dominate in exhilarating final round of pool stage action

Our Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after the final round of pool stage action.

Siya Kolisi powers Racing 92 to Champions Cup knockouts in thrashing of Cardiff

Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi played a big role in Racing 92’s dominant 48-26 win over Cardiff in the Investec Champions Cup.

New England captain ruled out injured for Saracens while Manie Libbok reaches milestone

Check on the team news for all the games in the final round of the Investec Champions Cup pool stage, with plenty riding on this weekend's clashes.

Who’s hot and who’s not: Andy Farrell’s Lions call, French duo dazzle as Saracens suffer record loss in Champions Cup

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

Rugby rumours and transfers: Owen Farrell, Andre Esterhuizen, Manu Tuilagi and more

Planet Rugby recaps some of the biggest rugby transfer news and rumours.

Cardiff boss’ frank admission will worry Welsh fans after crushing defeat

Matt Sherratt believes that "no one expected" Cardiff to get far in the Champions Cup.

Danny Care stars as Harlequins put half century on embarrassing Cardiff

Harlequins secured their second away win in this season’s Champions Cup after they hammered Cardiff 54-15 in the Welsh capital on Saturday.

Ireland handed fitness boost ahead of Six Nations while Leicester Tigers bench Springboks in key Champions Cup round

Round Three of the Champions Cup is packed full of intriguing matches with Toulon v Munster, Ulster v Toulouse and Bath v Racing 92 standing out.

Champions Cup match officials announced for Rounds Three and Four

The match officials for Rounds Three and Four of the Champions Cup have been announced, with the action set to make or break teams' knockout hopes.

JJ Hanrahan boots Connacht past Munster while Welsh starlet scores epic try in Ospreys win

There were wins for Connacht and Ospreys over Munster and Cardiff in the afternoon United Rugby Championship fixtures played on New Year's Day.

Ireland stars return for Munster in the United Rugby Championship while Wales duo bring up 100

2024 kicks off with four derby games taking place in the United Rugby Championship that include Connacht v Munster and Leinster v Ulster.

Discarded Wales duo send emphatic message to Warren Gatland as Cardiff embarrass the Dragons

Cardiff proved to be too strong for the Dragons on Boxing Day as they claimed a dominant 55-21 triumph in the United Rugby Championship.

Internationals return to boost Welsh regions for crunch United Rugby Championship derbies

The teams have been announced for Tuesday's Welsh derbies in which Cardiff and the Scarlets are hosting the Dragons and Ospreys respectively.

Five storylines to watch in URC including derbies as Test auditions and the Bulls hoping to snap unwanted streak

Ahead of what is sure to be a blockbuster round of action, Planet Rugby takes a closer look at some storylines for the weekend.

Ireland prospects aplenty for Munster and Leinster while South African sides at full-tilt for North-South derby

Check on the team news for Round Eight of the United Rugby Championship.

Premiership clubs plot raid of Welsh stars with six primed for moves

The reduction in Welsh URC budgets looks set to result in players heading to the Premiership.

Finn Russell inspires Bath to thrilling win while Ulster stun Siya Kolisi’s Racing 92

There were wins for Bath and Ulster over Cardiff and Racing 92 respectively in two thrilling Champions Cup games that took place on Saturday night.

Scotland star scores TWICE on debut as Toulouse hammer young Cardiff outfit

Blair Kinghorn scored twice as Toulouse claimed a 52-7 win over Cardiff.

Owen Farrell and Siya Kolisi return while La Rochelle and Leinster roll out big guns in Champions Cup final replay

Check on the team news ahead of Round One of the Champions Cup, which sees 12 games take place this weekend.

Champions Cup dates and kick-off times for Round One of the 2023-24 competition

The ever-exciting Champions Cup returns this weekend with some mouth-watering fixtures including the Bulls hosting Saracens and La Rochelle v Leinster.

Scarlets claim derby spoils over 14-man Cardiff while Lions power past Dragons

The Scarlets claimed bragging rights in their derby against Cardiff as they sealed a 29-23 win while the Lions clinched a 49-24 victory over the Dragons.

More Springboks make URC returns while Mack Hansen and Josh Adams also back in action

Check on the team news ahead of Round Seven of the United Rugby Championship season, which sees several Springboks return to action.

Five storylines to watch in the United Rugby Championship including star-studded teams and top eight shake-up

Things are heating up with plenty of local derbies to come, and ahead of the action Planet Rugby selects five storylines to follow this weekend.