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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.

Warren Gatland’s simple message that spurred a shift in form Wales star

Aaron Wainwright has revealed how a simple message from Warren Gatland inspired an upswing in form and led to him playing regularly at the World Cup.

Duhan van der Merwe stars for Edinburgh while Lions beat Premiership opposition in Challenge Cup

There were wins for Edinburgh, Lions, Benetton, Zebre and Pau over Castres, Newcastle, Perpignan and Dragons in their respective Challenge Cup games.

Sharks back big guns for Challenge Cup derby while Scotland stars return

The second round of the 2023/24 Challenge Cup gets underway with two games on Friday, five on Saturday and two on Sunday.

Springboks inspire Sharks and Cheetahs to stunning wins while Gloucester end losing streak

Our round up of Saturday's Challenge Cup action.

Eben Etzebeth, Sam Simmonds and George North all feature in opening Challenge Cup round

Check on the team news for this weekend's Challenge Cup action.

Former Wales utility forward reveals dementia diagnosis at 39

Ex-Wales utility forward Andrew Coombs has revealed he has been diagnosed with dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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.

Springboks returnees supercharge the Sharks to massive win over Dragons

The returning Springboks showed their class with four of six Rugby World Cup winners scoring tries in an impressive 69-14 win over the Dragons.

Rugby World Cup winner scores on debut as Bulls and Lions run riot in the URC

Double Rugby World Cup winner Willie le Roux sparkled on debut for the Bulls, scoring in their 53-27 rout against Connacht on Saturday.

Rugby World Cup winners return for South African sides whilst Leinster load up for Munster

Check on the team news ahead of Round Six of the United Rugby Championship that includes a gruelling inter-pro derby between Leinster and Munster.

Dragons head of performance punished after referee altercation

Dragons head of performance, Dan Baugh, and the Welsh region have been sanctioned.

‘Don’t touch me!’ – Welsh international referee channels inner Nigel Owens to admonish handsy coach

Referee Ben Whitehouse has been praised for the way he dealt with the Dragons’ Dan Baugh during their URC clash with the Ospreys.

Munster sink Stormers as South Africa end the weekend winless while Dragons end year-long wait for a home win

The Stormers' 10-3 loss to Munster at Thomond Park completed a quartet of defeats for the South African URC teams this weekend.

Peter O’Mahony leads Munster in URC final replay as Irish stars return across the board

Check on the team news ahead of Round Five of the United Rugby Championship season, which includes Munster taking on the Stormers.

Wales flanker only receives four-match ban for ‘cheap shot’ on Ireland fly-half

Wales flanker Taine Basham has been handed a four-match ban after elbowing Ross Byrne in the head during the Dragons v Leinster clash on Sunday.

Who’s hot and who’s not: Finn Russell shines, World Rugby hampering sport’s growth and poor results for SA URC teams

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

Wales flanker slammed by his own coach for ‘indefensible’ red card

Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan has criticised Wales’ Taine Basham after the flanker was sent off for a cheap shot on Leinster fly-half Ross Byrne.

Clinical Leinster ease past 14-man Dragons at Rodney Parade

Leinster handed the Dragons their third home loss of the season as they came away from Rodney Parade with a 33-10 bonus-point victory on Sunday.

Internationals return from Rugby World Cup duty with Dan Sheehan leading Leinster for the first time

Check on the team news for Round Four of the United Rugby Championship, with three games on Friday, four on Saturday and one more on Sunday.

Seven-try Munster thrash Dragons in the URC while Scarlets edge Cardiff

Saturday's early evening United Rugby Championship action saw Munster thrash the Dragons 45-14 while the Scarlets edged Cardiff 31-25.

Jack Carty returns to captain Connacht in home derby against Ulster

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

Munster late show seals draw against Benetton while Cardiff see off Dragons

A late converted try from Thomas Ahern earned Munster a 13-13 draw at Benetton while Cardiff claimed a 16-9 win over Dragons in Sunday's early URC games.

Ex-Springbok set for Sharks debut at Leinster while URC match winner returns for Munster

Check out all of the team news ahead of Round Two of the United Rugby Championship season.