Connacht second-half storming earns bonus-point win at Ulster – The Irish Times

URC: Ulster 19 Connacht 26 Connacht brought a miserable run of 11 interprovincial URC defeats to an end with a superb victory at the Affidea Stadium. Three tries in seven second-half minutes, two from the impressive Finn Treacy, gave the visitors the momentum to squeeze home with a bonus-point win. Ulster, meanwhile, will rue several … Read more

Leinster out to make move at top of the URC table as they take on leaders Glasgow – The Irish Times

URC: Glasgow Warriors v Leinster, Scotstoun, Saturday, 5.30pm – Live on Premier Sports 1 The pity is, in some ways, that this latest Scottish-Irish head-to-head comes in the immediate and perhaps anticlimactic wake of the epic 2026 Six Nations and last Saturday’s Triple Crown shoot-out. Nevertheless, this clash between the champions of the last two … Read more

Connacht cancel St Patrick’s Day celebrations to prepare for Ulster challenge – The Irish Times

There will be no St Patrick’s Day celebrations for Stuart Lancaster and his Connacht players this year. The province’s boss said that with a game on Friday, there will be no day off to join the festivities in advance of their fixture against Ulster. “With a game on Friday, Tuesday is important,” Lancaster explained, as … Read more

Hugo Keenan could make Leinster return for trip to Glasgow on Saturday – The Irish Times

Ireland fullback Hugo Keenan could be back in the Leinster squad as early as this week for their United Rugby Championship (URC) match against Glasgow on Saturday in Scotstoun Stadium (kick-off 5.30pm). Keenan (broken thumb), along with prop Andrew Porter (calf) and flanker Ryan Baird (leg fracture), missed the Six Nations championship and Ireland’s Triple … Read more

Former Munster Rugby scrum-half signs first professional contract

FORMER Munster Rugby scrum-half Jack Oliver has put pen to paper on a first professional contract with United Rugby Championship leaders, the Glasgow Warriors. The 22-year-old made his senior debut in Glasgow colours in the club’s opening match of 2026, coming off the bench in a 47-10 victory over Zebre Parma at Scotstoun, and becomes … Read more

Who’s hot and who’s not: Ospreys, Pivac, Nations Championship

It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Wayne Pivac: Fans of the PRO12 (now the United Rugby Championship) should be very excited that the Kiwi will be back in the tournament next … Read more

Connacht deliver biggest win of the season against Glasgow – The Irish Times

URC: Connacht 15 Glasgow Warriors 10 Connacht delivered their biggest win of the season, unexpectedly taking the scalp of URC league leaders Glasgow Warriors at Dexcom Stadium. An enthralling contest, despite few scores, it was only in the final quarter the game burst into life. Connacht had held the most slender of leads when Joe … Read more

Leinster take narrow defeat against Cardiff after leaving comeback too late – The Irish Times

URC: Cardiff 8 Leinster 7 Harry Byrne’s first taste of action in over a month lasted only three minutes as Leinster’s 11-match unbeaten run ended at the Cardiff Arms Park and, with it, the chance to reach the URC summit. Released from the Ireland squad having not featuring in the opening three rounds of the … Read more

Munster’s Six Nations players praised – The Irish Times

Munster forwards coach Alex Codling is not the least surprised that loosehead props Jeremy Loughman and Michael Milne have made the most of their Six Nations chance with Ireland or that Edwin Edogbo also looked right at home in his cameo against Italy. Edogbo and Milne are back with Munster this week as they prepare … Read more

Ireland, France, ‘poorly coached’ England

It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Jamison Gibson-Park and Ireland: This review can only start at Allianz Stadium, such was the level of Irish Six Nations devastation wreaked on hapless England. … Read more