URC

Scarlets wing Ellis Mee running with the ball in the club's red home shirt
Scarlets

SCARLETS: In-form Wales wing Ellis Mee signs new deal

A Benetton double, a man of the match display and a Wales call-up, all in a fortnight. Now the Scarlets…

By
Richard Bond
Martin Anayi in a white shirt in front of a United Rugby Championship backdrop, beside the floodlit pitch and posts at St Helen's at night
James Davies-Yandle

ST HELEN’S: ‘Build it and they will come’: URC boss hails the Ospreys’ new home, and says season tickets have doubled

Martin Anayi, chief executive of the United Rugby Championship, calls the rebuilt ground “something Swansea and Wales can be proud…

Ospreys players in black celebrating a try on the St Helen’s pitch at night, one with both fists raised
Dragons

IN PICTURES: Flames, five tries and Storm Boelo as the Ospreys christen the rebuilt St Helen’s

From the flames before kick-off to the players thanking the crowd at the end, the Ospreys’ first night at their…

Scarlets director of rugby Nigel Davies pitchside at a Scarlets v Dragons match
Carwyn Leggatt-Jones

SCARLETS: ‘I firmly believe we have turned the corner’: Davies proud but disappointed as Stormers fightback falls short

Nigel Davies says the Scarlets showed they can compete with the best in the 52-40 defeat in Cape Town, but…

Ospreys head coach Mark Jones speaking to the media in front of a sponsor board after the win over the Dragons.
Dragons

OSPREYS: ‘A proper Osprey performance’: Jones hails first-night win at St Helen’s as Giles savours homecoming

Mark Jones says there was pressure on his players for the first game at the rebuilt ground, and they handled…

Ospreys number eight Morgan Morris punches the air as team-mates celebrate a try at the rebuilt St Helen’s, with the new stand behind.
Dragons

OSPREYS: Morgan-Williams double as Ospreys christen the rebuilt St Helen’s with a bonus-point win over the Dragons

Storm Boelo did its worst, but the Ospreys still ran in five tries, and the Dragons had three players sin-binned,…

Scarlets lock Sam Lousi, in red, carries the ball through a tackle from a Stormers player in blue and white hoops.
Carwyn Leggatt-Jones

SCARLETS: Joe Roberts hat-trick hauls Scarlets level from 19 down, but Stormers win 52-40 in Cape Town

The Scarlets went from 33-14 down to 40-40 and took a bonus point, but two late tries from replacement Yaqeen…

Ospreys players celebrate as a maul goes over the Dragons' line at Rodney Parade
Dragons

OSPREYS: ‘You’ve almost got one shot to stop it’: Parry braced for Dee and the Dragons’ maul at St Helen’s

Both hookers scored twice at Rodney Parade. Now Elliot Dee arrives as the URC’s top try scorer, and the Ospreys…

Aerial view of St Helen's in Swansea with the new green artificial pitch and floodlight columns, construction work around it, and the beach and bay towards Mumbles behind
Dragons

ST HELEN’S: ‘This one truly is our own’: Ospreys ready to put a marker down in their first game at the rebuilt ground

Mark Jones and Sam Parry on what the players found at St Helen’s this week, the pitch they can’t fault,…

Lewis Edwards running with the ball in a black Wales kit as a defender in red closes in
Black Lion

OSPREYS: Lewis Edwards may need foot surgery after his debut, but Koroibete is back in training

Mark Jones says the young full-back has “a nasty little injury” from the win over Black Lion, while Marika Koroibete…

Scarlets director of rugby Nigel Davies, wearing glasses and a navy Scarlets jacket, speaks at a post-match press conference in front of a sponsor board.
Alex Groves

SCARLETS: ‘One of the toughest challenges in the URC’: Davies wary of a Stormers side who have never lost to the Scarlets

The Stormers have won all five meetings and ran in seven tries against Bristol last weekend. Nigel Davies says his…