Top four make semi-finals of Super Rygbi Cymru
The Super Rygbi Cymru top four of Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, Newport and Llandovery safely progress to the semi-finals.
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The Super Rygbi Cymru top four of Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, Newport and Llandovery safely progress to the semi-finals.
Stormers delivered a dominant victory over Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town to usurp the Scots at the top of the United Rugby Championship table. Two Ntuthuko Mchunu tries and one from Evan Roos put the home side in charge in the first half, with Glasgow responding with scores from Ollie Smith and Gregor Hiddleston.
Exeter hooker Joseph Dweba says he hopes he can force his way back into the South Africa squad.
It might no longer be the "Y11 derby" but there is still plenty at stake when Cardiff host Ospreys in the URC Welsh derby on Friday night.
Grant Gilchrist has signed up for a 16th consecutive season at Edinburgh, with head coach Sean Everitt praising the Scotland lock as one the club's "greatest-ever players". The 35-year-old - second behind Allan Jacobsen in Edinburgh's all-time appearance list - played his 231st game for the URC outfit last weekend and has started 11 matches this season.
A new $400 million stadium that was a symbol of Christchurch's struggle to rebuild after a deadly earthquake struck the New Zealand city will host its first match Friday in front of a sellout rugby crowd.Government funding for a new stadium was finally approved in 2020, and Super Rugby side the Crusaders will run out at the NZ$683 million (US$404 million) Te Kaha stadium on Friday.
Hooker Marnus van der Merwe says Scarlets helped him achieve his dream of becoming a Springbok as he prepares to leave for Irish province Munster.
The volunteer‑run rugby club says rising costs threaten its future and seeks urgent support.
World Rugby chair Brett Robinson told AFP that the sport "can't sit still" if it wants to grow, including conquering the "challenge" that is the United States with the 2031 World Cup.Then comes the United States, staging the men's showpiece in 2031 and the women's competition two years later.
Edinburgh have signed Scottish-qualified centre Riley Higgins from Hurricanes from next season. The club says the deal is "one of the most significant pieces of recruitment in Edinburgh Rugby's recent history" as Higgins joins on a three-year deal. Higgins, 23, qualifies for Scotland through his grandmother, who is from Ayrshire and can play at 12, 13 or on the wing.
It was another eventful week for Welsh rugby on and off the field.
Captain Erin King says Ireland "showed what we are all about" in Saturday's nine-try Six Nations win over Italy in Galway.