Western province now guaranteed to top Pool 1.

Ulster charge back to take rousing win at Edinburgh  The Irish Times

The Ireland centre reflects on a special win in Twickenham.

Fiona Coghlan joins Neil Treacy pitchside at Franklin's Garden to reflect back on Ireland making it two wins from two at the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 43-27 win over Spain.

Ulster re-ignited their hopes of finishing in the top-eight of the United Rugby Championship as Nick Timoney’s try at the death helped them overcome the Scarlets at Ravenhill on Saturday evening.

Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper praised his side’s determination to snatch victory from what seemed the jaws of defeat after beating the Dragons 34-30 at Rodney Parade.

That was some result. Breathtaking really.

Munster interim coach Ian Costello says the result was far more important than the performance, after his side pulled off a dramatic 22-19 win away to Ulster.

What a finish. Just when it looked as if they had blown it, Ulster found a way to win for only the fifth time in the United Rugby Championship this season and how they needed these four points.

There was an air of frustration after this win. Yes, four points in the bank and up to fourth in the United Rugby Championship table, yet this was more of an arm-wrestle of a contest with Ulster doing it, but not entirely convincingly.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy said he was "absolutely delighted" as his side held on for a deserved away win at Connacht.

Steve Borthwick’s men were too good for Fiji.

The biggest compliment you could pay last Saturday night’s 34-5 win in Tbilisi is that an unrecognisable Ireland team that had never played together managed to play like the Ireland we know under Andy Farrell. That was as much down to the players as it was the interim coaches, who deserve a lot of credit for quickly getting themselves and the fresh faces up to speed in terms of the game-plan and the language used in camp when Farrell and his assistants are in situ.

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The national rugby team, the Welwitchias, began their Rugby Africa Cup campaign with a 55–17 win over Senegal on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda. Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) director Jacques Burger described the match as a tough challenge, saying that playing against Senegal was never going to be easy, but the game was a good test for the players.  “For us it was like a quarter-final. We want it like that, and we want to be better in the next game. Going into the Algeria game, we will definitely work on a lot of things… Basically just cut the errors out, because today we made a lot of mistakes and put ourselves under pressure in situations where we should have been attacking and putting pressure on them, but we just let them off the hook,” said Burger. Burger also highlighted the positives from the match, particularly the introduction of new players in the second half.  “We didn’t have much energy; it was a hot day after we arrived yesterday afternoon, and we didn’t get much sleep. But I am proud of the boys… We got the win; that is all we wanted, and we’ll make sure we improve and be ready for the next game,” he said. Rugby player Prince !Goaseb said the team struggled in the first half, partly due to the weather, but managed to secure a good win.  “The boys picked up pace in the second half, and we managed to get a win. The squad is full of positives; the boys are getting along well in the squad, and we are just going back to the drawing board next week to see how we can best prepare for Algeria,” he said. NRU president Petrie Theron congratulated the team and urged them to focus on qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.  “Well done guys, great start to the tournament… it is good to feel the heat out there and get used to that humidity weather. Well done for pulling it through, great second half and keep on fighting guys and get us qualify for the World Cup,” said Theron. The winner of the Rugby Africa Cup will qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup and represent the continent alongside South Africa.