Bryn Palmer
Freelance digital content & social media editor. Previously headed up rugby union and features for BBC Sport website.
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22 hours ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Glasgow player ratings: Glasgow’s defence of their URC title came to an end at the semi-final stage with a comprehensive 37-19 defeat by Leinster at the Aviva Stadium. Warriors replied to an early Leinster score with an excellent George Horne try but were then overrun by 30 unanswered points from the dominant hosts.
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1 day ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Glasgow head coach Franco Smith insists he is reading nothing into suggestions Leinster have lost confidence and are suffering from “performance anxiety” as they prepare to tackle Warriors in Saturday’s opening URC semi-final in Dublin. The defending champions head across the Irish Sea with a spring in their step having put their own sticky late-season patch behind them with a thumping 36-18 quarter-final victory over the Stormers last week.
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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
mens united-rugby-championship Copied to clipboard 0 Edinburgh player ratings: Edinburgh’s hopes of reaching a first URC semi-final ended with a 42-33 defeat by the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. Two Ross Thompson tries helped the Scottish side lead 21-8 after 30 minutes but the Bulls turned on the power with five tries either side of the interval in a blitz of 31 unanswered points.
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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Glasgow wing Kyle Rowe will use his absence from last year’s URC knockout stage as fuel for the impending play-offs after signing a two-year contract extension with the club. The versatile back-three man enjoyed a stellar first campaign last season after joining Warriors following the financial collapse of London Irish, scoring 12 tries in 17 starts.
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1 week ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Edinburgh’s hopes of springing an upset in Saturday’s URC quarter-final against the Bulls in Pretoria have received a major boost with Duhan van der Merwe poised to return to action after two months on the sidelines. The Scotland wing has not played since hobbling off with an ankle injury against the Dragons on 28 March and subsequently had surgery on the issue.
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.@Scotlandteam wing Darcy Graham told there is still “all to play for” despite missing out on Andy Farrell’s initial 38-man @lionsofficial squad
'I did chat to him' Sean Everitt had a private word with Darcy Graham after his Lions heartbreak. @ABCBrynPalmer 👨💻 #URC #LionsRugby #Lions2025 #BritishandIrishLions #CONvEDI https://t.co/8psEcU4fDt
As a 15-year-old, @pierraSCHOEMIES saw the @lionsofficial "red army" and was struck by the "fearless Lions" in an epic contest in South Africa Now @EdinburghRugby and @scotlandteam prop will get to experience life inside the pride for himself ⤵️
"You could just see everything in their lives didn’t matter, just that moment" @ABCBrynPalmer 🧑💻 #LionsTour #BIL https://t.co/JviMZJh6aK
Record-breaking 1⃣5⃣ Lions for @IrishRugby, beating 14 they had in original 2009 squad before 3 dropped out injured With 6 locks selected, may be Tadhg Beirne will see more action at 6, with only 6 back-rowers in party England provide 13 inc both Smiths at 10, Wales just 2