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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Leinster will host South Africa’s Bulls in the United Rugby Championship final at Croke Park on June 14, after both sides secured impressive semi-final victories on Saturday.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
The stage is set for a titanic all-South African semi-final in Pretoria as the Vodacom Bulls welcome the Hollywoodbets Sharks to Loftus Versfeld on Saturday evening. With a place in the United Rugby Championship Grand Final up for grabs, one thing is guaranteed: a South African team will once again fight for the URC crown as they look to add to the Stormers' crown from season one.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Third time lucky? Or another shellacking inbound? This is the scenario facing Franco Smith’s Glasgow Warriors as they board their flight bound for Dublin. Facing Leinster Rugby for the third time this season, and the second time in a knockout match, the reigning URC champions know they will need to raise their game significantly to keep their title defense alive.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Third time lucky? Or another shellacking inbound? This is the scenario facing Franco Smith’s Glasgow Warriors as they board their flight bound for Dublin. Facing Leinster Rugby for the third time this season and the second time in a knockout match, the reigning URC champions know they will need to raise their game significantly to keep their title defence alive.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
It’s officially knockout-round time in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. After months of heart-stopping rugby action, six teams are left standing in the three-week race to this year’s league title, and the reformatted playoffs are bound to create some chaotic moments.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Interim head coach Paul O’Connell has named a 32-man Ireland squad for this summer’s two-Test tour against Georgia and Portugal, with Munster scrum-half Craig Casey appointed captain for the first time.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Welcome to the latest edition of the FloRugby Top 25 Power Rankings, compiled using our proprietary in-house formula. Unlike traditional standings, our rankings go beyond simple wins and losses, factoring in strength of schedule, form trends, margin of victory, squad rotation, and season achievements such as competition titles and progression into knockout stages. The result? A holistic, data-driven look at who’s truly leading the global rugby landscape.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Welcome to the latest edition of the FloRugby Top 25 Power Rankings, compiled using our proprietary in-house formula. Unlike traditional standings, our rankings go beyond simple wins and losses, factoring in strength of schedule, form trends, margin of victory, squad rotation and season achievements, such as competition titles and progression into knockout stages. The result? A holistic, data-driven look at who’s truly leading the global rugby landscape.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
Connacht Rugby and the Irish Rugby Football Union have announced the appointment of Stuart Lancaster as the province’s new Head Coach on a two-year deal.
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3 weeks ago | 
florugby.com | Philip Bendon
As the BKT United Rugby Championship quarterfinals delivered their expected intensity and drama, standout individual performances emerged from every corner of the competition. With clubs from Ireland, South Africa, Scotland and Wales battling it out for semifinal places, the margins for success were razor-thin and often swung by the form of a few world-class players rising to the occasion.
