Benetton Treviso

Challenge Cup: Bristol Bears secure much-needed victory over Perpignan while Stade Francais beat Benetton

Bristol Bears and Stade Francais opened their Challenge Cup campaigns with victories as they defeated Perpignan and Benetton respectively on Friday.

Challenge Cup: Dan Biggar to make Toulon debut against Zebre Parma while Frans Steyn and Ruan Pienaar start for Cheetahs

All the team news and predictions for Round One's Challenge Cup games, including Wales fly-half Dan Biggar making his debut for Toulon at Zebre Parma.

Challenge Cup: AJ MacGinty starts at 10 for Bristol Bears against Perpignan

All the team news and for Fiday's opening round Challenge Cup fixtures.

United Rugby Championship: James Lowe back from injury for Leinster against Ulster who will be captained by Iain Henderson

The United Rugby Championship season continues this weekend including the highly anticipated derby between Leinster and Ulster at the RDS Arena.

United Rugby Championship: Munster maul helps them past Connacht while Leinster, Bulls and Benetton also win

There were United Rugby Championship wins for Munster, Leinster, the Bulls and Benetton over Connacht, Glasgow, Ospreys and Edinburgh on Saturday.

United Rugby Championship: Nizaam Carr starts for Bulls against Ospreys as internationals return across the board

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Eight of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, four on Saturday and two more on Sunday.

United Rugby Championship: Leinster and Glasgow Warriors ease to bonus-point wins over Scarlets and Benetton

Leinster overcame Scarlets 35-5 while Glasgow Warriors thumped Benetton 37-0 in the two United Rugby Championship games played on Friday.

URC: Malakai Fekitoa and Mike Haley back for Munster against Ulster, Jarrad Butler hits 100 for Connacht

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Seven of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, four on Saturday and two more on Sunday.

United Rugby Championship: Rhys Ruddock returns to lead Leinster against Scarlets who welcome back Aaron Shingler

Check out the team news for Friday's two United Rugby Championship games as Glasgow Warriors face Benetton and Scarlets host Leinster.

United Rugby Championship: Bulls bounce back from successive defeats in victory over Benetton, while Connacht beat Scarlets

The Bulls produced a superb second half display to romp to an ultimately comfortable 44-22 triumph over Benetton in the United Rugby Championship.

URC: Johnny Sexton back for Leinster’s derby against Munster, Frans Malherbe to become most capped Stormer

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Six of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, five on Saturday and one on Sunday.

URC: Cian Prendergast returns for Connacht against Scarlets while Bismarck du Plessis is back for the Bulls

The teams have been named for Friday’s United Rugby Championship fixtures as Benetton face the Bulls and Connacht take on the Scarlets.

United Rugby Championship: Munster bounce back with maximum against Bulls while Scarlets, Edinburgh and Cardiff also win

Munster, Scarlets, Edinburgh and Cardiff beat the Bulls, Zebre Parma, Benetton and the Dragons respectively in the United Rugby Championship.

URC: Eben Etzebeth to make debut for Sharks against Glasgow Warriors while Duhan van der Merwe is back for Edinburgh

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Five of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, and six on Saturday.

Italy: Monty Ioane selected in Azzurri squad ahead of Autumn Nations Series despite Australia move

Head coach Kieran Crowley has named an Italy training squad ahead of their upcoming November internationals against Samoa, Australia and South Africa.

United Rugby Championship: Four-try Benetton get the better of the Dragons

Benetton continued with their impressive recent form when they clinched a 34-14 triumph over the Dragons at Stadio Monigo in Treviso on Sunday.

URC: Johnny Sexton to lead Leinster against Sharks, Duane Vermeulen back for Ulster

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Four of the United Rugby Championship, with two games on Friday, five on Saturday and one on Sunday.

United Rugby Championship: Sharks late show floors Dragons while Munster, Benetton, Ospreys and Stormers also win

The Sharks retained their unbeaten status in the RC as they launched a second half fightback to seal a 20-19 win over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday.

United Rugby Championship: Springbok stars return and 100 up for Scarlets’ Josh Macleod

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Three of the United Rugby Championship, with three games on Friday and five on Saturday.

United Rugby Championship: Glasgow Warriors thrash Cardiff, Leinster hammer Benetton while Sharks edge Zebre

Glasgow Warriors kick-started their United Rugby Championship campaign with a 52-24 victory over Cardiff while Leinster and the Sharks also claimed wins.

United Rugby Championship: Johan Goosen returns from injury for Bulls against Connacht

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round Two of the United Rugby Championship, with three games on Friday, four on Saturday and one on Sunday.

United Rugby Championship: Glasgow Warriors’ Scotland internationals return for Cardiff encounter

The teams have been named for Friday’s United Rugby Championship action as Zebre face Sharks, Glasgow Warriors take on Cardiff and Leinster host Benetton.

United Rugby Championship: Benetton hammer Glasgow Warriors to open season in style

Benetton touched down four times as they opened the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship campaign with a superb 33-11 victory over Glasgow.

United Rugby Championship: Five big questions ahead of the 2022/23 season including can the regions finally lift the gloom in Wales?

Planet Rugby's big questions ahead of the 2022/23 URC season.

United Rugby Championship: Justin Tipuric back from injury to captain Ospreys against Scarlets

Check on the team news and our predictions for Round One of the United Rugby Championship, with one game on Friday and six on Saturday.

United Rugby Championship: 50 up for Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn in season opener against Benetton

Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn starts in his 50th appearance for the club against Benetton in the first game of the Franco Smith era.

United Rugby Championship: Five bold predictions including the top try-scorer, title winners and underachievers

Planet Rugby's five bold predictions for the 2022/23 URC season.

Super Rugby Pacific: Italy’s Monty Ioane signs for the Melbourne Rebels

Italian international Monty Ioane has signed for the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the new Super Rugby Pacific season after leaving Benetton.

Stormers: URC champions displaced from Cape Town Stadium for four home games due to a Justin Bieber concert and Sevens leg

The Stormers will play four home games of the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season at different venues due to clashes in Cape Town.

United Rugby Championship: 13 new signings to watch including new Leinster centre Charlie Ngatai and Eben Etzebeth at the Sharks

Our 13 new signings to watch in the United Rugby Championship.