Gerry Thornley: Once again the Champions Cup final rescues the tournamentTeams such as the Bulls fielding weakened sides has harmed competitive balance while the jury is still out on South Africa’s participationFri May 24 2024 - 17:05
Leinster v Toulouse: Cullen calls for bench impact with Ryan, Conan and van der Flier among the replacementsLeinster opt for a 6-2 forward split on the bench, as Ciarán Frawley is preferred to Jimmy O’BrienFri May 24 2024 - 14:45
Champions Cup: Leinster lock Joe McCarthy looks forward to playing key role against ToulouseNo longer a fringe player, the 23-year-old says this season’s progress to the Champions Cup final ‘means a little more’Fri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Leinster ponder Champions Cup selection calls as Will Connors pushes for starting berthHugo Keenan and James Ryan both set to feature after recovering from injury while Garry Ringrose looks likely to miss outThu May 23 2024 - 20:30
Bundee Aki named Ireland men’s players’ player of the yearAoife Wafer doubles up as women players’ player of the year and women’s young player of the yearWed May 22 2024 - 21:09
Leinster’s Ross Byrne: ‘You watch those games as a kid and that’s all you want to do, you want to play in them’As Leinster face Toulouse in the Champions Cup final, Byrne is mindful that not every player will get a start, but all will have made a contributionWed May 22 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Simon Zebo was one of rugby’s great entertainersThe 34-year-old has announced that he will call time on his career at the end of the seasonTue May 21 2024 - 16:01
Champions Cup final: Leinster ready for ‘difficult conversations’ before taking on ToulouseSuccessful returns of James Ryan, Hugo Keenan and Will Connors enrich options for Champions Cup finalTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Leinster have become victims of their own successAmid their magnificent obsession with another Champions Cup triumph, Leinster have, to a degree, become victims of their own successTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Connacht look to sign Sam Prendergast on loan from LeinsterOuthalf depth an issue for Connacht after JJ Hanrahan suffered an ACL injury last monthTue May 21 2024 - 01:00
Leinster trio available for Champions Cup final as Ringrose continues to be assessedJames Ryan, Hugo Keenan and Will Connors came through Ulster match without issueMon May 20 2024 - 16:51
For James Ryan it was still good to be back after being defeated by UlsterRyan last played off the bench in Ireland’s third round Six Nations win over Wales before damaging his bicep in trainingMon May 20 2024 - 06:00
John Cooney’s final say completes notable double for Ulster over Leinsterulster seal their place in the top eight and the playoffs as Leinster welcome back James Ryan and Hugh Keenan to competitive action ahead of Champions Cup finalMon May 20 2024 - 06:00
John Cooney seals thrilling Ulster win over Leinster to secure URC playoff spot Scrumhalf’s 79th-minute penalty was roared over by a capacity crowd in Belfast in final home game of the seasonSat May 18 2024 - 22:12
Gerry Thornley: Giving the Aviva Stadium to Uefa for five weeks is patently ridiculousAs rugby competes with concert season - not to mind the Europa League final - the sport is battling to hold onto its own venuesFri May 17 2024 - 19:44
Home advantage could tilt things Ulster’s way as Leinster rotate ahead of Toulouse finalJames Ryan and Hugo Keenan return from injury but no starters from the side which beat Northampton will be first choice in BelfastFri May 17 2024 - 13:31
URC playoff permutations: who needs to do what to qualify? Leinster and Munster battle for as high a seed as possible while Ulster and Connacht find themselves towards the bottom end of the top eightFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Iain Henderson’s season over after Ulster and Ireland lock undergoes toe surgeryHenderson will miss Ulster’s URC run-in and Ireland’s two-Test tour to South Africa in JulyTue May 14 2024 - 18:50
Aki, Gibson-Park and Dan Sheehan on shortlist for players’ player of the yearBrittany Hogan, Aoibheann Reilly, Aoife Wafer up for the XVs women’s award; full list of nomineesTue May 14 2024 - 16:37
Champions Cup final: Be very afraid as Toulouse are more menacing than everThe French team are in ominous form and, like Leinster, are hugely motivated for the final at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
Dan Sheehan refreshed and raring to go for semi-final showdownLeinster hooker Dan Sheehan hoping his side can draw on Croke Park's special engergy if they make the required strong start against NorthamptonFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Ross Byrne is a reassuring presence as Leinster seek to make Champions Cup finalLeinster outhalf is as fresh as a daisy mentally after missing some of season through injuryWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Leinster’s Robin McBryde notes fine line between battle-hardened and battle-weary Northampton vs Leinster countdown: Bringing frontline players to South Africa could have derailed preparations for semi-final, says forwards coachTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Cork Con’s James Taylor on AIL win over Terenure: ‘This is the pinnacle’Taylor delivered a man-of-the-match performance in an unlikely win, as the Munster side played most of the game with a numerical disadvantageTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Anti-fun brigade detracted from occasion of the AIL finalWhy are microphones allowed into schools’ matches at Energia Park and not for the AIL final at the Aviva? What’s wrong with additional colour?Tue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Seventh heaven for 14-man Cork Con as they dethrone Terenure to claim AIL glory Coach Jerry Holland hails gutsy display from 14-man Cork Con as they defeat Terenure to claim AIL finalMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Crucial victory over Scotland seals Ireland’s return to the big timeProgress secured by third-place finish ensures Ireland's women's rugby squad qualification for next year’s World Cup in EnglandSun Apr 28 2024 - 19:00
Cork Constitution survive early red card to beat Terenure to AIL gloryJohn Forde was sent off 20 minutes in for a high tackle but Con prove the more clinical of the two sides as Terenure fail to make the advantage countSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:30
Chisom Ugwueru’s hat-trick propels UL Bohs to women’s AIL crownFiona Hayes’ side outscores Railway Union seven tries to six in the first women’s final held at the Aviva StadiumSun Apr 28 2024 - 16:02
Harrison Brewer’s journey from Leinster to Japan culminates in another Terenure finalSon of a former All Black harnesses disappointment at being cut loose by Leinster to lead Terenure’s bid for back-to-back AIL titlesSun Apr 28 2024 - 06:00
‘We’ve come through so much’ - Ireland revel in World Cup qualification Brittany Hogan: ‘I’m just so proud. I literally heard before I came over here that we’ve qualified and I’m just so happy’Sat Apr 27 2024 - 20:03
Six Nations: Ireland edge past Scotland to finish third and secure World Cup qualificationDannah O’Brien’s second half penalty the difference between the sides as Scott Bemand’s outfit holds on for a three-point winSat Apr 27 2024 - 17:00
No dead rubber as Ireland and Scotland once again battle for a World Cup spot Never before has a last day clash between fifth and third in the Six Nations carried such long-term significanceSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
AIL: Margins look wafer thin in intriguing final as Terenure seek to double upAIL Final: Cork Con possess the better set-piece but Terenure perhaps boast the greater X-factor in intriguing finalFri Apr 26 2024 - 21:07
Gerry Thornley: Fans in Croke Park next weekend will be there for the rugby, nothing else Sold out Croke Park unlikely to field company clients and day-trippers to the same extent as Six Nations clashes at the AvivaFri Apr 26 2024 - 18:30
Cork Con’s Matthew Bowen: ‘There’s a bit of pressure on you representing a big club with huge history’ Last year he helped Terenure win the All-Ireland League. On Sunday he aims to stop them retaining the title and bring it back to Cork intseadFri Apr 26 2024 - 06:00
Conor Phillips relishing AIL journey with Terenure after Munster dream endsWinger says departure from province after nearly three years was ‘fairly soul-destroying’ but ‘there’s no bad blood’Thu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Women’s rugby: Ireland-Scotland Six Nations finale could effectively become World Cup qualifier Latest instalment of the old firm fixture affords opportunity for women in green to finish this tournament on a highThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Cork Con’s James Taylor: ‘To win the AIL would cap everything off in my rugby-playing career so far’The influential Cork Constitution outhalf looks forward to Sunday’s All-Ireland League final against Terenure and discusses the path he has taken, and one road he did not go downWed Apr 24 2024 - 06:00
‘We will do our darndest to win it’: Ireland one victory away from achieving pre-tournament goalTriumph over Scotland in final Six Nations game would secure a third-place finish and direct qualification for the World CupWed Apr 24 2024 - 06:00
Brilliant win over Bulls suggests Munster fans need to raise their game at Thomond A long-term successor to Conor Murray and Jamison Gibson-Park may be emerging in ConnachtTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Struggles in South Africa complicate Leinster’s run-inLeo Cullen says injured trio may be fit in time for Champions Cup showdown with NorthamptonTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Terenure and Cork Con prevail to set up AIL final showdown Defending champions beat Lansdowne at Lakelands while Cork Con work past Clontarf at homeSun Apr 21 2024 - 15:42
Jordie Barrett’s signing is a compliment - Leinster and Ireland garner more intrigue than ever before It’s hard to think of a week when the province flexed their collective muscle to the extent they could announce signings, new coaches and a new home venueSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
All Ireland League season: Crunch semi-final day across all five divisions Interlopers Terenure ready to roll with Cork Con, Clontarf and Lansdowne all back in the final-four mixFri Apr 19 2024 - 21:22
Gerry Thornley: Munster’s coffers would benefit from a rare home knockout tie Province hasn’t hosted a playoff game in Thomond Park in either the URC or Champions Cup since the European tie two seasons ago against ExeterFri Apr 19 2024 - 18:59
Six Nations: Improving Ireland face toughest test of Bemand era away to EnglandWith Aoife Wafer making hay out wide, other carriers delivering and Aoibheann Riley maintaining a high tempo, Ireland have shown an attacking identityFri Apr 19 2024 - 16:21
Croke Park sold out for Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final against NorthamptonAverage ticket prices for the match at GAA HQ were €10 lower than Leinster’s clash with Toulouse in last year’s semi-finalFri Apr 19 2024 - 14:45
Liam Turner determined to seize chance to shine for Leinster in South AfricaThe versatile player says he hopes performances against the Lions and Stormers will ‘create headaches for the selectors’Fri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Blue bloods: IRFU ‘national’ contract system will continue to load the dice in Leinster’s favourLeinster are set to have 10 players on Ireland central contracts next season with just three from the other provinces on national dealsWed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00
