Jack Conan

Jack Conan will also miss first pool game in Bordeaux while David Kilcoyne also unlikely to feature

Jeremy Loughman has been drafted in as cover for Dave Kilcoyne but no update on whether Conan’s foot injury is a long-term worry

Craig Casey and Jimmy O’Brien overcome injury issues to join squad for camp in Algarve

The 31-year-old is ready for this autumn’s World Cup after a pre-season that he describes as the best he’s ever experienced

Hurt and pain driving province in dual hunt for trophies

Leicester next up for Leinster, who were too strong for a dogged Ulster team that defended heroically at times

Leinster and Ireland forward recently turned 30 but is still driven to want more from his career

How the Ireland squad fared during their series-clinching victory in Wellington

John O’Sullivan runs the rule over Ireland’s performance in the first Test defeat at Eden Park

If Leinster maintain their quick ruck speed they will get the tries they need to win

Senior team are beneficiaries of good work which goes on at club and schools level

All in all it wasn’t a great weekend for the men in the middle in European semi-finals

Aside from turnover try and another off a catch-and-drive, Toulouse hardly threatened

Likely quarter-final date with Leicester booked in the diary after Aviva hammering

Battle of the two young blindsides will be fascinating in the second leg

Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher back in frontrow for Aviva Stadium second leg

Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher make starting XV

Fully-loaded Leinster taking no chances as they make the journey west for Sportsground showdown

Leo Cullen’s side now 10 points clear after dominant display over great rivals

After a slow burn, newest recruits from South Africa are making their presence felt

Five Irish players included, nine from the winning French team, and Maro Itoje

Conor Murray try completes comfortable victory to secure first silverware won on home soil since 2004

Prospect of Triple Crown will keep players’ focus on Scotland and not on Paris outcome

‘Our lads won’t have one minute’s thought about what’s going on in Paris’

Despite some missed opportunities at Twickenham, captain insists Farrell’s men will try to perfect potent offloading game

Ireland captain focused on producing a good performance against ‘dangerous’ Scotland

Canberra-born prop was seeing his parents for the first time in two-and-a-half years

Donal Lenihan went through the exultant highs and funereal lows in a draining 80 minutes

Ireland head coach names a settled XV with a number of players returning from injury

Andy Farrell picks an experienced team for Saturday’s trip to Twickenham

Visitors ended the game with 12 players on the pitch after early red card

Battling second-half comeback comes up just short in Stade de France cauldron

Head coach named strong side for Six Nations opener against defending champions

James Lowe injury leaves one obvious space to fill in an otherwise settled Ireland XV

Ireland backrow puts ‘weird and uncertain period’ behind him

Game time and match fitness crucial for group that has been deprived of outings

Irish province notches 13 tries in impressive display in first fixture in over a month

Connacht hope to make history, Leinster seek vengeance, Ulster hit hard by injuries

Drogheda teenager Karl Martin named at inside centre on the Montpellier team

The players, the try, the tackle and the moments of the rugby year