Leinster Rugby

Leinster outhalf believes there are plenty more thrills to come in roller-coaster career

Sobering night for Connacht as they suffer biggest defeat to Leinster since 1999

South African rugby pundits and supporters will draw comparisons with the nine-week suspension given to Jan-Henrik Wessels

La Rochelle coach had been linked with return to Ireland to replace Leo Cullen next season

‘I couldn’t really see myself anywhere else ... I love Connacht, and hopefully I can get another few years out of it’

Leinster’s young guns have a chance to shine with key players on international duty for both sides

The 33-year-old tighthead prop free to play against Argentina next week

Horgan clears mortgage arrears on Dublin 8 house

Provinces without internationals as Munster welcome the Sharks and Ulster travel to Cape Town

Leinster prop cited over alleged incident during Saturday’s win at the Aviva

Thinking players keep ball alive, accept uncomfortable offload and do not take the ground as their only option

Prop was cited over an alleged incident during Leinster’s win over Munster on Saturday

The Counter Ruck Podcast: Gordon D’Arcy and Nathan Johns review the weekend’s action

It’s a pity Connacht’s skipper and Leinster’s playmaking outhalf will not go head to head on Friday

Stuart Lancaster’s fringe players get a chance to prove their worth at Dexcom Stadium

Munster player’s complaint about Tadhg Furlong is extremely serious and should lead to a hefty ban if proven

Citing follows complaint by Munster’s number eight that he had been grabbed in his groin area

Winners move on to another provincial derby away to Connacht next Friday, when side will be without 17 Irish squad members

Munster backrow forward alleges his testicles were grabbed by a Leinster player during Saturday’s game

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan says he ’100 per cent’ backs his player, with the report to be sent to the citing commissioner

Leo Cullen’s side get bonus point after being behind at half-time

It always felt that Leinster’s greater depth would tell once they upped their intensity in the second half

Joey Carberry makes his first start in blue for eight years against a side he represented 68 times

Both teams arrive on Saturday for URC clash offering something different from what we have seen before

South Africa and France have experimented with hybrid players to give their teams an extra dimension

There is no harm in Munster carrying a little bitterness up to Dublin over only two players being called up by Andy Farrell

Time is right for Dan Sheehan experiment as Blues prepare to welcome Munster at Aviva

Former Ireland pair also hail ‘outstanding’ Dan Sheehan, named as Leo Cullen’s number eight for Saturday

Joey Carbery will line up against his old team, marking his first run out in the 10 shirt since rejoining Leinster

Clayton McMillan and Leo Cullen must chose between tried and trusted or twist towards youth on Saturday

Four games in, you can see shape emerging in how the provinces want to play

Both provinces go into Saturday’s URC derby on the back of morale-boosting wins

During Leinster v Clermont last weekend, many were confused by some of Matthew Carley’s decisions

All four provinces win on the opening weekend of Europe as Munster honour Anthony Foley before turning their attention to Leinster

Munster overcome Racing at on 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death, with a minute’s silence for Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews

Champions Cup live: Leinster, Connacht and Munster all in action on first day of European competition

Players relish the atmosphere at Stade Marcel-Michelin as they deliver bonus-point win

Arm injury to Jack Conan the one downside to a seven-try showing for Leo Cullen’s side in France

Champions Cup match has the signs of being a similar tussle, one from which Leinster can again emerge victorious

Perhaps the biggest challenge for Leinster is that they will effectively be trying to win with virtually an entirely home-grown team