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Leinster’s willingness to embrace the chaos is beautiful to see
Munster should be fired up by the frustration of losing a match they should have won against Northampton
Gerry Thornley: Leinster fans are so spoiled that only one prize will do
Ulster and Munster face daunting assignments as they bid to progress in European competition
Dan Sheehan and James Lowe hope to brew up a storm for Leinster before heading for Portugal
Irish squad members Jack Boyle and Ciarán Frawley could also be available to Leo Cullen for URC game against Stormers
Owen Doyle: Nika Amashukeli showed again why he is the best referee in the world
Leinster were fortunate against Bath with the sequence of events leading up to Obano red card
Dan Sheehan and James Lowe set to make Leinster comebacks before Six Nations
Sheehan has made remarkable recovery from ACL injury he sustained while playing against Springboks
Leinster left with plenty to ponder following entertaining rollercoaster
It took the likes of RG Snyman and Doris to lead from the front for Leo Cullen’s men after Bath had initially caused the home side lots of problems
Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle to host Munster in intriguing last 16 clash
Top two seeding earns Leinster a home clash with Harlequins and the prospect of potential home ties all the way through to the final again
Champions Cup last 16: Leinster to play Harlequins, Munster against La Rochelle
Ulster will play Bordeaux Bègles in last 16 after squeezing through difficult Pool 1
Johann van Graan: ‘Leinster have the best pipeline in world rugby’
Bath coach speaks highly of Leinster forward RG Snyman after defeat
Leo Cullen praises solution-focused Leinster for fighting back after blistering Bath start
Leinster came from 21-19 down at half-time to beat Bath 47-21 at the Aviva
Leinster demolish 14-man Bath to go undefeated in Champions Cup pool stages
Leo Cullen’s side take 47-21 win at the Aviva Stadium
Leinster hoping to take the plunge in attack against Bath with a restyled backline
Province unbeaten this season yet fans awaiting slick interchanging play once considered the hallmark of side’s offensive DNA
Gerry Thornley: Is a slimmed down Champions Cup the answer to the competition’s woes?
A revamped 18-team tournament has been proposed by France’s LNR
Champions Cup team news: O’Mahony returns for Munster; Ringrose named on Leinster wing
Diarmuid Kilgallen makes his Munster competitive debut on the left wing; Leinster makes five changes for Bath clash
Matt Williams: Begrudgers in Ireland must never be permitted to pull Leinster down
Without the province’s exceptional production line and the qualifying of overseas-born players, Irish rugby would be in a much weaker state
‘I have a bit of intel there’ - Bath’s Ross Molony says he doesn’t know Leinster lineout calls
Set-piece expert is a tag the former Leinster lock embraces as he looks forward to meeting with former team-mates
Jacques Nienaber wary of the threat Bath can pose for Leinster
‘Premiership leaders versus URC leaders. It’s going to be a proper Test match-intensity game’ says Leinster’s senior coach
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster need to hone their attack to win titles
Leo Cullen’s men eked out a dogfight win over rivals La Rochelle but struggled to build a consistent attacking shape
Leinster’s James Lowe and Dan Sheehan to step up injury recovery ahead of Bath game
Boost ahead of Six Nations as both players near return, with Sheehan out since July with a knee injury
Champions Cup permutations: What is on the line for Leinster, Munster and Ulster in final pool matches?
Leinster look to secure home advantage as 24 teams become 16
Ronan O’Gara says Leinster’s Sam Prendergast has ‘a huge future’
O’Gara says La Rochelle’s performance against Leinster had been their best of the season so far
Ireland’s historic Six Nations title bid bolstered by return of key players
Those named in Ireland squad on Wednesday will be able to focus on next weekend’s important Champions Cup clashes
Jacques Nienaber’s redesigned Leinster defence key to victory over La Rochelle, says James Ryan
Province’s defence held firm against French side that snatched victory with a last-minute try in the 2022 Champions Cup final
Caelan Doris hails ugly Leinster victory that could prove vital in the long run
No doubt Leinster’s players are relishing heightened defensive work ethic under influence of Jacques Nienaber
‘We’ll see in May’ - Ronan O’Gara strikes defiant note after Leinster’s successful La Rochelle raid
‘I hope we get another crack later in the season because our boys can do better and will do better’
La Rochelle 14 Leinster 16 FT as it happened: Champions Cup
Irish province hang on for victory in tremendous battle at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Leinster’s defence comes up trumps as they see off La Rochelle in another thriller
Skipper Caelan Doris makes 28 tackles and Josh van der Flier 21 as Leinster secure win over Ronan O’Gara’s side
Champions Cup Round Three: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more
Leinster, Ulster and Munster are in action at the weekend in the next round of the pool stage
Leinster v La Rochelle: New arrivals add spice to a rivalry like no other
It’s doubtful Leinster have ever picked a bench as strong as the one selected for Sunday’s big Champions Cup showdown
What Ronan O’Gara has done at La Rochelle is exceptional. What comes next will be fascinating
It would be fascinating to see the Cork coach try to translate his French success to Test level
Gerry Thornley: The IRFU’s desire to ‘respect our game’ seems somewhat selective
Funny how unlike Connacht and Mack Hansen, no such fine was imposed on Leinster after Sexton’s three-week ban
Champions Cup team news: Furlong back for Leinster, Crowley starts for Munster
Furlong will win his 150th Leinster cap against La Rochelle
‘Outsider’ Michael Cheika reveals role of aggression in getting Leinster job
Leicester Tigers’ Australian coach explains why ‘I’ve always been an outsider, even when I coached Australia’
‘I’ve been involved a lot in turnarounds’: Michael Cheika on his coaching philosophy and career to date
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Garry Ringrose confident Leinster can balance the yin and yang of attack and defence
Sunday’s match against La Rochelle offers another benchmarking opportunity to see how Leinster’s evolution in style is progressing
Leinster’s kryptonite Will Skelton eager to stand tall against old rivals again
La Rochelle lock has proved Leinster’s nemesis during his outstanding career but is struggling with an ankle injury in advance of this week’s showdown between the sides
Leinster’s attack looking to make swift progress under Tyler Bleyendaal’s guidance
Leinster’s defence and physicality have commandeered more headlines of late, but as attack coach, Bleyendaal points to the communality of the effort to fine tune the team’s patterns
Sam Prendergast’s next task is to make Leinster less predictable
Munster can only succeed against Saracens and Northampton if Jack Crowley regains his best form
Positive injury update for Leinster as Keenan, Frawley, Conan and Clarkson to return for La Rochelle clash
Hugo Keenan has not played since damaging a wrist in Ireland’s victory over Australia in the Autumn Nations series
Home advantage the name of the game as Champions Cup nears knock-out stages
An away side has only progressed from two knock-out fixtures over the last two seasons
Are Leinster becoming more like the Springboks?
Leinster’s focus on defence, set-pieces, and their kicking game has left them looking remarkably similar to South Africa
Five top Irish sporting prospects to watch in 2025
From an exceptional golfer to a generational Gaelic football talent and a pioneering cyclist, here are some young performers who could achieve big things this year
Paying public deserved to see Jack Crowley-Sam Prendergast battle in Christmas interpros
Irish player management system was designed 20 years, when I was playing, and hasn’t evolved much since then
Bristol Bears sign Harry Byrne from Leinster on three-month loan deal
Outhalf heads to Pat Lam’s side who have been hit by a knee injury to former Connacht No 10 AJ MacGinty
Munster bring the fight but Leinster take the spoils at Thomond Park
Leinster continue winning streak with bonus-point win in Limerick
Injury-hit Munster face mammoth test against ‘brilliantly boring’ Leinster
Leo Cullen was unhappy about several aspects of the Leinster team play against Connacht
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