Munster seek quick return to winning ways

Van Graan makes 13 changes from Leinster defeat for the trip to Treviso

Munster back to winning ways after frantic finish out west

A last-gasp match-winning try eluded in-form Connacht team at the Sportsground

Five academy players in Munster squad to take on Zebre

Michael Bradley has seen his options decimated for Monday’s trip to Thomond Park

Gerry Thornley: IRFU can’t forget about the clubs in these trying times

Fears that some clubs might never recover from lack of activity during coronavirus outbreak

Niall Scannell and Jack O’Donoghue ruled out of Ospreys clash

Munster head coach Johann van Grann has named his team for Saturday’s Pro14 match

The Offload: Saracens eye chance to extend tainted record

Rule-breaking squad pose a major threat in Champions Cup where they face Leinster

St Michael’s conveyor belt showing no signs of slowing down

South Dublin school has become best breeding ground for Europe’s greatest academy

Leinster forge hard-earned victory to break fortress Thomond

Cullen’s team inflict Munster’s first Limerick defeat in 22 games across all competitions

Chastened Munster leave the champions’ lair with regrets

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Munster up against it after losing at Saracens

Defending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitors

Saracens make 12 changes for visit of Munster

John Ryan will make his 150th Munster appearance against Saracens on Saturday

Munster find themselves in must-win territory again as they brace for Saracens

McCall’s decision to leave number of big guns at home bodes well for province

Understrength Munster come a cropper in Cork as Edinburgh close gap

Plenty of positives for Johann van Graan to take away despite second league defeat

Munster brace for toughest test yet this season against in-form Cheetahs

Van Graan makes five changes to squad as province seek to keep unbeaten run intact

Leinster, Munster and Connacht name their Pro14 teams

The Irish provinces begin their season this weekend, with three in action on Saturday

Leinster get down and dirty to hold on to their prize in Paradise

Leo Cullen’s side take sixth title in front of record final attendance at Celtic Park

Leinster and Glasgow name their Pro14 final teams

Leo Cullen makes three changes, while Glasgow go unchanged for Celtic Park clash

Gerry Thornley: Munster end season banging off glass ceiling

The deeper a team goes in a tournament, the more acute the disappointment of defeat

Ross Byrne much more than a safe pair of hands

Dependable outhalf has become a key figure in Leinster set-up over last three seasons

Club rugby is producing international stars of the future

There’ll be plenty to admire in Dublin and Cork this weekend in end of season playoffs

Robbie Henshaw unlikely to return for European quarter-final

Henshaw’s last appearance was at the beginning of February against England

Leavy and McGrath return for Leinster visit to Edinburgh

Flalnker’s fitness a boost for Cullen in advance of Champions Cup quarter-final

Dan Leavy named in Leinster team for trip to Edinburgh

Joe Tomane makes his first Leinster start since injuring his hamstring in November

Opening loss to England knocked Ireland off stride – Lancaster

Leinster coach blames curtain-raiser defeat for causing Six Nations campaign to unravel

Robbie Henshaw a doubt for Leinster’s Champions Cup quarter-final

Centre struggling to shake off dead leg ahead of Aviva stadium showdown against Ulster

Scott Fardy agrees new deal with Leinster

Australian extends contract until end of next season after joining province in 2017

Dave Kearney to miss Southern Kings clash due to concussion

Rhys Ruddock and Dan Leavy also remain unavailable for Leinster and Ireland duty

Frustrated Gibson-Park battling for game time on two fronts

New Zealander set to make first start for Leinster in Champions Cup against Wasps

Rob Kearney to return to Leinster training this week

Leinster are back in Pro14 league action at the weekend when they face Connacht

Lancaster ‘optimistic’ Johnny Sexton will be fit to face Bath

Ireland outhalf limped off injured during Leinster’s Champions Cup win on Saturday

Leinster will expect nothing less than bonus point win in Bath

Big guns return for the Irish province as they look to keep touch with Toulouse in Pool 1

Leinster to be without Jack McGrath for four to six weeks

One of Leinster’s Kiwi backs - James Lowe and Jamison Gibson-Park - will miss out

Larmour expected back in training next week after knee surgery

Young Leinster star underwent ‘minor’ operation but could return for Champions Cup

Leinster in seventh heaven as they rout Ospreys at the RDS

Leo Cullen’s side go 10 points clear at the top of the Conference B table

Van Graan: Munster not specifically targeting Leinster’s players

Nick McCarthy the latest to follow the road south taken by predecessors like Carbery

Leinster now holding the whiphand as masters face off

Formidable champions unlikely to be daunted these days by a trip to Toulouse

Munster extend five contracts and confirm McCarthy signing

Chris Cloete, James Cronin, Neil Cronin, Chris Farrell and Tommy O’Donnell have all signed new deals

Nick McCarthy to join Munster as Conor Murray understudy

Leinster move prompted by Jamison Gibson Park becoming Irish qualified in 2019

Leinster buck national trend with conveyor belt of nines

Province building strength in depth and competition in pivotal position on the pitch

James Lowe and Scott Fardy due to face Wasps

Gibson-Park injury means Leinster can include both southern hemisphere players

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