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Dan Leavy still has a long road ahead of him in his recovery from a horrific knee injury he suffered last season.  The Leinster and Ireland star has been out of action since April when he damaged his ACL and MCL in Leinster’s win over Ulster in the quarter-final of the Champions Cup at the Aviva Stadium. Leavy was introduced …

Dan Leavy has posted a heartfelt message after the knee injury he sustained in Leinster’s 21-18 win over Ulster at the Aviva Stadium has ruled him out of the rest of the season and the Rugby World Cup.  Leavy entered the fray as a replacement on 52 minutes but left the field on a stretcher after suffering a horrible looking …

Leinster and Ireland flanker Dan Leavy will miss the rest of this season as well as the Rugby World Cup after suffering a knee injury against Ulster on Saturday. Leavy suffered the injury during Leinster Heineken Champions Cup victory over Ulster on Saturday as the reigning champions booked their place in the last four. His province confirmed the news on …

Leinster have today confirmed that some key individuals are carrying knocks and therefore will not take part in tomorrow’s crucial Heineken Champions Cup Clash with Toulouse. It was reported earlier in the week that the province’s captain and World Rugby Player of the Year, Johnny Sexton would miss out at the RDS and be replaced by Ross Byrne. That has …

Rory Best doesn’t believe Ireland have been disrupted by injuries as he spoke at today’s captain’s run just moments after the gathered media were informed of Dan Leavy’s injury.  Ireland informed the media that Leavy was not 100% and that he has general tightness, a term which was used by head coach Joe Schmidt at Thursday’s team announcement. Josh van …

Rob Kearney remains a major doubt for Ireland’s clash with Argentina on Saturday after scrum coach Greg Feek confirmed that the 32-year-old has a 50% chance of being fit.  Kearney injured his shoulder in a PRO14 clash with Leinster against Benetton and as a result, was not involved in the 26-man squad which travelled to Chicago to take on Italy …

Dan Leavy produced a monstrous display this evening to help Leinster secure a brilliant home semi-final in the Champions Cup.

Jonathan Davies, Brian O'Driscoll and Martyn Williams praise Ireland after their thrilling win over Wales.

We’re already over halfway through September and with that, only two months away from the Autumn Internationals which take place in November. Ireland will face South Africa, Fiji and familiar foes, Argentina, in the penultimate month of 2017.  With Ireland securing impressive victories over USA and Japan during their June tour, in addition to their victory over England in this year’s …

Leinster are riding the crest of a wave at present. Sitting atop the Pro12 table, they marched onto the Champions Cup semi-final with a comprehensive win over Premiership leaders Wasps last weekend. However, what is evening more promising for the RDS-faithful is the manner in which the younger generation led the charge in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Joey Carbery, …

Ireland take on France this weekend in the Six Nations, with Joe Schmidt set to name his side this Thursday afternoon. With Rory Best and Jonathan Sexton returning from injury, there are likely to be some changes, but it is all up in the air until the Kiwi coach’s announcement. Schmidt named a 34-man squad for the France game earlier …

Ireland are likely to rest many of their star names after beating the All Blacks.   While Ireland celebrated their historic victory over New Zealand last weekend, Steve Hansen and his players were no doubt planning their revenge in Dublin on Saturday week. Although the Italians may take some of the edge off the expected All Black backlash, Hansen’s side will …

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt named his 34-man squad for the upcoming November internationals on Wednesday with New Zealand, Australia and Canada next month with a host of established veterans and promising young players excluded from the Kiwi’s autumn plans. Schmidt’s squad comprises 16 Leinster players, nine from Munster, seven from Ulster and just three from last season’s champions, Connacht. Schmidt’s …

Ireland have never had as much depth in the back row. For the first time in a number of seasons, it looks as though Ireland are about to embark on an international series without being hamstrung by series of high profile injuries. Although a great deal can happen on the injury front between here and 5 November when Ireland take …

Sean O’Brien could be starting for Leinster against Castres this weekend. Leinster are riding the crest of a wave after a dominant win over arch-rivals Munster on Saturday. The eastern province face into their Champions Cup opener at home to Castres this weekend filled with confidence that they can improve on a disastrous campaign last season. Leo Cullen has more …

Ireland have never had so much depth in the backrow. Not so long ago Irish rugby fans hoped and prayed nothing would happen to either Ronan O’Gara and John Hayes in the weeks leading up to a big international. Such was the lack of depth at the time, Ireland would have been forced to select players who were nowhere near …

Ireland’s recent endeavours in South Africa have shown the merits of introducing a dash of freshness into the camp. Several fringe players put their hands up in the intimidating environments of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. While they ultimately failed to finish out the job, several of the more inexperienced troop will have undoubtedly benefitted from the experience. Many …