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Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named his team to take on Benetton in the final pool round of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday (KO 1 pm).  The eastern province travel to Italy to take on Benetton and they have been boosted by the return of James Ryan who has been missing in recent weeks due to a calf …

Brought to you by Energia, proud sponsors of Leinster Rugby. A passion for sport runs deep in the family, Grace Miller tells Pundit Arena. There’s Grace’s older sister, Alison. The Ireland legend, who won 47 caps for her country and was part of some of the greatest days in Irish women’s rugby, announced her retirement last year after 10 years …

Leinster Rugby have issued an injury update on key duo Johnny Sexton and James Ryan ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup clash with Lyon on Sunday.  The eastern province have already qualified for the quarter-finals of this season’s competition thanks to the four wins they have secured in the pool stages thus far. Sunday’s visit of Lyon will provide a …

Leo Cullen has changed Leinster’s entire backline from their win in Thomond Park last week ahead of tomorrow’s inter-provincial clash with Connacht at the RDS. Jordan Larmour comes into the team at full-back with Fergus McFadden and Dave Kearney making up the back three on the right and left wings respectively. Joe Tomane returns from injury where he will take up …

Brought to you by Energia, proud sponsors of Leinster Rugby. There was no shortage of superb displays from Leinster in their 13-6 win over Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday night.  What clearly stood out was the defensive masterclass put on by the reigning champions which was spearheaded by captain Scott Fardy and the increasingly prominent Will Connors who completed …

Sean McMahon reporting from Thomond Park. Munster head coach Johann van Graan cut a dejected figure when speaking to the media after his side’s 6-13 loss to Leinster at Thomond Park.  Van Graan arrived at Munster in November 2017 and for the two years after Leinster recorded a win against the southern province just a month later on December 26th, …

Munster 6 Leinster 13 Seán McMahon reports from Thomond Park Munster’s long unbeaten record at Thomond Park which stretches back to December 2017 and includes 21 games across all competitions finally ended on Saturday night as Leinster came out on the right end of a hard-fought 6-13 victory.  In fact, the last team to beat Munster at Thomond Park was …

Munster and Leinster have both named their teams ahead of Saturday’s mouthwatering clash at Thomond Park in the Guinness PRO14.  Both teams enter this match on the back of Interpro wins. Munster beat Connacht at the Sportsground in Galway last weekend while Leinster put 54 points on Ulster at the RDS in what was a highly entertaining game. Munster make …

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named an exciting team for the visit of Ulster to the RDS on Friday night (KO 7.35 pm) in the Guinness PRO14.  The eastern province have made wholesale changes to their matchday squad from their bonus-point win over the Northampton Saints at the Aviva Stadium last weekend. There is, however, an interesting blend of …

Leinster overcame Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Garden this afternoon on a scoreline of 43-16 in the Heineken Champions Cup. Three first-half tries from James Lowe, Rhys Ruddock and Andrew Porter helped the four-time European Champions to a 19-16 lead at the break. Shortly after half-time, the bonus-point was secured following Cian Healy’s try. Ross Byrne then got on the scoresheet …

The third round of the Heineken Champions Cup gets underway this week with all four provinces looking to further their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages.  The action gets underway at 1 pm on Saturday when Leinster travel to Franklin’s Gardens to face the Northampton Saints. At 3.15 pm Ulster host Harlequins at the Kingspan Stadium while Munster host …

Leinster have received a boost with the news that centre Joe Tomane has returned to full training this week ahead of the trip to Franklin’s Gardens to take on the Northampton Saints in the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup. Tomane has been missing since injuring his hamstring during the Captain’s Run ahead of Leinster’s opening European clash with …

Leinster have issued an injury update ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup clash with Lyon on Saturday (KO 3.15 pm).  The eastern province have a number of concerns after they got their European campaign off to a great start with a bonus-point win over Benetton at the RDS at the weekend. Joe Tomane, who was ruled out of the win …

Leinster 33 Benetton 19 Sean McMahon reporting from the RDS  Leinster began their quest for a record-breaking fifth Champions Cup title off to the best possible start as they swatted away a stubborn and brave Benetton side at the RDS to emerge with a bonus-point victory.  A first-half brace from Garry Ringrose, which came on either side of a Dean …

One of the biggest talking points ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup was the omission of stalwart Devin Toner in Joe Schmidt’s 31-man squad.  33-year-old Toner played a crucial role in Ireland’s superb 2018 and although he struggled with injuries in 2019, his experience and excellence at the setpiece were traits which many expected were too good to ignore …

There were a few notable omissions when Leinster announced their matchday 23 for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup clash with Benetton at the RDS (KO 3.15 pm).  Ireland internationals Robbie Henshaw, Tadhg Furlong and Rob Kearney have all been left out for the visit of Kieran Crowley’s side. Henshaw’s absence is not that surprising considering the powerful centre suffered from some …

Munster have added 20-year-old out-half Ben Healy in place of Alex Wootton to their Champions Cup squad ahead of Saturday’s Pool 4 opener against the Ospreys.  With first-choice ten Joey Carbery out injured and back-up J.J Hanrahan a doubt for this weekend, Munster are light of options with Tyler Bleyendaal the side’s only available out-half. Despite Johann van Graan suggesting …

Leinster and Munster have both issued injury updates ahead of the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup this weekend.  Both provinces emerged victorious from the round of Interprovincial action in the PRO14. Leinster secured a bonus-point 42-11 victory over Connacht in Galway and the good news for the eastern province is that Robbie Henshaw returns to training this week …