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Leo Cullen has apologised for a “throwaway remark” he made during the post-match press conference after Leinster’s 24-9 victory over Munster at the RDS last weekend.  During that press conference, the Leinster head coach stated: “Glasgow rugby players all support Rangers I’ve been told so everybody in Glasgow should be supporting us, the Celtic fans for sure.” Before continuing: “Hopefully, …

Johnny Sexton has returned to the Leinster starting XV for their PRO14 final clash with Glasgow Warriors in Celtic Park on Saturday evening. The team captain was left on the bench for the semi-final against Munster last weekend with Ross Byrne preferred at fly-half. He returns to partner Luke McGrath for the final while Byrne is named among the substitutes. …

Sean McMahon reporting from the RDS Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has praised the performance of man-of-the-match Josh van der Flier after his side’s 24-9 victory over Munster at the RDS on Saturday afternoon.  Van der Flier played 77 minutes of this afternoon’s semi-final victory and these were the first minutes which the flanker has played since he suffered a …

Sean McMahon reporting from Newcastle.  “We’re obviously very gutted,” Leinster head coach Leo Cullen began when asked to reflect on his side’s 20-10 loss to Saracens in the Heineken Champions Cup final.  The 41-year-old had just witnessed his side fall to a relentless and powerful Saracens outfit and the sense of disappointment was all too obvious as he gave his …

Sean McMahon reporting from St James Park, Newcastle.  Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named the same starting XV from their win over Toulouse for tomorrow’s Heineken Champions Cup final with Saracens. The level of consistency in selection is a bonus for Leinster but Cullen has made changes to his replacements as Jack McGrath and Rhys Ruddock are in reserve …

Leo Cullen was full of praise for his Leinster charges after they qualified for their second successive Champions Cup final following a 30-12 win over Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium. There was questions being asked of Leinster heading into the game as many thought they hadn’t yet reached the heights of last season when they steamrolled their way to a …

Toulouse will no doubt have travelled to Dublin full of confidence that they can take out Leinster in Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium.  The French powerhouse have had an incredible season to date announcing themselves as a driving force of European rugby once again. They are eight points clear in the Top 14 and have faltered just …

Leo Cullen feels his Leinster charges are well prepared for the challenge of Toulouse tomorrow at the Aviva Stadium. Leinster go into the game with a strong starting XV as experienced internationals, Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney return to the starting lineup after missing their quarter-final win over Ulster three weeks ago. Following today’s captain’s run, Cullen admitted the build-up …

It may have somewhat gone under the radar but the extension of Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster’s contracts at Leinster is an incredible boost to the club going forward.  The duo have masterminded the transformation of Leinster into one of the top sides in Europe and their double achievement last year which saw them lift the Guinness PRO14 and Heineken …

Leinster look set to be without the services of Robbie Henshaw for this weekend’s visit of Ulster to the Aviva Stadium in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final.  The 25-year-old has been out of action since he last played in the opening round loss to England in the Six Nations. The dead leg injury has proven to be more problematic than …

Leinster have issued an injury update ahead of their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final clash with Ulster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.  The good news is that Joe Tomane, Luke McGrath, Dan Leavy and Nick McCarthy all came through the clash with Edinburgh, which was their first game back from injury, with no issues. Ross Byrne, who was originally named …

Leinster Rugby have confirmed that head coach Leo Cullen has signed a contract extension with the club while Stuart Lancaster has been retained as “senior coach”.  Cullen, who won 221 caps for Leinster and was captain of three Heineken Cup-winning squads, was appointed Head Coach at the start of the 2015/16 season and will now lead the province for a …

Ireland have received a boost ahead of the 2019 Six Nations with the news that Sean O’Brien is in contention to make a return in time for the competition.  O’Brien hasn’t played since he broke his arm while playing for Ireland against Argentina during the November Internationals. However, at today’s Captain’s Run ahead of Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup clash with …

It has been confirmed this morning Connacht winger, Cian Kelleher will return to Leinster next season. Kelleher came up through the Leinster Academy but turned down a promotion to the senior set-up in 2016 in order to pursue more game time out west. According to Gavin Cummiskey of The Irish Times, Leo Cullen wanted to keep the highly-rated youngster in …

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has issued a squad update ahead of his side’s Guinness PRO14 meeting with Ospreys at the RDS Arena on Friday. Cullen confirmed that flanker Sean O’Brien who came off with an arm injury in Ireland’s win over Argentina will miss between 8 and 12 weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure. The injury forced O’Brien out of …

Leinster centre, Joe Tomane, will be out of action for five months as he recovers from a procedure to repair his hamstring which he underwent this week.  The Australian picked up the injury in the province’s 38-31 win over Southern Kings in South Africa earlier this month. His recovery timeframe means he will most likely miss the Heineken Champions Cup …

One of the most impressive aspects of Leinster’s 3-20 victory over Connacht at the Sportsground was their defence and in particular Josh van der Flier’s determination to set the tone. Van Der Flier made his return to this Leinster side in the heavy home victory over the Dragons a few weeks ago and his form has been excellent since. The 25-year-old …