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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Leinster boss Leo Cullen has hit out at rival provinces, claiming that they are “ringing up young players and selling them stories” in an attempt to coax them into switching allegiances. Last week, Leinster confirmed that they would be losing scrum-half Nick McCarthy to rivals Munster next season, with the 23-year old joining Joey Carberry who is also at Thomond …
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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 …
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Leinster head coach, Leo Cullen has praised the impact of his backs in their 31-7 win over Edinburgh in the Pro14 on Saturday evening. Fergus McFadden and James Lowe crossed the try line in the first half before Jordan Larmour, Johnny Sexton and Garry Ringrose wrapped up the bonus point win in the RDS Arena. Cullen was full of praise for …
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Seven tries, 52 points, a bonus-point win and no major injury worries – not a bad night’s work for Leo Cullen and his management team. Cullen cut a relaxed figure as he spoke to the media after Leinster’s comprehensive win at the RDS and why wouldn’t he be? He has just overseen his side put the Dragons to the sword …
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Leinster and Ireland prop, Jack McGrath has been ruled out for “the next few weeks” after picking up a knee injury during training last week. The Champions Cup holders are set to begin their defence on October 12 in the RDS against Wasps with McGrath now in a race against time to be fit for the game. Leinster are due …
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As far as Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is concerned, the 2017/18 double winning season, which saw his side lift the Guinness PRO14 and Heineken Champions Cup trophies, is firmly in the past as he now focusses his attention on scaling those same heights this season. The ability to retain a title, is the true sign of a great team, …
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Leo Cullen has expressed his optimism that retiring captain Isa Nacewa will feature for Leinster as they hope to defeat Scarlets in the Pro14 final. A calf-injury may have cut Leinster captain Isa Nacewa’s time on the pitch short yesterday as his side defeated Munster in the Guinness Pro14 semi-finals, but according to his coach Leo Cullen, we may well …
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Despite his own historical accomplishment in Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium yesterday, Leo Cullen was quick to deflect the attention away from himself. Leinster managed to take home their fourth European Champions Cup yesterday by edging out Racing 92 in what amounted to a very tense affair in the Spanish city of Bilbao. Neck-in-neck heading into the game’s conclusion, a minor …
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Racing 92’s joint head coach had a dig at Leinster after the Irish province’s victory over his side in the Champions Cup final. Laurent Labit was understandably frustrated at Racing’s defeat in Bilbao, having lost 15-12 to a Isa Nacewa kick with just two minutes remaining. Remi Tales had an attempt at a drop goal as the clock passed the 80 minute …
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Leinster were told Friday to step up a gear against French club Racing 92 if they want to win their fourth Champions Cup final. “We have got to top our quarter-final and semi-final performance because we know we are going to have to go up another level to win tomorrow,” Leinster coach Leo Cullen said ahead of Saturday’s clash against …
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Leo Cullen has named the Leinster starting fifteen for this weekend's Champions Cup final against Racing 92.
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Leinster have been handed an injury blow just days out from the Champions Cup final.
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The reaction to the retirement of Jamie Heaslip showed just the level of respect the Irish public had for the Naas man, who won 95 caps for Ireland. However, it is when you read the reaction of those who played alongside him you really get a feel for how good he was. Started my career 14 years ago with this man …
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