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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 …

It’s tight, it’s tense, it’s enthralling and to no surprise whatsoever, it’s level. Leinster and Saracens are tied at 10-10 at half-time in the 2019 Heineken Champions Cup final. It’s a battle that you simply cannot take your eyes off as the top two sides in the continent went hammer and tongs in a bruising first 40 minutes. Sexton opened …

The nominees for the 2019 EPCR European Player Of The Year award have been whittled down from 15 to five.  At the end of the pool stages, fifteen players were nominated for the award and that has now been reduced to five based on public voting and the verdict of a distinguished panel of rugby experts. Just two teams remain …

Modern professional rugby has evolved so much in recent times that players continuously need to add strings to their bow in order to remain competitive and to succeed. Tadhg Furlong epitomises this perfectly, as he has a wide array of skills which transcends what you would expect from a tighthead prop.  Gone are the days that the sole role of …

Ireland defeated Australia in a barnstorming test match in Sydney on Saturday morning, winning the series outright 2-1 in the process. Joe Schmidt’s side battled hard to overcome the loss of the first test to defeat the Wallabies in Melbourne last week, and had to work even harder in the final encounter in a game that was tighter and all …

After the weekend’s semi-finals in the Champions Cup, we now know who will be battling it out in Bilbao for European glory on May 12. Leinster and Racing 92 will go toe-to-toe with one another at the San Mamés Stadium in what should be a gripping affair. Leinster are favourites after going unbeaten throughout their whole European campaign but Racing 92 …

It’s been a pretty successful season for Irish rugby. Ireland were crowned Grand Slam champions after an incredible Six Nations campaign. Meanwhile, Leinster look like they could join Toulouse in being the only club to win the European Cup four times. Munster will be disappointed with their loss to Racing 92 in the semi-final on Sunday but a last-four appearance …

Former England international Jeremy Guscott believes that although Ireland work very well as a team, they don't possess any world-class players.

There are seven Irishmen in Will Greenwood's NatWest 6 Nations team of the week.

Sean McMahon reporting from Carton House, Co. Kildare.  The Ireland squad are back at their snow-covered Carton House base this week as preparations ramp up for the visit of Scotland to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Joe Schmidt will have to plan without Chris Farrell, who suffered an ACL injury last week in training which has ruled him out of …

Ireland kick off their quest for NatWest 6 Nations glory again this weekend with a clash with Wales and ahead of the crunch tie, it seems Joe Schmidt could well be without pivotal tighthead Tadhg Furlong. Furlong left the field of play against Italy in the opening minutes with what was reported later as ‘tightness’ in his hamstring. Having not …

Seán McMahon reporting from Carton House.  With Wales having named a very strong team for their clash with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, attention turned to the state of affairs at Carton House and the current injury problems which Joe Schmidt’s side face.  Ireland will not name their team until Thursday and there are a number of players …

After Ireland’s facile victory over Italy on Saturday, there was a dampener on proceedings from an Irish point of view as Robbie Henshaw and Tadhg Furlong came off injured. A shoulder injury means that Henshaw’s Six Nations campaign is over, as announced by the IRFU this afternoon. This means that Joe Schmidt needs to rethink his midfield strategy, with the possibility …

Ireland’s 56-19 victory over Italy at the Aviva Stadium sets them up nicely for the visit of Wales in two weeks time.  However, injuries to three of Ireland’s key players has left a sour taste in the mouth on what was otherwise a great afternoon’s work for Joe Schmidt’s side. Tadhg Furlong was the first casualty who went off with …

We put together our Six Nations 'Dream Team'.

Will Greenwood says that an England win over the All Blacks in November would be a big step towards World Cup glory in 2019.