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Champions Cup
Champions Cup
Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Pool Draws for 2024/25 season
Champions Cup
Déjà blue for Leinster as they face La Rochelle for a fifth consecutive Champions Cup season
United Rugby Championship
Cian Tracey: Grading the provinces – two fails and two that barely earn passes considering what was expected of them
United Rugby Championship
Rabah Slimani linked with Leinster move to become first Frenchman to play for the province
United Rugby Championship
‘We do believe in what we are doing’ – Leo Cullen convinced he’s doing what’s best for Leinster despite criticism
United Rugby Championship
Leinster's Jacques Nienaber on moving on from Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse
Champions Cup
‘I went and studied my a**e off’ – Jacques Nienaber explains why he was on sideline as he pinpoints Leinster’s failures
United Rugby Championship
Cian Tracey: Pressure on Leinster to salvage season with URC title and change the narrative
Champions Cup
Sinéad Kissane: Leinster must rediscover ruthlessness to seal silverware this season
Champions Cup
Muddled No 10 picture, poor attack and refusal to take points – strategic errors cost Leinster the ultimate prize
Champions Cup
The breakdown: Antoine Dupont underlines his greatness by masterminding Leinster’s downfall
Champions Cup
‘This will not break us, this group will never fade away’ – Will Connors
Champions Cup
We are living in his world – Why there has never been a scrum-half like Antoine Dupont
Champions Cup
Tony Ward: Toulouse figured out the key to stopping this Leinster machine
Champions Cup
Bernard Jackman: Leinster pay heavy price for passing up points in ferocious battle
The Left Wing
The Left Wing: Heartbreak once again for Leinster – reaction from Tottenham
Champions Cup
Leinster post match press conference
Champions Cup
Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Leinster add to their trauma as Toulouse step up when the game was there to be won
Champions Cup
‘We need to see what we’re all made of now’ – Leo Cullen urges his Leinster players to regroup for URC tilt
Champions Cup
Toulouse heap more woe on Leinster as Blues stumble again at final hurdle
Champions Cup
‘We’re pretty devastated’ – Leo Cullen reflects on agonising extra-time loss to Toulouse
Champions Cup
How Leinster’s players rated in their Champions Cup final defeat to Toulouse
Champions Cup
Leinster supporters cautiously optimistic ahead of Champions Cup final against Toulouse at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London
Champions Cup
Toulouse 31 Leinster 22 as it happened: Leo Cullen’s men suffer more Champions Cup heartache
Champions Cup
Leinster v Toulouse: What time, what channel and all you need to know
Champions Cup
‘We’re ready to go’ – Leinster lock James Ryan using past Champions Cup finals heartache as motivation
Champions Cup
‘The backroom team work their a***s off’ – the inside story of Leinster’s Champions Cup final week
Champions Cup
Why Leinster’s rivalry with Toulouse is the ultimate in European club rugby
Champions Cup
Michael Cheika – The man who put Leinster on European map: ‘I’m surprised Leo doesn’t get more accolades’
Champions Cup
The fall and rise of the empire: How Toulouse rediscovered their swashbuckling identity after lost years
Champions Cup
The Left Wing: Reaction in Tottenham as Leinster and Toulouse name their teams for Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
‘No way that motherf**ker will get over’ – the ‘Boksification’ of Leinster under supercoach Jacques Nienaber
Champions Cup
Leinster's Leo Cullen and Caelan Doris speaking ahead of Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
‘We need to make sure we've got experience coming off the bench’ – Leo Cullen explains Leinster selection
Champions Cup
Leinster team named for Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
Leinster load up bench for Champions Cup final as Leo Cullen opts for 6/2 split with stars in reserve
Champions Cup
Will Connors set for starting role as Leo Cullen shuffles Leinster pack for Toulouse showdown
Champions Cup
Joe McCarthy hopes he can inspire by raising bar for Leinster in Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
The young centre, a giant second-row and the world’s best player – the Toulouse stars looking to take down Leinster
Champions Cup
Cian Tracey: Antoine Dupont and Jamison Gibson-Park will showcase beauty in the land of beasts
Champions Cup
‘A funny guy ... I feel like he is only going to get better’ – Toulouse’s Emmanuel Meafou praises Josh Brennan
Champions Cup
Leinster warned much more to come from Toulouse’s ‘out of this world’ talisman Antoine Dupont
Champions Cup
Cian Tracey: World-class Romain Ntamack has all the tools required to really punish Leinster
Champions Cup
‘If we get a win, that will be the icing on the cake’ – Leinster coach Robin McBryde taking philosophical approach
Champions Cup
Leinster's Robin McBryde speaking ahead of Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
Ross Byrne previews Leinster's Champions Cup Final clash with Toulouse
Champions Cup
Leinster not ruling Garry Ringrose out of Champions Cup final against Toulouse
Champions Cup
Tony Ward: Leinster’s ‘total rugby’ could land decisive blow in clash with Toulouse, the Real Madrid of the oval ball
Champions Cup
Returning duo – James Ryan and Hugo Keenan – make selection conundrums trickier for Leo Cullen
Champions Cup
Leo Cullen plans to provide a five-star show with Leinster
Champions Cup
Jamie Osborne ready to go from supporter to star of Leinster’s Champions Cup bid
Champions Cup
Tickets on sale today with Cardiff set for Champions Cup final in 2025
Champions Cup
England’s Matthew Carley to referee Leinster’s Champions Cup final showdown with Toulouse
Champions Cup
Leinster’s Andrew Goodman embracing the pressure to unlock the Toulouse defence in Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
‘I was really not well over those two weeks’ – RG Snyman reveals he had pneumonia last month
Champions Cup
Jacques Nienaber not taking bait as Toulouse crank up mind games: ‘I’m full-on Ospreys currently in my head’
Champions Cup
‘A lot of stuff that we can improve’ – Jacques Nienaber admits Leinster ‘not the finished product at all’
Champions Cup
Cian Tracey: The three things Leinster must sort out to avoid losing another Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
‘Leinster have beaten us twice but they have lost two finals’ – Antoine Dupont plots revenge
Champions Cup
Rónan Kelleher confident ‘really tough’ Saints test will stand to Leinster when it comes to Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
The Breakdown: Jamison Gibson-Park masterclass sets up box-office showdown with Antoine Dupont
Champions Cup
Toulouse see off Harlequins challenge to set up Champions Cup final showdown with Leinster
Champions Cup
Bernard Jackman: Brilliant Jamison Gibson-Park saves Leinster’s blushes at GAA HQ
Champions Cup
Leo Cullen, Caelan Doris and Jamison Gibson-Park speaking after Leinster's 20-17 Champions Cup semi-final win over Northampton
Champions Cup
Northampton Saints' Courtney Lawes, George Furbank and Phil Dowson speaking after their defeat to Leinster
Champions Cup
Caelan Doris reflects on match-deciding moment of magic at Croke Park
Champions Cup
‘I’m looking forward to a pint, I’m not going to lie’ – James Lowe relieved after Leinster win
Champions Cup
Here is how the Leinster players rated in dramatic Champions Cup semi-final win over Northampton
Champions Cup
Leinster survive Croke Park scare as Lowe hat-trick books their place in Champions Cup final
Champions Cup
Leinster 20 Northampton 17: As it happened
Irish News
‘We’ll be screaming out from nought to eighty’ – Northampton Saints fans relishing ‘intimidating’ Croke Park atmosphere
Champions Cup
Fin Smith – the Northampton out-half with potential to be a perfect 10
Champions Cup
Big-match preview: This is no ordinary Champions Cup semi-final so Leinster must deal with the sense of occasion at Croke Park
Champions Cup
Leinster’s best 20 players of the professional era – from the era of Sexton and Furlong to early days of O’Kelly and Contepomi
Champions Cup
Leo Cullen and captain Caelan Doris speak ahead of Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park
Champions Cup
'Hopefully they invite us back' - James Lowe on playing at Croke ahead of Leinster v Northampton Saints
Champions Cup
Watch: Leinster practice their gaelic football skills on the hallowed turf of Croke Park
Champions Cup
Leinster complete Captain's Run at Croke Park
Champions Cup
‘Will Connors is incredibly unlucky’ – Leo Cullen explains key selection calls for Leinster’s Croke Park clash
Champions Cup
Josh van der Flier returns to starting team as Leinster abandon 6/2 bench split for Northampton
Champions Cup
Garry Ringrose and Hugo Keenan major doubts for Leinster’s Croke Park clash with Northampton
Champions Cup
Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Ryan Baird has gone to next level but facing Courtney Lawes is the ultimate blindside test
Champions Cup
Dan Sheehan: ‘Leinster were maybe too complacent in the past’
Champions Cup
Rúaidhrí O'Connor's top 10 Leinster players of the professional era
Champions Cup
Leinster vs Northampton: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Champions Cup semi-final
Champions Cup
‘We’ve had Lee come in with a big influence from rugby league’ – Defensive sins of Saints firmly in past after Lee Radford’s impact
Champions Cup
‘It seems like we’re in a cycle of getting so close yet so far’ – Andrew Porter on Champions Cup heartbreak
Champions Cup
‘We were battering them… until half-time’ – how Leinster broke Northampton with sensational final comeback
Champions Cup
Brendan Fanning: Are Leinster shoulders broad enough for Irish rugby’s latest dalliance with Croke Park?
Champions Cup
‘I played with Kilmacud until I was 14’ – Ross Byrne relishing his first chance to play at ‘iconic’ Croke Park
Champions Cup
‘It’s not taught in English schools, which I find extraordinary’ – Northampton players given Croke Park history lesson ahead of Champions Cup semi-final
GAA
Countdown to Croker
Champions Cup
Robin McBryde previews Leinster v Northampton Saints
Champions Cup
Cian Tracey: Leinster hope they have mastered ‘juggling act’ ahead of Croke Park showdown
Champions Cup
Northampton Saints result in Croke Park will prove if Leinster were right to rest key men – Robin McBryde
Champions Cup
Leinster get double boost as Garry Ringrose and Jimmy O’Brien could feature in Croke Park against Northampton
Champions Cup
Tony Ward: Leinster badly need silverware – and magical Croke Park aura puts them in Champions Cup driving seat
Champions Cup
Gordon D'Arcy on the emotion of playing in Croke Park
Champions Cup
Brendan Fanning: Four matches, 192,000 tickets sold – life looks pretty good for Leinster right now