All posts tagged "Leinster"
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International Rugby
/ 1 day agoBen Kay: Ireland look lost in Six Nations amid Bundee Aki ban and miss Johnny Sexton
World Cup winner Ben Kay believes Ireland have entered this Six Nations at a crossroads, with injuries, Bundee Aki’s suspension and...
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International Rugby
/ 4 days agoSix Nations news: Andy Farrell makes bold decisions in his Ireland team to face France
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left James Lowe out of his team in a series of surprise omissions for Thursday’s...
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International Rugby
/ 4 days agoSix Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top
Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations.
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Columnists
/ 6 days agoPeter Jackson: Referees need to keep their distance
Behind locked doors at their camp on the Algarve, Ireland’s brains trust will have devoted more time than usual analysing the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 days agoPenny pounces to sink Edinburgh
■By JOHN CLEMENT Leinster .............28pts Tries: Deegan 13, Penny 43, 68, 75 Conversions: Tector 13, 43, 68, 75 Edinburgh .........20pts Tries:...
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International Rugby
/ 6 days agoSix Nations guide – Ireland: Andy Farrell will need to cover the cracks
Brendan Gallagher predicts a testing Six Nations campaign ahead for the men in green
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoSix Nations: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell faces injury crisis and discipline woes
Ireland’s bid for Grand Slam glory this Six Nations will be impeded two-fold this year as Andy Farrell juggles a brace...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoHugo Keenan out of Six Nations opener as Ireland’s injury list continues to grow
Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions series winner Hugo Keenan has fractured his thumb in training, which excludes him from...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoIreland star Bundee Aki dropped from Six Nations opener
Connacht and Ireland Centre Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad to face France on Thursday next...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBryn Bradley: I’m aiming to make a big impact for Harlequins and eventually Wales
Bryn Bradley is the big physical centre Wales need, but the 6ft 4ins, 17st midfielder will not get closer to their...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoUlster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident
Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat
Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 weeks agoChampions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16
Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoChampions Cup Sunday review: Harlequins shine, Bristol Bears struggle and last 16 draw confirmed
Sunday’s Champions Cup action featured four English sides going into battle looking to secure their spots in the final 16, truly...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoLeinster late to the party – Leo Cullen’s new plan or still a work in progress?
In previous seasons of the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup, we have seen a consistency with Leinster in which,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoHarlequins full-back Tyrone Green – We will need to be at our best for second half of season
Tyrone Green made a timely return from injury last weekend to help Harlequins out of their slump with a big performance...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoLa Rochelle vs Harlequins: We need a repeat performance, says Quins coach Jason Gilmore
Jason Gilmore is not getting carried away by the way Harlequins ended their losing run by blowing away the Stormers last...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoBayonne 13-22 Leinster: Another late show makes sure of top spot for the Irish province
Leinster ensured top spot in Pool 3 and secured a home last 16 tie by grinding out a hard-fought victory over...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Bristol Bears to stand up and deliver
When you’re shipping 49 points, as Bristol Bears did against the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend in the European Cup, you’ve...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoTommy Freeman: I just want Northampton Saints to keep on winning
Tommy Freeman has yet to taste defeat this season for Northampton Saints and is looking to keep it that way today...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoBordeaux-Begles vs Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson plays down talk of hostile clash
Phil Dowson says that revenge is not on Northampton Saints’ mind in France today after losing last season’s Champions Cup final...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoLeinster 25-24 La Rochelle: Harry Byrne comes on to win it with last kick of the match
Substitute Harry Byrne kicked a last-gasp penalty for Leinster against La Rochelle to settle a thriller that will take some beating...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoBulls 49-61 Bristol Bears: Nine-try visitors vanquish Bulls
Bristol Bears hit the heights at altitude against the Bulls. It sounds crazy to say in a game of 16 tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoToulon vs Munster: Red Army looking to get things back on track as they prepare to enter the French cauldron
Having started the season as the URC’s pacesetters, Munster enter today’s Pool 2 clash in Toulon after suffering disappointing back-to-back defeats.
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoConnacht at crossroads
Preview Montpellier v Connacht Today. 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK CONNACHT travel to south of France knowing their meeting with Montpellier could...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Harry Simmons – I was told I could lose the sight in one eye
The former Leicester Tigers, Loughborough Students and Jersey Reds scrum-half/wing who now coaches at Tigers Academy and Leicester Lions, Harry Simmons,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNottingham centurion David ‘Cheese’ Williams has that Francesco Totti look
Nottingham captain David Williams is “more than delighted” with comparisons to his boyhood sporting hero, Italy football legend Francesco Totti, after...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoOfficial Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 – Round Four
Japan Rugby League One resumes after the New Year's break on Saturday, kicking off when Graham Rowntree's much-improved Urayasu D-Rocks meet...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLeinster vs La Rochelle: Europe’s modern rivalry reaches its next chapter
With the return of the Champions Cup, a series of new rivalries will reignite, including the rematch between last season’s finalists...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Tommy Freeman adds to England’s options
The good news for England going into the New Year, and the 2026 Six Nations, is that their centre stocks are...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoMunster left at gate by Ulster
■ By SAM JACKSON Ulster ..............28 Munster ............ 3 ULSTER dominated the second half to run away with a resounding victory....
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeinster 52-17 Connacht: Leo Cullen’s side turn on the style to dispatch Connacht
Leinster ran in seven tries to destroy Connacht and make it a clean sweep in their festive derbies.
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Battle of the airways puts coaches in the cross-fire
Paul Rees looks at how one law tweak by the game’s authorities can have unintended consequences.
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoBut you’re part of the problem, Beirne
CHRIS HEWETT TADHG Beirne is one of the quiet marvels of the rugby age, so it is worth listening especially hard...
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: John Kelly – My twin brother was the perfect training buddy
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY RUGBY sort of found...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoToulouse pulled down by little guys
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE second half of the Top 14 season kicked off on the opening weekend of 2026 with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoLeinster find some form to make it four in a row
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Munster .............8pts Try: Kelly 70 Penalty: Crowley 55 Leinster ............13pts Try: van der Flier 6 Conversion: Byrne...
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Features
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to those who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to some of the finest players in the world who passed away in 2025
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Magnums all round in my all-star awards
A cycling mate of mine – award-winning journalist Daniel Friebe – annually ranks the sport’s three Grand Tours using emojis denoting...
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment
Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, DEC 28 NATIONAL LEAGUES The Prem Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3pm) THURSDAY, JAN 1 NATIONAL LEAGUES United Rugby Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSean Long back at Harlequins – and he has some unfinished business
Sean Long has returned to Harlequins in a consultancy role – five years after his first spell at the club ended.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLeinster get the better of Ulster
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster ......... 24 Ulster ...............20 CHAMPIONS Leinster overturned a 10-point half-time deficit to claim a victory over...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: How you could rebuild an old but great empire
The last time I talked rugby with the late Eddie Butler was on The Rugby Paper podcast, not long after the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Champions Cup must return to its elite status
Paul Rees sees too many mismatches in last weekend’s European games… while problems mount for the men in red
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY DECEMBER 21 NATIONAL LEAGUES The Prem Newcastle Red...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoGeoff Parling: Champions Cup should revert to the old system
Leicester Tigers boss Geoff Parling reckons European chiefs should turn back time to revive the Champions Cup and revert to their...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSuperb Sharks demolish Clermont
■ By SAM JACKSON Off to a flyer: Tom O’Flaherty gets the first try for Sale in their impressive win at...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoHarlequins vs Bayonne: Oscar Beard – I want to test myself against the best out there
Marcus Smith returns against Bayonne as Harlequins look to build on an impressive display against Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.
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