All posts tagged "Leinster"
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoMagnifique! It’s a Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup double
Bordeaux-Begles secured back-to-back Champions Cup titles with a 41-19 demolition of Leinster in Bilbao.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff flanker Dan Thomas insists 6,000-mile trip won’t bother the Welsh side
The URC reaches knock-out phase next weekend with Cardiff facing the journey to Cape Town to take on the Stormers.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: For me, Max Ojomoh’s absence from Steve Borthwick’s England squad is strange
The selection of Bristol Bears’ South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for England’s first Nations Championship training squad is a...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoBordeaux-Begles 41-19 Leinster: French giants put on another vintage show
Maxime Lucu was crowned the king of Bordeaux after his 21-point tally helped guide his Begles past Leinster who suffered further...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoMontpellier 59-26 Ulster: Billy Vunipola is enjoying his days in the sun
Billy Vunipola starred as Montpellier ended Ulster’s hopes of a first trophy in 20 years with a ruthless triumph in Bilbao...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Flood of tries may put Noah on alert
The muggings committed in recent rounds on a multiple basis ridicule the competition’s avowed aim of being ‘the most competitive’ league...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoCaelan Doris leads Leinster with Lions stars at his disposal for Champions Cup final
The ever-reliable Leinster and Ireland back row Caelan Doris will captain his side in Bilbao as they chase a long-awaited fifth...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBall game at an end
FORMER Wales lock Jake Ball will retire for a second time at the end of the season after injuries brought an...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: ‘Home’ advantage can give holders Bordeaux Begles the edge over Leinster
The right teams will be contesting the European Cup final, because holders Bordeaux Begles and challengers Leinster are the best in...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKarl Dickson’s scrum calls could be crucial factor in Champions Cup final
When Bordeaux Begles and Leinster go head-to-head in Bilbao on Saturday, the refereeing of the scrum is going to be scrutinised...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLeinster 68-14 Ospreys: Leo Cullen’s side get set for Euro final with 10-try rout
Leinster warmed up for the Champions Cup final with a 10-try romp to finish second in the URC and book home...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoTop 14 roundup: Louis at double as Bordeaux hit back
With two rounds of the Top 14 still to play, the play-off situation is becoming increasingly clear
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPhil Dowson urges Northampton Saints never to forget East Midlands derby day pain
Phil Dowson wants his Northampton Saints to “never forget” their “painful” 41-17 loss to rivals Leicester Tigers after they were given...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Leo Cullen should know that the press aren’t cheerleaders
AS head coach of Leinster, Leo Cullen runs a squad crammed with more capped players than any other club, province or...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoOsborne sparks Leinster charge
nBy JAMES STEPHENS Leinster ...........31 Lions................... 7 LEINSTER strengthened their push for a top-two finish with a bonus-point victory over at...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: ‘Europe’ is a formidable mountain to conquer
Paul Rees looks at the challenges teams face on the road in the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup plus more...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoChampions Cup analysis: Leinster return to Bilbao as fifth star quest continues
After seeing off a resilient Toulon side at the weekend – becoming the first Leinster team ever to beat the southern...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoOllie Lawrence: Bath have got the tools to be kings of Europe
Ollie Lawrence reckons it is time for Bath to take things to new heights in today’s Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles.
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoLeinster 29-25 Toulon: Leo Cullen’s side hold on to keep the French side at bay
Leinster’s bid for a fifth star to end their eight-year Champions Cup title drought rolls on after securing a place in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoUlster 29-12 Exeter Chiefs: Nathan Doak leads the charge as Rob Baxter’s side are taken apart
Nathan Doak inspired Ulster to reach their first Challenge Cup final as they produced a commanding display to dismantle Exeter Chiefs...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoBath and Bordeaux head shortlist for star player
Bath and Bordeaux each contribute two players to the shortlist of five nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWilliams is ruled out of Six Nations
WALES captain Kate Williams, below, will miss the remainder of the Six Nations with the leg injury that forced her to...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoDoris: We were cool under pressure
CAPTAIN Caelan Doris praised his side’s ability to handle pressure after Leinster just about found a way to get over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJoe Carpenter: New signings will beef Sale Sharks up
Joe Carpenter believes the signings Sale Sharks have made for next season will help them climb the Premiership table.
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Bath’s train heading for glory
Paul Rees looks forward to today’s Champions Cup semi-final between Johann van Graan’s men and Bordeaux-Begles
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: England dominate… the rest chase! Six Nations chat + George North retirement ft Georgie Perris Redding
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Sale Sharks co-captain and USA...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoLeinster fall to Jacob Umaga strike in fight for Champions Cup semi-final spot
Leinster: 26 Benetton: 29 By Peter Clarke Leinster went down to a late Jacob Umaga penalty but will be pleased their...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoConnacht lose winning feeling
■By PAUL MATTHEWS Lions ................33 Connacht ........21 LIONS boosted their hopes of making the play-offs with a five tries to three...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDeegan to miss semi
MAX Deegan will miss Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon on Saturday after receiving a two-match ban for his red card...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSam Prendergast makes his Leinster fly-half case harder to ignore after MOTM display against Ulster
In Irish rugby, no role comes with more pressure and criticism than the role of the fly-half.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson tips Courtney Lawes to make 2027 Rugby World Cup for England
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson is confident Courtney Lawes can force his way back into the England squad and...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Bordeaux stars will take some beating, warns ex Bath prop Duncan Bell
Now that they are heading back to Bordeaux for the first time since winning the Heineken Cup there in 1998, Bath...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoChamp teams deserve better
IT IS time counties like Cornwall and clubs like Camborne, Cornish Pirates, Redruth, Ealing, Bedford and Coventry made their voices heard....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoLeinster quell Ulster revival
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leinster ...........29 Ulster ..............21 LEINSTER climbed to third in the table after holding off a spirited Ulster comeback...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Will Davis – Everything I dreamed of was in front of me
Will Davis, the former Bristol Bears, Ealing Trailfinders and Northampton Saints prop, who is now player-coach at Blackheath, reflects on his...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster edging closer to fifth star after Champions Cup quarter final victory
Leinster moved a step closer to pinning a fifth star on their jersey after dismantling Sale Sharks 43-13 at Dublin’s Aviva...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGeorge Furbank: Harlequins will take my game to a new level
George Furbank believes Harlequins have the talent to be big players in the Prem after signing a deal at The Stoop...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: French rivals are showing England the way ahead
No-one is really surprised by the magnitude of the heavy defeats suffered in the European Cup Round of 16 last weekend...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoGlasgow Warriors 19-22 Toulon: The Scottish side are stunned by the brilliant Nacho Brex
Toulon will head to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to face Leinster in the European Champions Cup semi-finals after inflicting a first home...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster 43-13 Sale Sharks: Alex Sanderson’s side buried by a second-half try landslide
Alex Sanderson wore a resigned look as his Sale Sharks’ Champions Cup hopes were buried by a landslide of second-half Leinster...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoZebre 32-35 Dragons: The resolute Welsh region keep cool to push the Italians out of the picture
Dragons edged a dramatic Challenge Cup quarter-final in Parma against Zebre to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster face Sale Sharks test after Edinburgh scare in Champions Cup
For the casual viewer, last Saturday’s Round of 16 match between Leinster and Edinburgh seemed like it was business as usual...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Time for George North to face the final curtain
Precious few teenagers dared to make an entrance remotely like George North’s two tries against the Springboks, evoking golden memories of...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHarlequins 17-26 Sale Sharks: Alex Sanderson’s hold off Quins to reach last eight
The goal-kicking of George Ford ensured that the battle of this season’s Prem underachievers went the way of Sale Sharks as...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSnyman ruled out for rest of season
LEINSTER second row RG Snyman has been ruled out for for the rest of the season due to a ruptured ACL...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAMTEAM
BEN FODEN, THE FORMER ENGLAND, SALE, NORTHAMPTON & RUGBY UNITED NEW YORK FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH OR...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoWe’ve got nothing to lose, says coach Everitt
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leinster v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 5.30 pm, Aviva Stadium EDINBURGH head to Dublin with their season on...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Green Wave is gaining power
by Ben Jaycock IRELAND Erin King is spearheading an Ireland side no longer rebuilding but beginning to believe. New captain King,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoForthcoming fixtures Week beginning Sunday, April 5, 2026
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, APRIL 5 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Champions Cup Bordeaux Bègles...
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