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URC: Leinster’s sweet 16 as Cardiff fall away

2 March 2025 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Simon Thomas Leinster ………….. 42pts Tries: McKee 15, Boyle 40, Deegan 43, McGrath 50, Tector 53, Russell 80 Conversions: Byrne 16, 40, 44, 51, […]

Leinster manage to hold off Ospreys

16 February 2025 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Roger Panting Ospreys …………. 19pts Tries: Deaves 36, Lewis 47, Jones 74 Conversions: O Williams 36, Walsh 74 Leinster ………….22pts Tries: McGrath 13, Tector […]

Leinster sweep aside Stormers

26 January 2025 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Ben Jaycock Leinster maintained their unbeaten start to the season, scoring five tries to move 15 points clear at the top of the table. […]

Beno Obano red ends Bath hope of an upset win against Leinster

19 January 2025 0 comments
Champions Cup

By Brendan Gallagher Leinster ……………………….. 47pts Tries: Henshaw 9, 15; Conan 37, Snyman 51, 76; Ringrose 60, Gibson-Park 67 Conversions: Prendergast 16, 38, 52, 61; […]

Simon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Ireland’s Six Nations title defence

15 January 2025 0 comments
Latest News Six Nations

Stade Rochelais v Leinster: Leinster aiming to cash in on Will Skelton’s absence

12 January 2025 0 comments
Champions Cup Club Rugby European Rugby

Leinster and La Rochelle, the 2022 and 2023 finalists, continue their epic rivalry today with both sides unbeaten in this year’s competition.

Prendergast guides Leinster to perfect 10

29 December 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

■By JOHN FALLON Munster …..7pts Try: Ahern 45 Leinster .. 28pts Conversion: Burns 46 Tries: McGrath 9, Prendergast 32, Van der Flier 54, Doris 74 […]

Masterful Barrett lights up Leinster

22 December 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JOHN FALLON Leinster………….. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht……….. 12pts Tries: Dowling 53, Jennings […]

Masterful Jordie Barrett lights up Leinster

22 December 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By John Fallon Leinster………….. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht……….. 12pts Tries: Dowling 53, Jennings […]

Masterful Barrett lights up Leinster

22 December 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JOHN FALLON Leinster………….. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht……….. 12pts Tries: Dowling 53, Jennings […]

New-boy Jordie Barrett quick to show his worth for Leinster

15 December 2024 0 comments
Latest News

By Mark Stevens Leinster had a good inkling of what they were getting when they confirmed the signing of Jordie Barrett back in April. Now, […]

Leinster have got the best in Barrett

15 December 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup

FOR reasons best known to themselves, the Irish rugby cognoscenti are still arguing the toss over the whys and wherefores of Jordie Barrett’s move to […]

Champions Cup Team of the Week: Jordie Barrett has perfect Leinster start

9 December 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup

Leinster make it seven wins in a row

1 December 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Jim Short Ulster…………….20 Leinster…………27 Leinster’s second string proved far too strong for Ulster to make it seven wins on the spin. “Squad depth is […]

Barrett prepares to make debut for Leinster

1 December 2024 0 comments
Latest News

ALL Black centre Jordie Barrett has arrived in Dublin and could feature in Leinster’s Champions Cup clash against Bristol on Sunday. The 27-year-old, who is […]

Leinster made to dig deep

27 October 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster……….. 24 Lions………………. 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point for the first time […]

Leinster turn on the style in front of 80,000 at Croke Park

13 October 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Kevin Fallon Leinster ………….26pts Tries: Lowe 6, Doris 11, Keenan 15, Snyman 40 Conversions: Frawley 7, 12, 15 Munster ………… 12pts Tries: O’Brien 35, […]

Leinster top with perfect 15 pts

6 October 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By SAM JACKSON Benetton ………. 5 Leinster ………..35 LEINSTER maintained their perfect start to the season with a bonus point victory in Treviso. Leo Cullen’s […]

Leinster take control to put Dragons in their place

29 September 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By Simon Thomas Leinster ……….. 34pts Tries: Conan 18, R Byrne 38, Deegan 47, J McCarthy 64, Larmour 69, King 81 Conversions: R Byrne 48, […]

Leinster make Saints pay for their errors

8 September 2024 0 comments
Friendlies Latest News

Bulls hold firm to keep Leinster out

16 June 2024 0 comments
Latest News United Rugby Championship

By SIMON THOMAS Bulls …………………………….. 25pts Tries: Goosen 30, Petersen 42, 67 Conversions: Goosen 31, 43 Penalties: Goosen 40, 61 Leinster…………………………20pts Tries: Lowe 24, Doris […]

Leinster get back on track and set up Pretoria trial

9 June 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JOHN FALLON Leinster………… 43pts Tries: Lowe 34, 46, Henshaw 21, Larmour 63, Van der Flier 68, Molony 76 Conversions: Byrne 22, 35, 64, 69, […]

Leinster get back on right track

2 June 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ……….33 Connacht …….. 17 Leinster coach Leo Cullen praised his men for the manner in which they hammered Connacht as they […]

Leinster stalwart Rhys Ruddock to retire at end of season

28 May 2024 0 comments
Latest News United Rugby Championship

Leinster get in the mood for a double triumph

12 May 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

Leinster ……….. 61 Ospreys…………14 By SAM JACKSON JORDAN Larmour scored a hat-trick as Leinster showcased their credentials of a possible Champions Cup and URC double […]

Toulouse overcome Quins to join Leinster in eighth final

5 May 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup Latest News

Saints so close to stunning Leinster

5 May 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup Latest News

From ADAM HATHAWAY at Croke Park Northampton boss Phil Dowson was left to rue the one that got away after Saints went down 20-17 to […]

Leinster made to fight all the way

5 May 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup Latest News

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster…………………………20pts Tries: Lowe 10, 15, 43 Conversion: Byrne 11 Penalty: Byrne 29 Northampton Saints…… 17pts Tries: Hendy 58, Seabrook 73 Conversions: Smith […]

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

28 April 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup United Rugby Championship

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton Saints and flanker Will […]

Leinster’s workload merits little sympathy

28 April 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup Nick Cain

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK LEINSTER are worried about the pressure that could prevent them from winning a European Cup and URC […]

Leinster manage to stem the flow

28 April 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By BRIAN FINN Stormers ……. 42 Leinster………..12 LEINSTER suffered another chastening experience in South Africa as their understrenth side were hammered by five tries to […]

Be quick! McKellar’s lowdown on Leinster

21 April 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup Latest News Premiership

By PAUL REES Northampton had the chance last night to quiz Dan McKellar about their Champions Cup semi-final opponents Leinster but, before the East Midlands […]

Barrett’s Leinster move seems strange to me

21 April 2024 0 comments
Jeremy Guscott

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JORDIE Barrett’s signing by Leinster on a six-month contract from December until the end of next season looks […]

Envious eyes fall on Leinster’s recruits

21 April 2024 0 comments
Nick Cain United Rugby Championship

Leinster’s ability to cherry-pick two of the 2023 World Cup final’s biggest stars, signing All Black centre Jordie Barrett to augment the arrival of Springbok […]

Leinster seconds suffer a mauling

21 April 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JIM COUCH Lions …………… 44 Leinster ……….12 LEINSTER crashed to a heavy defeat at Emirates Airline Park. Leo Cullen’s side had won 11 of […]

Leinster sign Barrett for 2024/25 season

15 April 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

Sparkling Leinster get it right this time

14 April 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster……………………….. 40pts Tries: Lowe 16, 60; Gibson-Park 37, Baird 42, Sheehan 56 Conversions: Byrne 18, 38, 43 Penalties: Byrne 7, 27, 31 […]

Leinster march on to face old foes

7 April 2024 0 comments
Champions Cup

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster……………………….. 36pts Tries: Gibson-Park 12, 23, 29; Henshaw 49, Conan 71 Conversions: R Byrne 13, 30, 50; H Byrne 72 Penalties: R […]

Big guns fire for Leinster

31 March 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

Leinster ………. 47 Bulls …………….. 14 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER brought most of their big guns back for this one and head coach Leo Cullen […]

Zebre …………… 7 Leinster …….. 31

24 March 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

LEADERS Leinster secured a bonus-point victory at Lanfranchi Stadium. First-half tries by Rob Russell and debutant Andrew Osborne, and further scores in the second by […]

Leinster back in the swing

18 February 2024 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ……… 47 Benetton ……… 18 LEINSTER captain Scott Penny praised the way his men took charge after the break to run […]

Stade fail to turn up as Leinster go through paces

14 January 2024 0 comments
Latest News

By JIM SHORT Leinster…………… 43pts Tries: Lowe 18, van der Flier 30, Sheehan 40, Doris 47, 61; Larmour 45, 68, Conversions: Frawley 19, Prendergast 48, […]

Snyman move to Leinster confirmed

19 December 2023 0 comments
Latest News United Rugby Championship

Sale give Leinster plenty of problems

17 December 2023 0 comments
Champions Cup

By JOHN FALLON Leinster……………………….. 37pts Tries: van der Flier 40, Gibson-Park 43, Henshaw 57, Baird 62, Healy 70 Conversions: Frawley 57, 63, Prendergast 71 Penalties: […]

Champions La Rochelle face tough challenge against former finalists Leinster

10 December 2023 0 comments
Latest News

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Leinster v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Deflandre Centre: Garry Ringrose THE match of the opening round is a […]

Leinster ……….. 21 Munster ………. 16

26 November 2023 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By KEVIN FALLON JACK Conan said Leinster have huge room for improvement despite seeing off arch rivals Munster in a cracking contest at the Aviva […]

Floodgates open as Leinster go to top

19 November 2023 0 comments
United Rugby Championship

By ROB COLE Leinster…………. 54pts Tries: Prendergast 3, O’Brien 8, Deegan 15, 79; Ringrose 50, Osborne 61, 74; Doyle 67 Conversions: Prendergast 9, 16, 51; […]