United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Ospreys | 2025/26 URC
Leinster player ratings: With the opportunity to secure a home quarter-final, this contest was never going to a be one that Leo Cu…
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Leinster Rugby News
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Forgotten Ireland star returns for Leinster after 5-month lay-off
Leo Cullen's Leinster have rung the changes from the side that dismissed the Lions in last weekend's top four scrap at the Aviva
John McKee leaves Leinster to fill void left by Springbok
Leinster hooker John McKee will join the Scartlets at the end of the season.
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals get English referees
The referees for the Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals have been confirmed, with Karl Dickson taking charge of Europ…
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Mark Jones: 'That’s quite a rarity in modern day sport'
Jac Morgan has been labelled a sporting rarity after marking his final home appearance for the Ospreys with a late match-winning t…
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The best uncapped Irish prospects pushing for summer tour places
With criticism is some quarters about an ageing squad, Andy Farrell has a plethora of young talent to blood onto the Test stage
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Leinster keep pressure on URC leaders with late flurry against Lions
Ospreys left it late to come from behind and win the Welsh Shield with a 27-20 victory over Scarlets in the United Rugby Champions…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Lions | 2025/26 URC
Leinster player ratings: Leo Cullen's men came into this one badly wanting to get a firmer foothold in the URC top four, the third…
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Sam Prendergast starts as Leinster face Lions in top four URC clash
British & Irish Lions lock James Ryan returns to captain Leinster for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship clash with the Li…
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'It’s somewhere we have come on leaps and bounds': Andrew Porter
After enduring a frustrating few months, Andrew Porter admits it’s “incredibly special” to be back as Leinster Rugby push fo…
Hugo Keenan commits to Ireland and Leinster
Hugo Keenan has signed a contract extension with the Irish Rugby Football Union and Leinster until 2028.
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Leinster's Jerry Cahir joins Irish rivals after whirlwind year
Leinster loosehead prop Jerry Cahir will join Irish rivals Connacht at the end of the season.
Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
France internationals dominate our Investec Champions Cup team of the week - SFs
Leinster and reigning champions Bordeaux-Begles booked their places in the Investec Champions Cup final over the weekend, putting …
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Leo Cullen fires off: 'You guys love kicking the boot into us'
Head coach Leo Cullen cut an at times spiky figure in Leinster post-match press conference following his side's Investec Champions…
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'I didn’t really help things myself': Caelan Doris and Andrew Porter react to Leinster win
Leinster captain Caelan Doris praised his side for managing to “get the job done” after they secured an Investec Champions Cup…
Ireland star stretched off as rattled Leinster overcome Toulon
Leinster produced a battling performance and survived a late scare to reach the Investec Champions Cup final by beating Toulon 29-…
Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Toulon | 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup
Leinster player ratings: Leo Cullen's men went into this one as favourites, but not for a second was there a sense that three time…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Toulon player ratings vs Leinster | 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup
Toulon player ratings: Toulon just fell short of reaching their first Investec Champions Cup final in over a decade on Saturday, l…
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Porter and Ryan return but 2 Ireland stars miss out as Leinster name team for Toulon
Head coach Leo Cullen has named his 23 to face Toulon in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.…
‘You can’t go into your shell’ - Tommy O’Brien primed for Toulon after late big-time arrival
After biding his time through injury frustration, the Leinster and Ireland winger is making up for lost time with club and country…
Toulon star Ben White's on a personal mission to right previous wrongs
Ben White hopes that there is a first time for everything on Saturday afternoon by breaking a career duck at the Aviva Stadium whe…
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Doubt over another Leinster prop as 3 Ireland stars return to training
Leinster’s ongoing issues in the front row have deepened ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final against RC Toul…
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Ex-England star sinks Leinster as Benetton humble Irish heavyweights
Leinster fell to a painful 29-26 defeat against Benetton at a raucous Stadio Monigo after a contest that oscillated wildly from br…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Benetton | 2025/26 URC
Leinster player ratings: A game that took off at 100 miles an hour and barely came up for air. Breathless stuff from both sides at…
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United Rugby Championship
Exclusive
Fissler Confidential: Cardiff eye former Wallaby as ex-Scotland star heads to Paris
Cardiff are closing in on a deal to sign Samoan international loosehead Scott Sio from double-chasing Exeter Chiefs when his contr…
Caelan Doris returns as Leinster make 13 changes for Italian job
Caelan Doris returns to captain Leinster as Leo Cullen makes 13 changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s Round 16 URC clash wit…
Refereeing teams for Champions Cup semi-finals confirmed
The officiating teams for the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals have been confirmed.
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Five legendary European semi-final upsets: Ronan O'Gara features heavily
We are a few days away from more European drama, as the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals are about to go …
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Ivan van Rooyen: 'You preview these teams... it gets you humble really quickly'
Ivan van Rooyen says his players are keeping their feet firmly on the ground as they prepare to complete the regular BKT United Ru…
Leinster lose Max Deegan for Champions Cup semi-final after red card
Leinster back-row Max Deegan has been banned for two matches following his 20-minute red card against Ulster last week in the Unit…
Glasgow wary of URC giants 'coming to form at the right time'
Scott Forrest has called on Glasgow to banish their recent setbacks by coming to the fore in Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdow…
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Sam Prendergast: 'To be honest with you, it’s a pretty fickle game'
Sam Prendergast was left to reflect on the fickle nature of rugby after putting recent frustrations behind him to produce a Player…
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Red carded Leinster see off Ulster, Bulls and Edinburgh win
Leinster held off a stirring Ulster fightback to climb to third place in the United Rugby Championship courtesy of a thrilling 29-…
Sam Prendergast returns as prop loanee thrown straight in by Leinster
As forecast, loanee Ed Byrne has been thrown straight into the Leinster matchday 23 for their trip to face interprovincial rivals …
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URC top-tryscorer Joshua Kenny faced 'hang up boots' decision
Joshua Kenny is in seventh heaven having emerged as one of the real breakthrough players of this season.
Leinster continue string of deals with two Ireland internationals
Leinster trio Paddy McCarthy, Scott Penny and Jordan Larmour have all signed new deals with the province.
