Leinster’s continuing search for a fifth Champions Cup title will start at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Sunday, December 8th when they take on Pat Lam’s...
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Beaten finalists Leinster have been pitted against Clermont Auvergne, La Rochelle, Bristol, Benetton and Bath in the group stages of next season’s Champions Cup after they...
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The debate and the disquiet rumbled on throughout the week. Measured, knowledgeable criticism of a referee’s performance is worth listening to, particularly when it’s from respected...
Leinster’s latest Champions Cup final defeat to Toulouse means that they have lost the last three attempts at adding a fifth star. The last time the...
Leinster and Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll is worried that a second Champions Cup triumph could completely elude this great generation of players. While most were involved...
Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber has defended his role during Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse on Saturday. The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup winner drew the...
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In many ways, this wasn’t the worst of Leinster’s three successive final defeats. Yet these Leinster players wouldn’t be human if they didn’t have deeper mental...
Jack Willis admits that returning to the Premiership to fight for his England place is currently way down the list of priorities after Toulouse’s Champions Cup...