Category Archives: European Rugby

‘There’s a bit of experimentation that goes into it’ – Leo Cullen explains 6/2 bench split Leinster’s management team have deviated from their usual 5/3 breakdown of replacements for tonight’s clash with Munster. THE PRESENCE OF 14 World Cup players … Continue reading →

Leinster committed to ‘shared effort’ to fill Sexton void – Doris Caelan Doris explains how Leinster are looking to fill the leadership void left by the retired Johnny Sexton. WHILE HIS APPEARANCES in the fixture were somewhat sporadic in his … Continue reading →

Osborne and Deegan to the fore in emphatic win for Leinster over Scarlets Six different try-scorers help eastern province to summit of URC table. Leinster 54 Scarlets 5 LEINSTER MOVED TO the summit of the URC table for the first … Continue reading →

Eight-try Leinster make light work of Scarlets  Jamie Osborne and Max Deegan helped themselves to a brace of tries. DAIRE WALSH, RDS URC Leinster 54 Scarlets 5  Leinster moved to the summit of the United Rugby Championship table for the … Continue reading →

EADESTOWN’S JIMMY O’BRIEN PUTTING WORLD CUP DISAPPOINTMENT BEHIND HIM United Rugby Championship – Leinster V Scarlets – Preview  By Daire Walsh Considering what could have been, Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien was pleased to be able to play some part for Ireland … Continue reading →

‘The first moment settled me down… Johnny told me the call and to just kind of get into it’ Jimmy O’Brien on his Rugby World Cup experience, the injury that nearly cost him his place, and the competition at Leinster. … Continue reading →

Van der Flier excited to form part of Nienaber’s ‘edge-of-your-seat’ defence at Leinster The 2022 World Player of the Year is moving forward after struggling to move past Ireland’s World Cup exit for the first few weeks. JOSH VAN DER … Continue reading →

‘It’s going to be a balancing act’: Leinster focused on evolution, not revolution, when Nienaber arrives Leinster’s new senior coach is expected to arrive ahead of their Aviva Stadium clash with Munster later this month. WITH WORLD CUP-winning coach Jacques … Continue reading →

‘It was fantastic up until how it ended. I learned a lot’ Joe McCarthy reflects on his World Cup experience as he returns to provincial duty with Leinster. WHILE IT ENDED in crushing disappointment for him and his international team-mates, … Continue reading →

‘I still have to learn my trade’: O’Brien’s Leinster role ahead of Nienaber arrival Sean O’Brien believes structures that are already in place at the province will remain after Jacques Nienaber’s arrival. IT MAY ONLY be a temporary measure, but … Continue reading →