Category Archives: European Rugby

Reuniting Leinster squad after South Africa tour and gearing up for Leicester ‘doggedness’ The Irish province will take on Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup quarter-final on Saturday. WHILE LEINSTER HEAD coach Leo Cullen was busy negotiating a brace of … Continue reading →

Losing bonus enough for Leinster to seal top spot  Back to back defeats in South Africa for longtime URC leaders but home advantage for playoffs is in the bag DAIRE WALSH DHL Stormers 20 Leinster 13  Despite falling to a … Continue reading →

Losing bonus point enough for Leinster to seal top spot in table Leo Cullen’s side will enjoy home advantage through the URC playoffs despite defeat Daire Walsh DHL Stormers 20 Leinster 13 Despite falling to a second consecutive defeat on … Continue reading →

Leinster look to secure top spot as Cullen shakes things up for Stormers clash Leo Cullen’s side looking to take something home from South African trip Daire Walsh DHL Stormers v Leinster, DHL Stadium, Saturday, 5.15 Irish time – Live … Continue reading →

‘He brings a different level:’ Leo Cullen hails record-breaking wing Leinster head coach Leo Cullen sang the praises of star winger James Lowe after their 56-20 Heineken Champions Cup round-of-16 second-leg win over Connacht at the Aviva Stadium. Lowe became the first player to score four … Continue reading →

Champions Cup Betting Tips: How Will The Last 16 Second Legs Go? Daire Walsh It returned with a bang last weekend and given there is even more at stake in the coming days, further fireworks can be expected in the … Continue reading →

Dan Sheehan happy to stay and fight for his place at Leinster Despite some speculation earlier in the season that Munster might be interested in acquiring his services, Sheehan has insisted the possibility of leaving Leinster for pastures new didn’t … Continue reading →

Friend calls on Connacht’s internationals to set the tone across Leinster double-header The province host Leo Cullen’s side in Galway in the first leg of the Champions Cup round of 16 this weekend. DESPITE BEING NEAR-unbackable favourites to prevail, Connacht … Continue reading →

‘We’re stoked to be here, but we’re not here to participate. We’re here to win these games’ Mack Hansen and Connacht seek to defy the odds and overcome the challenge of Leinster in the Champions Cup. WHEN MACK HANSEN played … Continue reading →

Jonathan Sexton ‘desperate’ to lead Leinster Euro charge Stuart Lancaster expects Leinster’s recent  victory over Connacht to have little bearing on the upcoming meetings between the sides in the Heineken Champions Cup DAIRE WALSH It may still be fresh in … Continue reading →