Category Archives: European Rugby

RUGBY Light at the end of the tunnel for Carbery and Byrne By Daire Walsh Following a frustrating end to 2017, Kildare duo Joey Carbery and Adam Byrne are beginning to make steady progress from their respective wrist and knee … Continue reading →

GUINNESS PRO14 LEINSTER 21 CONNACHT 18 By Daire Walsh Leinster survived a late fightback from Connacht at the RDS to record a narrow New Year’s Day triumph over Connacht in the Guinness PRO14. Tries in either half from Max Deegan … Continue reading →

Let’s keep expectations in check, warns Stuart Lancaster Daire Walsh The past weekend was a golden one for the Irish provinces against their English counterparts, but Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster isn’t getting carried away with talk of a power … Continue reading →

EXETER v LEINSTER TOM 5.30PM LEO HAS NO FEAR ABOUT RING RUST By DAIRE WALSH LEINSTER head coach Leo Cullen is confident that Ireland centre Garry Ringrose will be ready to take on Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Sunday … Continue reading →

O’Gara vouches for value of being a ’one-club man’ By Daire Walsh Ronan O’Gara hopes that Ireland’s top players can see the value in ending their careers as a ‘one-club man’. Following in the footsteps of Donnacha Ryan (who recently … Continue reading →

Ronan O’Gara: Leicester will try to get at least a losing bonus point against under-pressure Munster By Daire Walsh Ronan O’Gara believes the pressure will be on Munster to deliver the goods tomorrow night, when they welcome Leicester Tigers to … Continue reading →

GUINNESS PRO14 LEINSTER 54 DRAGONS 10 By Daire Walsh After recovering from an early 10-point deficit at the RDS this evening, Leinster claimed a convincing victory over the Dragons in the Guinness PRO14. Jordi Murphy, Andrew Porter and Jack Conan … Continue reading →

‘They showed bravery and courage’ – Leo Cullen heaps praise on his young guns after Montpellier win Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was relieved after his side began their European Champions Cup campaign with a hard-earned 24-17 bonus-point win over … Continue reading →

JAMES TRACY INTERVIEW By Daire Walsh Following on from a productive campaign that saw him making 26 first-team appearances for the province, the 2017/18 season looks set to be another big one for Leinster hooker James Tracy. With four senior … Continue reading →