Category Archives: European Rugby

RUGBY CHAMPIONS CUP  The fruits of our labour LEO: WE’LL RELY ON SQUAD Daire Walsh LEO CULLEN has full faith in his squad despite missing his influential joint-captains. James Ryan is expected to be sidelined with an arm injury for … Continue reading →

THREE, TRY, FOE, SCRUM Joe McCarthy admits Leinster chasing Six Nations redemption from familiar faces against Leicester in Champions Cup Joe McCarthy will square up against a trio of stars who helped England to victory over Ireland in the Six … Continue reading →

LOWE PRAISE James Lowe hails ‘unpredictable’ Leinster & Ireland colleague Jordan Larmour ahead of vital Champions Cup clash An injury to Blues colleague Hugo Keenan saw Larmour start at full-back against Scotland as Andy Farrell’s men claimed Championship glory Daire … Continue reading →

TIGER ROLL Leinster coach Andrew Goodman issues warning to side ahead of Champions Cup clash against Leicester Daire Walsh ANDREW GOODMAN has insisted Leinster will need to be at their best to beat Leicester Tigers on Saturday, despite winning the … Continue reading →

Conan: ‘We know how much of a challenge that will be next week if we don’t up the stakes again’ Leinster’s Jack Conan ready to face old foe’s Leicester but knows Leinster will need to up the performance from Bulls … Continue reading →

Seven-try Leinster hammer Bulls at RDS Leinster came from two points down at the interval to score 35 unanswered points. DAIRE WALSH, RDS United Rugby Championships: Leinster 47 Vodacom Bulls 14 Leinster produced a powerful second half performance to get … Continue reading →

Developing cohesion the biggest challenge for Cullen Fourteen test internationals are included in Cullen’s impressively assembled 23. DAIRE WALSH Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admitted developing cohesion will be the biggest challenge for his side as he welcomes a plethora … Continue reading →

Ronan Kelleher and Leinster have ‘unfinished business’ in Europe As much as Kelleher and his international colleagues in the Leinster squad have revelled in their successes at test level, the past two club seasons have seen the Blues falling short … Continue reading →

‘We know there is a lot of unfinished business here, so everyone is champing at the bit’ After finishing the last two seasons empty-handed, Ronan Kelleher and his Leinster team-mates are determined to bring silverware back to the province. IN … Continue reading →

Larmour hungry for more after Ireland reintroduction Larmour’s 63rd minute introduction against Italy in round two of the Championship at the Aviva Stadium last month was his first competitive Irish test appearance since a home encounter with Japan in July … Continue reading →