MUNSTER HAVE ADDED recent signing Ben O’Donovan to their Challenge Cup squad ahead of Saturday’s Round of 16 visit to Exeter. The 21-year-old Kiwi scrum-half, who is Irish-qualified, recently signed for Munster on an 18-month deal and will hope to make his debut soon. O’Donovan featured for the New Zealand U20s in 2024, but he … Read more
Ulster captain Iain Henderson was delighted that his side came away with a 28-12 bonus-point win against Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday. The province are in third place after claiming the only away win of the weekend as tries from Tom McAlister, Rob Herring, Zac Ward and Werner Kok secured the … Read more
Munster and Ireland great Donncha O’Callaghan has labelled Leinster’s decision to sign Rieko Ioane as ‘bizarre’ but believes that he has been ‘harshly’ criticised during his stint at the Irish club. The All Blacks veteran joined Leo Cullen’s men on a short-term deal until the end of the season before linking back up with the … Read more
Donncha O’Callaghan is desperately hoping that Glasgow Warriors get their comeuppance following their antics in the victory over Leinster last weekend. The former Ireland lock went on an epic rant on The Offload podcast about the behaviour of the Glasgow players in the United Rugby Championship clash. Despite it being almost a week after the … Read more
Leinster 36 Scarlets 19 Daire Walsh reports from Aviva Stadium United Rugby Championship / YouTube IT WASN’T THEIR most polished performance of the campaign to date, but Leinster ultimately moved up to third in the United Rugby Championship table with a bonus point triumph over Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium this evening. Along with welcoming … Read more
Bernard Jackman believes that Rieko Ioane must improve or else he faces the prospect of not being part of the Leinster team for their big knockout matches. The 88-times capped All Black was their big-name addition for this season, effectively replacing Test team-mate Jordie Barrett, who took his six-month sabbatical in Dublin during the 2024/25 … Read more
England great Brian Moore believes that Ireland’s issues in attack are bigger than just Jacques Nienaber after the ex-Springboks head coach was criticised following the defeat to France. The 53-year-old joined Leinster at the end of 2023 but certain pundits have pointed the finger at the South African over the decline of Andy Farrell’s men. … Read more
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Following a 34-23 victory for Leinster over Connacht in their United Rugby Championship fixture, here are our five takeaways from Dexcom Stadium. The top line This was another edgy night where Leinster eventually managed to find a winning way despite not delivering a polished performance. Just as they had been doing all winter, they did … Read more