Dan Sheehan, James Lowe and Will Connors will be available for Leinster’s United Rugby Championship (URC) match against the Stormers at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (5.0). Sheehan has made a remarkable recovery from his ACL injury that he sustained while playing for Ireland against South Africa in the first Test at Loftus Versfeld during … Read more
Connacht’s historic BKT URC fixture against Munster in Castlebar in March has sold out, the province has confirmed. A crowd of over 25,000 will be in attendance at MacHale Park for the fixture on March 29th, smashing the province’s all-time attendance record. The previous record of 9,120 was set at Connacht’s first Champions Cup fixture … Read more
An Independent Disciplinary Panel’s decision to hand Connacht and Ireland winger Mack Hansen a three-week ban has received huge backlash online. Hansen’s ban includes three weeks which has been suspended in the event that he steps out of line again before the end of the season. Hansen’s additional punishments He was also required to issue … Read more
Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman believes that Jacques Nienaber’s true influence is being felt at Leinster this season after an impressive first half of the campaign. While the Dublin-based outfit might not be the swashbuckling side seen under Stuart Lancaster, they have excelled in other facets in 2024/25. Their defence has been particularly outstanding so … Read more
URC: Connacht 7 Ulster 17 Ulster prevailed over Connacht in what was not just a match for local bragging rights, but a vital URC fixture to ensure one of the two provinces would make a push for the top eight. It was a massive win for Richie Murphy’s team, which was without several key players … Read more
Leinster boss Leo Cullen has revealed a pre-planned tactic that paid dividends in his side’s United Rugby Championship victory over Munster. It was rather one-sided on Friday evening in Limerick as Leinster ran in four tries to Munster’s one in a rather emphatic 28-7 Irish inter-pro derby. While Leinster opted to rest many frontline players … Read more
Simon Zebo has weighed in on the “inconsistent” calls that have gone Leinster’s way after Josh van der Flier’s controversial try against Munster. The contentious call occurred in the 53rd minute of Leinster’s 28-7 victory over Munster at Thomond Park with the Ireland flanker crossing the whitewash shortly after the hosts had scored their first … Read more
URC: Connacht v Ulster, Dexcom Stadium, Saturday, 7.35 – Live on RTÉ 2 and Premier Sports 1 More than just bragging rights are at stake for Connacht and Ulster when they meet in the post-Christmas interprovincial URC fixture at Dexcom Stadium on Saturday evening. With five teams all on 18 points, including Connacht and Ulster, … Read more
Following Leinster’s 28-7 victory over Munster at Thomond Park, here are our five takeaways from the United Rugby Championship (URC) derby. The top line For such a fierce rivalry, today’s festive fixture was far from the usual high standard that we can expect from these two sides as Leinster arrived in Limerick on a five-game … Read more
Conflicting reports are emerging from France over the future of Racing 92 head coach Stuart Lancaster, whose job is under significant pressure. The Paris outfit have struggled this season and it was reported by French journalist Tanguy Scigala on Monday that the former Leinster coach told the players that he would be leaving. “According to … Read more