Leinster Rugby

Franco Smith Named Coach of the Season

Franco Smith has been named the Coach of the Season for 2022/23.   The 50-year-old Glasgow Warriors boss has had a stunning debut campaign in charge, leading the team to the Scottish...

Newcastle Falcons sign London Irish scrum-half Hugh O'Sullivan

London Irish scrum-half Hugh O’Sullivan has become Newcastle Falcons’ tenth senior signing as the club continues to build for the 2023-24 season and beyond.   The 25-year-old has signed...

Munster travelling squad named for URC Grand Final

A 30-player Munster travelling squad will depart for South Africa today and arrive in Cape Town tomorrow ahead of Saturday’s URC Grand Final against Stormers (6.30pm local/5.30pm Irish time).   The...

Grégory Alldritt voted 2023 EPCR Player of the Year

The Stade Rochelais No 8 and captain, Grégory Alldritt, has capped off an outstanding EPCR season by being voted as the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year.   A leading light in the Stade...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Leinster Rugby v La Rochelle

La Rochelle stun Leinster to retain Heineken Champions Cup

Stade Rochelais retained the Heineken Champions Cup in dramatic fashion in Dublin on Saturday as they recovered from 17 points down to beat Leinster Rugby 27-26.   Leinster looked on course...

‘The difference isn’t that big’ – Gibson-Park on Byrne replacing Sexton

Leinster Rugby miss fly-half Johnny Sexton’s immense quality and experience, but Ross Byrne has slotted in his role more or less seamlessly, according to scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park.   The...

Josh van der Flier talks about the amazing Leinster 'Sea of Blue'

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿...

La Rochelle name team for Champions Cup Final showdown

La Rochelle have named their side to face Leinster in the Champions Cup final this weekend.  La Rochelle head to the Irish capital after winning last May's decider in Marseille.   Both teams...

Leinster team named for 2023 Champions Cup Final

The Leinster Rugby team to take on La Rochelle in the Champions Cup Final, on Saturday afternoon in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen (KO: 4.45pm – live on RTÉ2, BT Sport 2, RTÉ...