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O'Gara turns it around as La Rochelle seal unlikely play-off spot
“I’m old enough to understand the golden rule, which is to stay in the fight, even if you think you can’t,” a delighted O’Gara said.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

RUGBYU-FRA-TOP14-MONTAUBAN-LA ROCHELLE
Top 14: Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle clinch play-off spot with defeat of Stade Francais
Champions Cup winners Bordeaux lost at home to Clermont to miss out on the top six.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Evan Roos tackles Caelan Doris 6/6/2026
Leinster scramble over the line against scrappy Stormers and into URC final
Leo Cullen's side will welcome the Bulls to Croke Park on Friday week.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Super Rugby Quarter Final - Chiefs v Reds
New Zealand lock up Super Rugby semi-final places as Crusaders, Chiefs and Blues progress
Queensland's Reds gave it everything they had ⁠to keep the competition international by becoming the first Australian team to win a playoff in New Zealand at the 23rd ​attempt

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
Leinster need restorative rays of sunshine
Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber have both given blockbuster press conferences in the last ten days that touched on their futures at the club and other newsworthy topics.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Ulster v Connacht - United Rugby Championship
Munster confirm Jimmy Duffy as new forwards coach
Munster are also expected to announced a new attack coach in the coming days

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

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Ronan O'Gara: This project was dying in my arms. Now it’s alive and kicking
This may be one of life’s few jobs where you want to keep postponing your summer break. All we want from Saturday is not to finish it on vacation. Missing out on the play-offs in back to back seasons looks good on no-one’s curriculum vitae

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Andy Farrell Contract Announcement
Andy Farrell excited by the unknown with Ireland
"Six Nations and then into the World Cup. What a year. What an 18 months that's going to be," said Farrell, who has signed a new contract which runs until the 2031 World Cup

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Andy Farrell Contract Announcement
IRFU's Andy Farrell contract coup ensures the future is bright for Irish rugby
The Ireland boss will have to rebuild his team but Friday's extension news will energise the next generation.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Andy Farrell Contract Announcement
Andy Farrell signs new IRFU contract through to 2031 World Cup 
The Irish Rugby chief's deal had been due to expire after the next World Cup in Australia. 

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Jacques Nienaber 1/6/2026
Leo Cullen: Jacques Nienaber 'fully committed' for next season
On Monday he expressed the hope that his term would be seen out while expressing some doubt about that due to pressure from the public and media

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Leinster Rugby Captain's Run
Leinster reveal team for URC semi-final at the Aviva against Stormers
Leo Cullen's side are favourites after a dominant 59-10 quarter-final victory over Lions

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Fergus Slattery
Tributes pour in for Irish legend Fergus Slattery, who 'represented rugby at its purest'
Blackrock RFC's Slattery was one of the greatest players to ever play for Ireland

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Tyrel Lomax with Faf de Klerk 28/10/2023
Munster miss out as Tyrel Lomax pens contract extension to remain in New Zealand
Munster will now have to look elsewhere if they are to find that statement Non-Irish Qualified tighthead signing.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

James Ryan 1/6/2026
James Ryan: Leinster players have to take some blame for Bilbao blow-out
The loss to the Top 14 side in Bilbao, and the nature of it, has magnified the spotlight on Leo Cullen, Jacques Nienaber and the rest of the coaching staff

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Gavin Coombes and Michael Foy 21/4/2026
Highly-rated Michael Foy puts pen-to-paper on new Munster contract
Cork native Foy will move into Clayton McMillian’s senior squad for 2027-28.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

James Lowe leaves the field after making his 100th appearance and becoming the all time leading try scorer for Leinster 30/5/202
Leinster grappling with big picture issues as Stormers approach
If the Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux-Begles in Bilbao was the centrepiece of their season then the weeks since have thrown up an extraordinary sequence of events and stories that speak for a club struggling with some major existential issues.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Vodacom Bulls v Munster - United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final
S Donal Lenihan: Munster Rugby needs urgent change, not more empty optimism
Going by conversations with people who’ve either served on the Munster Branch on behalf of their clubs or on the Professional Games Committee, the appetite for change seems to be minimal. That’s a worry.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald is tackled by Shona Campbell 17/5/2026
Irish involvement in Premiership Women's Rugby expansion could open new frontier
Welsh, Scottish and Irish unions are interested in being part of the PWR expansions, and English clubs have also said they are.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Jacques Nienaber 1/6/2026
Jacques Nienaber casts doubts on Leinster future: 'I don't think people value me here'
Nienaber's comments were not aimed at anyone at Leinster but rather the media and disgruntled supporters at large that, according to him, will ultimately decide his future.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in action 30/5/2026
Stormers out-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to miss Leinster clash
Feinberg-Mngomezulu could also miss a number of South Africa Test games this summer

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

Leinster v Lions - United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final
Leo Cullen on Leinster's Bilbao backlash: 'Why would I have any interest in a troll?'
Leinster booked the place in another URC semi-final this weekend. 

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

Clayton McMillan speaks to media after the match 30/5/2026
Munster season review: Head coach and squad deserve better conditions to succeed
After Saturday's season-ending defeat, Simon Lewis reflects on an eventful campaign for Munster

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

Gavin Coombes and Fineen Wycherley dejected after the match 30/5/2026
Bulls dismantle Munster to leave Clayton McMillan with big summer test
If you are a relatively low-scoring team, you must be miserly in defence. Munster were not so this season

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

James Lowe leaves the field after making his 100th appearance and becoming the all time leading try scorer for Leinster 30/5/202
Leo Cullen keeps mum on James Lowe's Leinster future
Lowe's current contract is due to expire and it is believed that he has not been able to agree a new deal with the province

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Jack O'Donoghue dejected after the match 30/5/2026
McMillan wants Munster to feel the pain after underperformance ends URC campaign
“You can accept losing against good sides, but when you don’t put your best foot forward, that’s the bit that hurts.” 

Sat, 30 May, 2026

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Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle run riot ahead of Stade Francais showdown
La Rochelle move up to fifth. Though many of their rivals for the play-off places play on Sunday

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Leinster v Lions - United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final
James Lowe breaks Leinster try record as they clinch URC semi-final slot
Leinster will face the Stormers next Saturday at the Aviva Stadium in the URC semi-finals

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Johan Grobbelaar tackles Michael Ala'alatoa 30/5/2026
Mighty scrum and clinical attack see Bulls steamroll Munster to reach URC semi-final
The Bulls rolled into their fifth United Rugby Championship semi-final in five years

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Glasgow Warriors v Connacht - United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final
End of first term but Lancaster can't wait to drive Connacht further
It will be a year next week since the shock announcement of Lancaster as Connacht head coach

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Vodacom Bulls v Munster - United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final
Bulls end injury-hit Munster's season with heavy defeat in URC quarter-final
The South Africans proved too strong for Clayton McMillan's side.

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Rieko Ioane 26/5/2026
Rieko Ioane: Silverware won't decide success of Leinster sabbatical
Ioane waxes lyrical about the overall experience in Ireland. Awesome, he says. Refreshing.

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Clayton McMillan 25/5/2026
McMillan urges Munster charges to embrace Loftus Versfeld challenge
Clayton McMillan is trusting a team captained by scrum-half Craig Casey to write their own history by embracing the opportunity and claiming a famous knockout victory.

Sat, 30 May, 2026

A general view of Munster training 25/5/2026
One game from elimination, Munster face their biggest test yet under Clayton McMillan
Munster head to Pretoria buoyed by recent form but facing a formidable quarter-final challenge

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Alex Nankivel 25/5/2026
'We feel like his experience is going to count for a lot': McMillan back Nankivell on return to fitness 
Nankivell’s inclusion at number 13 in a midfield partnership with inside centre Sean O’Brien, is the only change from the team which started the 24-17 win over the Lions.

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Alex Nankivell 25/5/2026
Team news: Nankivell back in the centre for Munster's Bulls challenge
The New Zealander will start at outside centre on his return from injury

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
James Lowe's Leinster and Ireland future still up in the air as record beckons
Currently playing on a contract due to expire this summer, negotiations on a new deal have not found a middle ground. It could be that Lowe moves on after nine years.

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Cian Prendergast celebrates with fans after the game 15/5/2026
Connacht ready to rip into Glasgow as URC play-off fever builds in camp 
Eight wins from their last nine league games have given Connacht huge momentum as they arrived in Scotland on Thursday.

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Leinster v Union Bordeaux Bégles - Investec Champions Cup Final
Leo Cullen emphatic that he is still the man to lead Leinster
Cullen has been at the helm since 2015 and needed a URC title last June to bring four years of drought to an end. 

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Clayton McMillan during the warm up ahead of the match 16/5/2026
Clayton McMillan says Munster must meet Bulls head on: They like to impose their physicality on you
Huge challenge awaits in Saturday's URC quarter-final  in South Africa

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Leinster Rugby Captain's Run
Returning Sam Prendergast can give 'grieving' Leinster a boost
Leo Cullen: 'Even though he's 23 years of age, he has multiple Irish caps under his belt already... we all want to see him progress'

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
Leinster and Connacht reveal teams for URC quarter-finals
James Lowe will make his 100th Lesinter appearance, after equalling Shane Horgan's all-time try-scoring record in his last outing

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Andrew Porter 26/5/2026
Andrew Porter: 'It’s nearly like PTSD, the last few years'
Does it need saying again that this was Leinster’s fifth Champions Cup final defeat in just eight years? Porter has played in the last four, and in last season’s semi-final loss to Northampton Saints.

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Mike Haley celebrates after the match 16/5/2026
Mike Haley: When Munster's young lads get a chance, there's a burning desire to take it
Haley wants to ensure that when he's retired from rugby, he can look back fondly on games like this weekend's URC quarter-final against the Bulls

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Munster v Cardiff Rugby - United Rugby Championship
Munster forwards coach Alex Codling to leave for Top 14 
Codling said it was an "incredibly tough decision" to leave Munster

Wed, 27 May, 2026

Marcell Coetzee speaks to the media 9/5/2026
'Playing at home, we’ve got a DNA that works for us,' says Bulls captain Coetzee
The Bulls are shrugging over the fact that Munster will travel to Loftus Versfeld without fly-half Jack Crowley and back rower Tadhg Beirne.

Wed, 27 May, 2026

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