Having failed in three successive League finals, there is an almost manic desire on Leinster’s part to rectify that situation tonight

The wait to find out who would succeed Declan Kidney ended today, as the worst kept secret in Irish rugby was revealed – Joe Schmidt is the new coach.

Connacht have announced that backs coach Billy Millard will leave his role with the club at the end of the current season to take up a position in the United States.

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The mortification a rugby hooker always fears is to lose a strike against the head, and coming a close second is to see his darts fly over the heads of his lineout jumpers.