Person: Hugo Keenan

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<p>Irish rugby player Hugo Keenan starts his day with a shower, breathwork and ‘a bit of journalling’.</p>

health and wellbeing

Hugo Keenan: I'm probably an overthinker — it’s something I’ve been working on

'You’ve got to learn little strategies to work on that and we’re lucky enough to have a few mental skills coaches both with the Leinster and Ireland teams'

rugby

Baird and Kearney hat-tricks see Leinster break Munster's PRO14 winning record

rugby

Leinster set for special Welsh welcome at the Gnoll

rugby

Team news: Proud day for Scannell family as Niall to captain Munster

rugby

Keenan able for testing Thomond Park assignment

rugby

Joey Carbery and Ross Byrne return from injuries for Munster-Leinster clash

Learning Larmour happy to be Leinster’s Mr Versatile

Sit Jordan Larmour at a table and he’s still hard to pin down.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2019

Seán Cronin a doubt for Champions Cup opener as Irish players return to provinces

Fergus McFadden, who suffered an elbow injury in training, is unlikely to make the European clash with Benetton on November 16

Mon, 28 Oct, 2019

Lively Leinster stay unbeaten despite sin bin woes

Leinster maintained their 100% start to the Guinness PRO14 season in a game of two halves at a blustery RDS.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Leo Cullen expecting tough Ospreys challenge: ‘Cockers’ teams are always abrasive

Leo Cullen has braced his players for an altogether more challenging Friday night at the RDS tonight (kick-off 7.35pm), a week on from their eight-try hammering of Ospreys.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Doris aims to ‘own the jersey’ with back-to-back PRO14 games

Leinster are calling this block of Guinness PRO14 games ‘Own the Jersey’ – and Caelan Doris intends to do so with the No 8 shirt.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2019

Cian Kelleher rejoins Leinster as 21 new contracts confirmed - but no update on Rob Kearney

The full-back's contract expires in November after the Rugby World Cup.

Tue, 21 May, 2019

Leinster score last-gasp try after 41 phases to beat Connacht in Christmas cracker

Andrew Porter's last-gasp try topped off a fantastic late fight-back as Leinster overcame Connacht 33-29 in an enthralling nine-try PRO14 derby at the RDS.

Sat, 22 Dec, 2018

Leinster ease to nine-try victory over Dragons

Leinster secured their ninth win from 10 Guinness PRO14 Conference B games this season by hammering the Dragons 59-10.

Sat, 01 Dec, 2018

Leinster young guns take a step towards top prize

There was some degree of befuddlement in UCD earlier this week when Ross Byrne and Ross Molony found themselves being quizzed on the possibility of featuring in a Rugby World Cup in Ireland in 2023.

Fri, 03 Nov, 2017

Munster trio return from Ireland duty for Rassie Erasmus' final game in charge

Meanwhile, Leinster have made nine changes for their trip to Glasgow.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2017

Ulster Bank League profiles: UCD boast next crop of Leinster stars

“Our model is slightly different in that all the other players. All the players we have are students in the university. They start in first year and you hope they stay with UCD RFC for the duration of the degree.  We haven’t really recruited anyone else because you have to be a student to play.”

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

World Championship history beckons for Ireland U20s

Ireland 37 Argentina 7: Irish coach Nigel Carolan says they will treat next Saturday’s World Rugby U-20 Championship final in much the same way as they have approached every other game in the tournament and try not to dwell on the significance of their appearance.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016

Ireland power into World U-20 semi-finals

Ireland U20s 35 Georgia U20s 7: The Etihad Stadium was rocking to 51,000 fans last night as Manchester favourites The Stone Roses blasted out, but 200 metres away it was the Fields of Athenry which heard in the evening sunshine as Ireland celebrated getting to the World Rugby U-20 Championship semi-finals.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2016

Nigel Carolan: Ireland bring momentum to U20 World Cup

Ireland U20 coach Nigel Carolan hopes his side can build on their impressive finish to the Six Nations Championships for next month’s World Championship in Manchester.

Tue, 24 May, 2016

Donnacha Ryan back on duty for Munster after head injury comeback

Munster A 26 - Ireland U20s 24

Fri, 20 May, 2016

Four changes as U20 boss Nigel Carolan bids to revive flagging Irish fortunes

Ireland coach Nigel Carolan has made four changes to his U20 side for tomorrow night’s clash with England in Newcastle (Sky Sports 3, 6pm).

Thu, 25 Feb, 2016

Colossus Andrew Porter about far more than just raw power

If you watched Ireland’s U20s take on Wales in Dublin last Friday evening then chances are that the sheer size of the Leinster loosehead prop Andrew Porter stood out every bit as much as the abandon with which Nigel Carolan’s offloading side played.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2016

Ireland U20s foiled in frenetic battle

Ireland 24 Wales 35: A disappointing opening to the U20s Six Nations campaign for Ireland but for those home supporters present, there was the considerable consolation of watching a cracking contest, sprinkled with a magnificent seven tries and some exhilarating rugby.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

u20 Six Nations: Nigel Carolan doctrine all about putting trust in players

January 2015. Nigel Carolan is sitting in the Bective Rangers clubhouse at Donnybrook Stadium explaining his coaching philosophy before the upcoming Six Nations campaign that will be his first in charge and it is a recipe few supporters would refuse.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Nigel Carolan’s U20s aim to lay foundations for Irish success

The morning after the depressing night before, when Ireland’s failure to provide a single representative in the Champions Cup’s last eight was belatedly confirmed, and Nigel Carolan is introducing his latest batch of Ireland U20s to the media in a Dublin hotel.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

Timoney toast of Blackrock

Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup final:

Mon, 17 Mar, 2014