Person: Te’o

Aaron Shingler: Wales will throw everything at Ireland

England 12 Wales 6: Aaron Shingler has vowed that Wales will “throw everything” at Ireland in a fortnight’s time when they aim to keep alive their NatWest 6 Nations title hopes.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2018

Youngs injury the only fallout for 7-try England

England’s quest for an unprecedented hat-trick of Six Nations titles was launched by a 46-15 victory over Italy that produced a late flurry of tries.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

England terrier Ben Te’o ‘fox-hunts’ Azzurri

Ben Te’o has been instructed to go “fox-hunting” when England launch their NatWest 6 Nations title defence on Sunday.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2018

New Zealand centre wants to expose Sexton-Farrell combination

All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown has revealed his side will look to capitalise on the absence of Ben Te’o from the Lions midfield as they seek to expose the perceived defensive frailties of twin playmakers Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2017

Peter O’Mahony and Sean O’Brien handed Lions Test auditions

Peter O’Mahony has been asked to provide some ‘Munster mongrel’ to the Lions tomorrow as the tourists bid to get their New Zealand odyssey back on track against the toughest non-Test opposition of the tour.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2017

Credit to Ben and Rory but plenty of work still ahead

GOOD DAY

Mon, 05 Jun, 2017

Eddie Jones: Italian approach ‘not rugby’

England 36 Italy 15: England head coach Eddie Jones was seething with sarcasm after his side’s 17th successive Test win.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Noel Reid not surprised at Ben Te’o’s progress

Leinster centre Noel Reid insists he is not surprised at former team-mate Ben Te’o’s rapid progression with England since his move across the Irish Sea.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2017

‘Finisher’ Ben Te’o is happy to bide his time

Ben Te’o is unafraid of the hostility that awaits when England face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday after revealing he plans to visit North Korea with Jonny May. Te’o has been discussing the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with May, and the pair have decided to embark on a backpacking trip to the country.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2017

Peter Jackson: As nomadic journeys go, Ben Te’o’s takes some beating

At the last official count two years ago, England had 2,057,797 rugby players, almost 50 percent more than the rest of Europe combined.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Eddie Jones: Let’s embrace Cardiff hostility

England 19 France 16: England will embrace the hostility awaiting in Cardiff once Eddie Jones has examined the psychology behind Wales’ control of a fixture he claims has left previous Red Rose teams “petrified”.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Noel Reid happy with competitive battle for Leinster places

Ben Te’o gave a man of the match performance in Worcester’s win over Harlequins last weekend, but his biggest impact this season so far came in a newspaper interview.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Josh van der Flier’s faith justified as young guns step up to the plate

Turns out the kids are alright, but then Josh van der Flier told us that last Christmas.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2016

England v Australia - Autumn International - Twickenham Stadium

Eddie Jones warns Six Nations next up after clean sweep

England 37 Australia 21: Eddie Jones insists England must bristle with ambition when they seek to build on a perfect first year under his guidance by successfully defending their RBS 6 Nations title.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2016

Ben Te’o: I nearly declared for Ireland

Former Leinster star Ben Te’o has revealed how he considered declaring for Ireland before opting to pursue an international career with Six Nations rivals England.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2016

Itoje in frame to take Robshaw’s back row slot for Australia Test

Maro Itoje is under consideration to depose Chris Robshaw from England’s back row for Saturday’s opening Test against Australia.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

Leinster find the spirit of old and romp to decider

Leinster 30 Ulster 18: Leinster have had their critics during a season which saw any bid for European honours ended as soon as it had begun, but they delivered a season’s best to claim a berth in next weekend’s Guinness PRO12 final in Edinburgh.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Johnny Sexton wins personal duel with Paddy Jackson

Johnny Sexton has made a career out of performing when the demands are greatest and last night the Ireland out-half stamped his class all over his duel with Paddy Jackson.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Ben Te’o could prove the one that got away for Ireland

Jared Payne. Richardt Strauss. CJ Stander.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Luke Fitzgerald shows the way as Leinster cut loose

Leinster 30 Edinburgh 23: Despite a loose defensive performance, Leinster claimed a bonus-point win over Edinburgh last night to move five points clear of Connacht at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Glasgow Warriors do Connacht favour by beating Leinster

Glasgow Warriors 12 Leinster 6: Connacht can sleep easily this weekend after Leinster failed to knock the Galway men off their top perch in the Guinness Pro12 last night at Scotstoun with defeat to Glasgow in a match that produced not a single try.

Sun, 20 Mar, 2016

Leo Cullen wants ‘a more killer instinct’ from Leinster

Leinster 19 Ospreys 16: The view from the Leinster coaching box was this margin of victory should never have been so tight, but such is the strength of the Guinness PRO12 right now they can expect much of the same from here on in.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Leinster overhaul as Ospreys come calling

As his side aims to consolidate their push for a Guinness Pro12 play-off place, Leinster coach Leo Cullen has made seven changes to his starting line-up for the visit of the Ospreys to the RDS today.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Leinster earn bonus point with Dan Leavy try

Zebre 10 Leinster 27: Dan Leavy scored the bonus-point-clinching try two minutes from time as Leinster closed the gap on Guinness Pro12 leaders Connacht to a point with a 27-10 win over Zebre.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Leinster record facile eight-try win over scoreless Zebre

Leinster 52 Zebre 0: They were missing a host of players to international duty, but with a total of eight tries over the course of the action, Leinster recorded a facile Guinness Pro12 victory over Zebre at the RDS last night.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

18-point Jason Tovey gives Leinster the blues

Newport Gwent Dragons 23 Leinster 13: Leinster missed the chance to go top of the Guinness Pro12 after they were beaten 23-13 at strugglers Newport Gwent Dragons. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Leinster v Bath - European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 5 Round 5

Leinster rookies revel in Bath European baptism

Leinster 25 Bath 11: It’s not meant to be this easy. Not with kids.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Jonny Sexton sends Leinster top with victory over Ospreys

Jonathan Sexton won his fly-half battle with Dan Biggar to help send Leinster to the top of the Guinness Pro12 table with victory over the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.

Sun, 10 Jan, 2016

Victor Costello: Leinster can upset ‘mercenary’ French side Toulon

Leinster are rank outsiders heading into Sunday’s European Rugby Champions Cup encounter with Toulon, but former Blues forward Victor Costello isn’t ruling out the prospect of an upset in Stade Mayol.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Leinster face battle to keep centre star Ben Te’o

Leinster have not yet accepted defeat in their bid to extend Kiwi centre Ben Te’o’s stay at the province beyond next summer, despite considerable reported interest in the 28-year old from clubs in England, France and Australia.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015