Person: Z Kirchner

Joey Carbery to make first start at full-back for Leinster

Joey Carbery will make his first start at full-back for Leinster in their Guinness PRO12 visit to Dragons tonight.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2017

Joey Carbery marks return with two tries as Leinster secure bonus point

Leinster 39 - Edinburgh 10: Joey Carbery crowned his first start since December with a couple of tries but that bit of good news for Joe Schmidt was offset by a shoulder injury to Josh van der Flier early in the game.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Returning Joey Carbery set to be centre of attention as Leinster prepare for Edinburgh

All eyes will be on Leinster’s number 10 at the RDS this evening as Joey Carbery makes a first start for the province since injuring an ankle in the Champions Cup defeat away to Northampton Saints last December.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Leinster looking for a comfortable Italian job

There will be no TV or radio coverage accompanying Leinster’s Italian venture tomorrow afternoon but the Guinness PRO12 date with Benetton Treviso won’t slip completely under the radar with Joey Carbery back in harness.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Leinster warm up in style

Leinster 70 Zebre 6: Leinster had the game done and dusted by the time the returning Johnny Sexton left the field last night, on 55 minutes.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Leo Cullen bemused by focus on new head injury laws

Leo Cullen has shrugged off the much vaunted new World Rugby laws relating to head contact, by suggesting nothing has changed with regard to how he’ll coach his team.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Leinster v Northampton Saints - European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4 Round 4

Leinster carve up Northampton Saints in embarrassing turkey shoot

Leinster 60 Northampton Saints 13: The number of blue Santa hats and woeful Christmas jumpers was well down on previous years but Leinster got in on the Christmas theme on Saturday with a nine-try turkey shoot against an obliging Northampton that leaves them in prime position in Pool 4.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Leinster v Newport Gwent Dragons - Guinness PRO12 Round 10

Leo Cullen turns his sights to Northampton Saints

Following his side’s impressive bonus point victory over Newport Gwent Dragons in the Guinness PRO12 on Saturday evening, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was quick to focus minds on Friday’s crunch Champions Cup encounter with Northampton.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2016

Cardiff Blues v Leinster - Guinness PRO12 Round 5

Leinster tune up for big battles in quest for Champions Cup

Cardiff Blues 13 Leinster 16 

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

Rob Kearney: Jury out on astro pitches

Rob Kearney is in no doubt that the new breed of artificial turf makes for a better spectacle, but he remains to be convinced it is not coming at the cost of an increased injury toll.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Leinster’s first-half dominance pays rich dividends

Leinster 31 Ospreys 19: Watching Leinster sure ain’t dull this season.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Leinster banking on Jonathan Sexton as they bid to ground Ospreys

Leinster will hope that a seasonal debut for Jonathan Sexton can inspire a more consistent 80-minute performance tonight as they welcome Guinness PRO12 table-toppers Ospreys to the RDS.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Leinster keen to make amends for miserable run in Scotland

Edinburgh isn’t exactly the scene of last week’s crime but it should be close enough to concentrate minds as Leinster seek to atone for the manner in which they coughed up a winning lead down the M8 in Glasgow last time out.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Glasgow Warriors v Leinster - Guinness PRO12 Round 2

Harsh lessons for Leinster in shock defeat

Glasgow Warriors 33 Leinster 25: Leinster return to Scotland to face Edinburgh on Friday night bidding to erase the memories of Saturday’s shock defeat to Glasgow.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Connacht v Glasgow Warriors - Guinness PRO12 Round 1

In-form Glasgow Warriors target another Irish scalp

Glasgow Warriors lay in wait to ambush another Irish side when Leo Cullen’s troops trot out at Scotstoun this afternoon (3pm).

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Resurgent Rob Kearney ‘like a new player’ to Leinster

Girvan Dempsey believes Rob Kearney is poised to return to something like the form of old now that the Leinster and Ireland full-back finally appears to have put a prolonged period of injury frustration behind him.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2016

Lacklustre Leinster get drubbing in final warm-up game

Leinster 19 Bath 39: Semesa Rokoduguni, Harry Davies and George Ford helped themselves to second-half tries at Donnybrook last night, as Leinster’s pre-season campaign ended with a 20-point defeat against Bath.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

Jameson Gibson-Park gets first taste of action for Leinster

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has called upon newly arrived New Zealand Hurricanes scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park to make his debut in tonight’s pre- season clash with Bath rugby at Donnybrook (7.30pm).

Fri, 26 Aug, 2016

Pat Lam: It’s going to take massive collective effort

A massive litmus test awaits Connacht this evening when they host Leinster at the Galway Sportsground (5.15pm).

Sat, 26 Mar, 2016

Leo Cullen wary of Glasgow Warriors threat

Leinster coach Leo Cullen has made eight changes for tonight’s Guinness Pro 12 fixtures against Glasgow Warriors (Scotstoun Stadium, 7.35pm).

Fri, 18 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

Mike Ross and Cian Healy return as Leinster edge past Cardiff

Cardiff Blues 13 Leinster 14: Mike Ross and Cian Healy have been back to make a seamless return for Ireland if they are recalled for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against England.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Munster v Leinster - Guinness PRO12 Round 10

Leinster cosy with ‘carpet’

Plastic pitches, 3G surfaces, artificial turf.

Sat, 20 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

Ireland big guns return to action for Leinster

Cian Healy, Mike Ross, and Josh van der Flier have been released from Irish camp to participate in Leinster’s important Pro12 fixture with battling Zebre at the RDS tonight (7.30pm).

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Leinster ring the changes for Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade

With more than 30 players missing through international duty and injury, Leinster have made 12 changes to their starting line-up for tonight’s Guinness Pro12 encounter with Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade (7.05pm).

Fri, 29 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

Munster V Leinster is a derby with huge ramifications, says Anthony Foley

It’s a derby that carries massive weight and ramifications for two provinces desperate to put weeks of disappointment behind them and, belatedly, kick-start a season that for both squads is quickly turning into a season of sorrows.

Sun, 27 Dec, 2015

Jordi Murphy: Leinster must grasp Glasgow opportunity

Disappointing results in Europe have at least given way to some hope of making a Pro12 statement of intent for Leinster, and Jordi Murphy hopes for another boost at Scotstoun against champions Glasgow today.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

Versatility stands to Ian Madigan says Leinster boss Leo Cullen

Leo Cullen believes Ian Madigan’s versatility, far from being a weight around his neck at Leinster, is actually benefiting the 26-year-old who has been the subject of rumoured interest from Harlequins and Bristol.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Leinster on the back foot already after abject Champions Cup defeat to Wasps

Leinster 6 Wasps 33: Pretty awful, said Leo Cullen. He wasn’t exaggerating.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Leinster face long, hard slog to get the job done against Wasps

Leo Cullen’s Leinster have brought the smiles back to the faces of their fans.

Sat, 14 Nov, 2015

Leinster get a timely lift at RDS

Leinster have long become accustomed to laying bare the claims of pretenders at the RDS, but last night’s defeat of the previously unbeaten Guinness Pro12 leaders felt like a significant victory for a side still finding its feet under new coach Leo Cullen.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Cullen utilises squad against Scarlets

Change is the order of the day for Leinster head coach Leo Cullen, who has chosen a completely new starting line-up for his side’s latest Guinness Pro12 encounter against Scarlets at the RDS this evening.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Cullen utilises squad against Scarlets

Change is the order of the day for Leinster head coach Leo Cullen, who has chosen a completely new starting line-up for his side’s latest Guinness Pro12 encounter against Scarlets at the RDS this evening.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Leinster bid to finish on high

Leinster’s turbulent season will come to an end in Murrayfield this afternoon, when Matt O’Connor’s side face Edinburgh in the final round of the Guinness Pro12 (3pm).

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Leinster in damp squib

Guinness Pro12

Sat, 09 May, 2015

Matt O’Connor bids to raise lowly Leinster spirits

“Business as usual” was the message yesterday as Matt O’Connor and Jamie Heaslip discussed Leinster’s Guinness PRO12 meeting with Benetton Treviso tonight, but the reality is that no-one can recall when the balance sheet looked so grim.

Fri, 08 May, 2015

Kingspan showdown a game-changer Guinness PRO12

An enormous game for both teams. So said Tommy Bowe earlier this week of tonight’s Guinness PRO12 meeting in Belfast between Ulster and Leinster.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2015

Leinster opt to keep star men under wraps

With their European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon just eight days away, Leinster coach Matt O’Connor has opted to wrap his star players in cotton wool for the province’s Guinness Pro12 encounter with Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade tomorrow.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2015

Madigan steers scrappy Leinster into semi-finals