Noel McNamara lined up to succeed Leo Cullen as Leinster head coach – The Irish Times
Bordeaux Bègles backs coach Noel McNamara is tipped to succeed Leo Cullen as head coach when the latter…
Leinster forced to consider reboot after mounting catalogue of near misses – The Irish Times
Last Tuesday in a cafe in Ballsbridge, Andy Farrell and the entire Irish coaching staff could be seen…
Conor Murray: All is not lost for Leinster – The Irish Times
Get out of bed. Put one foot in front of the other. Hop in the car. Drive to…
Gordon D’Arcy: Can Leinster’s coaching group unlock what this squad is capable of achieving? – The Irish Times
You are what you repeatedly do. Saturday in Bilbao was an illustration of this as the performances of…
Gerry Thornley: A deflating and damaging weekend for Leinster, Ulster and Irish rugby – The Irish Times
The Bordeaux Bègles players stayed on in Bilbao after retaining the Champions Cup on Saturday. Judging by their…
Owen Doyle: Referees get an armchair ride as Leinster and Ulster crash and burn – The Irish Times
QED – quod erat demonstrandum. Reflections of days at school remind me of how satisfying it was to…
Leinster blitzed by Bordeaux Bègles as they suffer deflating Champions Cup final defeat – The Irish Times
Champions Cup final: Leinster 19 Bordeaux Bègles 41 On a sobering weekend for Irish rugby at the hands…
Leinster v Bordeaux Bègles live updates: Follow the action in Champions Cup final – The Irish Times
Champions Cup final: Leinster 7 Bordeaux Bègles 14 22 mins: Fine margins for Leinster, Keenan’s fingertip the difference…
Leinster need to find Champions Cup performance for the ages to dethrone Bordeaux Bègles – The Irish Times
Champions Cup final: Leinster v Bordeaux Bègles, Saturday, San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, 2.45pm (Live on Premier Sports 1…
Ian Madigan: ‘I’m not emotionally detached. Leinster is my boyhood club. I want them to win’ – The Irish Times
Reflecting on his one season with Bordeaux-Bègles, Ian Madigan says there were some exceptional highs and lows. The…
Conor Murray: Nienaber’s Springbok defence may not matter against all-out Bordeaux attack – The Irish Times
I had barely heard of Jacques Nienaber when Munster appointed him in 2016. He was Rassie Erasmus’s right…
Garry Ringrose: Fine margins will decide Leinster’s fate in final against Bordeaux-Bègles – The Irish Times
Traditions are important when it comes to a final. The set piece took on a familiar format. A…