SSports Read More Munster face crunch Champions Cup duel with Castres while Leinster eye top-four seeding – The Irish TimesJanuary 12, 2026 Whereas Leinster have moved clear of Pool 3 in the Champions Cup and can secure at least a…
SSports Read More Winners and losers as ‘benchmark performance’ eclipsed by ‘on-the-road yellows’January 12, 2026 Following Toulon’s 27-25 Investec Champions Cup win over Munster at Stade Mayol, here are our winners and losers.…
HHeadlines Read More Toulon deny Munster at the death in ferocious Champions Cup battle – The Irish TimesJanuary 12, 2026 Champions Cup group stage: Toulon 27 Munster 25 Nobody can accuse Munster of not leaving it all on…
SSports Read More Jack Willis ‘a thorn in the side’January 12, 2026 Following Toulouse’s 20-14 defeat to Saracens in round three of the Investec Champions Cup, here is how we…
HHeadlines Read More Toulouse shocked by Saracens as Bordeaux thrash Northampton – The Irish TimesJanuary 12, 2026 Northampton were brought back down to earth after they suffered a 50-28 loss away to Champions Cup holders…
HHeadlines Read More Leinster’s Harry Byrne on nailing match-winning kick – The Irish TimesJanuary 11, 2026 Harry Byrne hasn’t enjoyed the smoothest or most linear of careers at Leinster but he has surely never…
SSports Read More Leinster beat La Rochelle in classic thanks to Harry Byrne’s late kick – The Irish TimesJanuary 11, 2026 Leinster beat La Rochelle in classic thanks to Harry Byrne’s late kick The Irish TimesHarry Byrne the hero as…
SSports Read More Drawing a line after humiliation against Toulouse and preparing for LeinsterJanuary 10, 2026 EACH week there’s too great a lunge. Two backwards, one forward. We build continuity, then injuries and international…
SSports Read More ‘Evening to forget’ for ‘multi-talented’ starJanuary 10, 2026 Bath defeated Castres Olympique in the third round of the Investec Champions Cup in a physical encounter on…
SSports Read More Bringing Sexton into a column about O’Gara is an easy trap to fall into – The Irish TimesJanuary 9, 2026 After last season’s victory by the visitors at Stade Marcel Deflandre, there was a rap on the door…
HHeadlines Read More Josh van der Flier has his homework done for latest La Rochelle exam – The Irish TimesJanuary 9, 2026 Josh van der Flier grabs a chair and places a blue hardback notebook on the table. A guesstimate…
IIreland Read More Ex-Ireland boss slams Jacques Nienaber’s Leinster influenceJanuary 8, 2026 Jacques Nienaber has had a negative impact on this Leinster side since arriving in 2023, according to ex-Ireland…