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…
Ulster and Leinster finals to take place amid extreme heat warning in Spain – The Irish Times
Leinster and Ulster will have to deal with an early summer heatwave in northern Spain if they are…
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…
‘We’re going to have to put in a big defensive effort’: Adam Coleman relishing Leinster test – The Irish Times
Bordeaux-Bègles and Adam Coleman took a chance on one another in the summer of 2023. The Tasmanian-born secondrow…
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster’s chances of Champions Cup success lie largely with two players – The Irish Times
I still remember, vividly, the first time I truly understood the feeling of losing. It was the opening…
From soccer town to rugby country, the rise of Bordeaux Bègles is no ordinary success story – The Irish Times
This month marks the 30th anniversary of FC Girondins Bordeaux reaching the Uefa Cup final, where they lost…
Gordon D’Arcy: Watching Leinster at pitch level with the under-10s gave me new perspective – The Irish Times
Sitting in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening surrounded by Lansdowne under-10s provided me with a different perspective…
Ulster fans booed the referee, but he got the penalty try decision right – The Irish Times
Ravenhill, that great old ground, has hosted many famous tussles. Ireland secured the Grand Slam there in 1948,…
Champions Cup final will be the biggest match of Harry Byrne’s career – The Irish Times
Leinster are in a Champions Cup final. Let that statement land for a moment, because it’s been lost…
‘Big weekend’ looms for Irish rugby but Leinster and Ulster are in very different places – The Irish Times
As Richie Murphy was quick to observe, having two provinces in the respective European finals ensures “a big,…