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…
Three Irish provinces on the dance card for URC quarter-final fandango – The Irish Times
And then there were eight – including three Irish provinces: Leinster, Munster and Connacht – on the URC’s…
Joe McCarthy claims hat-trick as 10-try Leinster secure second place in URC table – The Irish Times
URC: Leinster 68 Ospreys 14 A hat-trick of tries from Joe McCarthy was the highlight at the Aviva…
URC final day playoff permutations and Champions Cup qualification explainer – The Irish Times
Although Connacht have secured a place in the URC playoffs by dint of their 26-5 bonus-point win away…
URC permutations: How Irish teams can make that crucial top-eight placing – The Irish Times
And then there were nine. When Italian Andrea Piardi blows the final whistle on Saturday night at Thomond…