RG Snyman: Leinster lock happy to stay another year with the province
Springbok has been one of Leinster’s star performers after arriving from Munster this season
Champions Cup
Gordon D’Arcy: As an ex-pro, to see players not bothered is sobering
It is a privilege to play professional sport; you never know how long it will last and I think it is time players reminded themselves of that fact
Munster dust themselves down for another daunting assignment
Defence coach Denis Leamy knows another heroic display will be required against Bordeaux if the visitors are to progress
Champions Cup quarter-finals: TV details, kick-off times, team news and more
Leinster and Munster are in action at the weekend as they chase a possible all-Irish final in Cardiff
Josh Wycherley likely to start for Munster as they target more away day glory
Hamstring victim Jeremy Loughman unlikely to face Bordeaux Bègles but better news concerning Thaakir Abrahams
Leinster have sold almost 20,000 tickets for Glasgow clash so far
More than 55,000 people attended the previous round against Harlequins at Croke Park
English clubs’ European debacle illustrates growing French and Irish strength
Four Premiership clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve further
Munster saved the Champions Cup’s round of 16 weekend
The province will bring plenty of colour as well as variety, and even a little madness to the last eight
Munster keen to back up tight victory over La Rochelle with further success
Captain Tadhg Beirne clear on one thing: epic victory will not matter unless win achieved against Bordeaux Bègles
Ruthless Leinster show a darker side to their personality
Glasgow Warriors on Friday night in the Champions Cup quarter-finals will be a different challenge to Harlequins
Rhapsody in blue as Leinster attack finally fires on all cylinders
Tyler Bleyendaal can take a lot of credit for the lovely shape and potency of Leinster’s attacking display
Leo Cullen highlights Glasgow’s away form in big games ahead of Friday night quarter-final
Harlequins coach Danny Wilson heaps praise on Leinster after he admits his side ‘were completely blown away’
Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Toulouse’s Champions Cup match
Stricken army captain was dangling 30 metres up at the Stadium de Toulouse
Munster roadshow moves on to quarter-final showdown with Bordeaux Bègles next Saturday
Leinster will host Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium next Friday night
Bordeaux Bègles set up Munster quarter-final after comfortable win over Ulster
Northern province put in a spirited display but the French side were always in cruise control at home
‘I was thinking ‘that little f**ker’ - Ronan O’Gara sees irony in Jack Crowley’s drop goal
‘I’ve seen a lot of good drop goals but that’s a top-class one’
Bordeaux Bègles v Ulster: Murphy reshuffles province for tough Champions Cup test
French club trimmed Ulster 40-19 in Belfast in pool stage of tournament
Champions Cup round-up: Leinster to play Glasgow Warriors after they thrashed Leicester
Toulon and Castres book places in the last eight
Munster’s Ian Costello: ‘We want three more performances like this’
Head coach praises Jack Crowley’s drop goal that nobody saw coming
La Rochelle 24 Munster 25 FT as it happened: Munster beat La Rochelle by a point in classic
Jack Crowley scores crucial drop goal as Casey, Coombes and Smith score tries in famous victory
Munster roll back the years with epic road victory over La Rochelle
Visitors upset the odds to send Ronan O’Gara’s side out on memorable evening
Leinster 62 Harlequins 0 (FT): Cullen’s men put visitors to the sword in Champions Cup last 16
Follow all the action from Croke Park in the last 16 of the European competition
Josh van der Flier credits opening defensive stand as vital to Leinster’s big win
Irish flanker capped a man of the match display with a try at Croke Park
Leinster run in 10 tries as Harlequins hollowed out at Croke Park
Leo Cullen’s side now face a quarter-final next Friday night at the Aviva Stadium
Leinster’s ball-carrying edge should win the day over Harlequins
The visitors’ ambition likely to wither in the face of Leinster’s aggressive line speed
La Rochelle v Munster: Ronan O’Gara’s side lie in wait at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Ronan O’Gara has performed something of a coaching miracle at La Rochelle in guiding the club to their first major trophies
Joey Carbery enjoying the good life in France both on and off the pitch
Carbery making a 13th start at outhalf against Ulster in Sunday’s Champions Cup round of 16 tie
Andy Dunne: ‘I was given more opportunity at Harlequins than I ever was at Leinster’
The Dubliner is neutral on Saturday’s Champions Cup match but says he will be fascinated to watch what he describes as a ‘culture clash’
Champions Cup Last 16: TV details, kick-off times, team news and more
Leinster, Ulster and Munster are in action at the weekend in the first knockout round
Leinster bolstered by returning Ireland internationals for Harlequins Croke Park showdown
Connacht make five changes ahead of Cardiff Challenge Cup game
Watch out Lions, Australia have got their act together
People who want to put rugby behind a TV paywall would do well to learn from Australia
Munster’s Jean Kleyn ‘enjoying being a rugby player again’ after career-threatening condition
Munster lock says Saturday’s clash with La Rochelle ‘feels the way the European Cup used to feel’
Rugby analysis: The stats say La Rochelle are no longer the sum of their parts
Munster can take hope from the fact that Ronan O’Gara’s men have struggled to hit the heights this season both in defence and attack
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