Q&A: Can television directors really decide which replays the rugby TMO sees?
Communication the key as the monitor-viewing official is only as good as the footage they’re provided with
Champions Cup
Leinster’s ability to rise from the canvas deserves the admiration of all rugby people
Victory against Bordeaux Bègles in the Champions Cup final would be a fitting reward for Leo Cullen’s team
Gordon D’Arcy: Champions Cup final will be the biggest match of Harry Byrne’s career
Next step for the Leinster outhalf is to become someone others look to in big games, relishing the pressure
Leo Cullen right to defend Leinster players who have given us everything
Supporters can be proud of a team that has reached yet another final
Gerry Thornley: Leinster and Ulster prepare for European finals from very different perspectives
History and expectation conspire to ensure provinces head to Bilbao in sharply contrasting fashion
Owen Doyle: End of TV director controlling what is shown on replay cannot come soon enough
Failure to show dangerous head contact on Alfie Barbeary meant Bordeaux culprit escaped possible red card
Champions Cup final will have independent TV director in charge
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan not happy with collision between Alfie Barbeary and Maxime Lucu
TV View: Ryle Nugent has a Dónal Óg moment as both indulge in chicken-counting
Cusack wonders out loud about ‘wobbly’ Limerick while Nugent is hushed by Toulon fightback against Leinster
Irish rugby fans prepare to descend on Bilbao as Leinster and Ulster chase glory
Leinster will face Bordeaux-Bègles in Champions Cup final after Ulster duel with Montpellier for the Challenge Cup
Bordeaux Bègles sink Bath to set up Champions Cup decider against Leinster
Defending champions scored five tries in a gripping contest against the English side in Bordeaux
Player watch: Tommy O’Brien influence looms large as Leinster withstand late Toulon surge
O’Brien’s impact central before cramp forces reshuffle as Leinster wobble late on
Inconsistent officiating on collisions is a massive bugbear for players and fans alike
Both Leinster and Toulon suffered and benefited from questionable decisions by officials
Leo Cullen praises players and vents frustration at perceived anti-Leinster agenda
Head coach also credits Toulon for staying in the game to the finish at the Aviva Stadium
Leinster hold off Toulon comeback to make Champions Cup final - as it happened
Leinster looked to be cruising before two Toulon tries set up nervy finale
Champions Cup: Leinster book ticket to Bilbao after holding off Toulon’s daring late comeback
Relief the main emotion as Leo Cullen’s side exorcise a few demons to make a record-extending ninth final
Leinster 29 Toulon 25: How the Leinster team rated at the Aviva Stadium
Tommy O’Brien and Andrew Porter two of the standout performers as Leinster book place in Champions Cup decider
Leinster have opportunity to purge Champions Cup demons against Toulon
Losing successive home semi-finals seems unthinkable, so the pressure is on the Irish province
Harry Byrne: ‘All I wanted to do was come back and compete, have a fair crack’
The 27-year-old discusses his bond with his brother Ross, his loan spell in Bristol and his determination to earn the opportunity coming his way on Saturday, when he is to start for Leinster against Toulon
Leinster v Toulon, Ulster v Exeter: TV details, team news, tickets
Both Irish provinces are at home in their European last-four encounters this weekend
Leinster are masters of the late show – is that a good or bad thing?
Sides of Leinster’s quality would prefer to end contests earlier than they have been doing so
Conor Murray: Leinster players need to channel Twickenham win to see off Toulon and make final
Two provinces in European finals would confirm a great season for Irish rugby
Andrew Porter returns to Leinster frontrow for Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon
Rieko Ioane named on the left wing with Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw partnered at centre
Leinster out to heal Champions Cup trauma; and is Aviva Stadium fatigue creeping in?
The Counter Ruck podcast: Ulster’s opportunity in the Challenge Cup
Matt Williams: Benetton defeat did Leinster a big favour ahead of Toulon
French visitors are dangerous because they have nothing to lose
Gaël Dréan: The Toulon winger posing a major threat to Leinster
Dréan, anecdotally quicker than soccer star Kylian Mbappé, will face Leinster at the Aviva on Saturday
Ben White: ‘Irish players are very connected. It’s probably one of their biggest strengths’
The Toulon and Scotland scrumhalf is very familiar with the Leinster squad, having played against many of them as recently as this year’s Six Nations
Leinster put Benetton defeat behind them and take Buddhist approach to Toulon clash
Province contending with several injury concerns ahead of Champions Cup semi-final
James Lowe back in training as Leinster will wait and see on Furlong’s fitness ahead of Toulon clash
Province say several international players will be assessed before team is named for Champions Cup semi-final
Conor Murray: Win over Ulster can help Munster redefine their troubled season
URC clash could alter picture of entire campaign for both provinces and their players
Max Deegan to miss Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final after two-game ban for Ulster red card
Backrower was dismissed for a challenge on Werner Kok during Leinster’s win over Ulster in Belfast
Conor Murray: Noel McNamara coaches Europe’s best attack – the IRFU could benefit some day
Coaches such as McNamara, Ronan O’Gara and Felix Jones should be top of the list whenever Irish provinces are hiring
Owen Doyle: Someone needs to have a word with some of these referees – and their critics
The great official Francis Palmade showed how it should be done, with help from Marcel Marceau
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