Leo Cullen kicks for touch on James Lowe’s Leinster future
‘James will come out in terms of his own individual situation, so it’s not really right for me to comment’
Leinster Rugby
James Lowe becomes record try-scorer as Leinster maul Lions to set up Stormers semi-final
Winger becomes the record try-scorer in Leinster history at the end of a week where his future at the province was cast in doubt
Player safety getting left behind in top-level rugby
No good can come from absence of the bunker system in European competitions
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Nobody can say I haven’t put my body on the line for this Leinster team’
We’re in Bilbao airport and I'm suddenly thinking, how am I going to face Sorcha when I get home? Maybe I'll check into Fitzpatrick's for a few days
Leinster forced to consider reboot after mounting catalogue of near misses
Former players wonder if the coaching ticket is giving team the best chance of landing Holy Grail
What Irish rugby can learn from France
Ireland need to consider expansion and finding a way to tap into the cultural zeitgeist to increase funds and playing numbers
James Lowe to leave Leinster at the end of the season
Winger to leave Leinster after nine seasons with the province
Motivation will be Leinster’s biggest obstacle in URC quarter-final against the Lions
Leo Cullen has made eight changes to his starting 15 in bid to bounce back from Champions Cup final defeat
Conor Murray: All is not lost for Leinster
Leo Cullen’s side need to tap into the same emotions that won them the URC last season
‘There’s no benefit in hiding away from any of this’: Leo Cullen ready for Leinster review
Head coach committed to the job at hand ahead of URC quarter-final against Lions
Matt Williams: Leo Cullen helps make Leinster amazing, but big changes are needed under him
After the latest Champions Cup final defeat, another catastrophic failure lies ahead without tactical overhauls
Sam Prendergast and James Lowe return to Leinster team to play Lions
Eight changes to team that starts Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux
View from South Africa: Lions lie in wait armed with Bordeaux’s blueprint for Leinster
Munster face an uphill challenge against the Bulls at altitude
‘There’s still a trophy there to be won’: Andrew Porter turns focus to URC crown
Leinster look to bounce back from Bordeaux heartache in Lions quarter-final
‘You’ve got to take the learnings, even when they’re tough’: Leinster moving on quickly from Champions Cup heartbreak
Leo Cullen’s side turn their focus to URC quarter-final against the Lions
Gordon D’Arcy: Can Leinster’s coaching group unlock what this squad is capable of achieving?
After a fifth Champions Cup final defeat, the conversation about what comes next will not go away
Ciarán Frawley explains why he’s leaving Leinster for Connacht
Frawley says consistent game time and reunion with Stuart Lancaster shaped decision to leave province
Gerry Thornley: A deflating and damaging weekend for Leinster, Ulster and Irish rugby
Irish provinces have never seemed farther away from a Champions Cup win
Owen Doyle: Referees get an armchair ride as Leinster and Ulster crash and burn
Discipline, defence and breakdown decisions shape European deciders for Leinster and Ulster
The Monk does a bunk as true-blue Daniel Ennis elevated to the Dáil
Byelection marked a tough day for the big parties, and particularly Fine Gael rugby fan Neale Richmond, with Leinster also trounced
Why Leinster’s defence unravelled in Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux-Bègles
Fast ruck ball and dominant collisions prevented Jacques Nienaber’s system from taking hold
How Leinster respond to another Champions Cup final blow is now the defining question
Clare man Noel McNamara helps Bordeaux Bègles dismantle Leinster as familiar questions return after another final defeat
Denis Walsh: Paywalls in GAA coverage make sense, our sense of entitlement does not
Subscriptions have become part of everyday consumption, but the GAA is still being forced to explain itself
Gerry Thornley: Leinster beaten decisively by Bordeaux on bruising weekend for Irish rugby
Second-half resolve offered little consolation as a ruthless Bordeaux side dismantled Leinster’s Champions Cup dream in Bilbao
Joey Carbery set for Leinster return, Ulster had eyes on the wrong prize: What we learned from the European finals
Defeats for Leinster and Ulster in Bilbao leaves Irish rugby with some food for thought
‘The downward spiral continues’: French media reacts to Bordeaux rout of Leinster
‘The trauma will be difficult for this ageing Irish province to overcome’
‘We’ve got a lot of strength to keep coming back’: Leinster vow to go again after Bordeaux defeat
Leinster keep the faith despite fifth final defeat in eight seasons
Leinster face the frightful thought that Bordeaux’s best may be yet to come
Kerry and Donegal come to blows in Killarney while Irish netminders shine in London
Leinster well beaten by Bordeaux Bègles in Champions Cup final – as it happened
Leo Cullen’s side second best in Bilbao with Bielle-Biarrey and Lucu starring for Bordeaux
Leinster blitzed by Bordeaux Bègles as they suffer deflating Champions Cup final defeat
The gulf between the two sides will be concerning for Irish province as Bordeaux Bègles defended their title
Leinster abandoned by precision and fortune as Champions Cup hopes collapse
Half-time deficit left Leinster in need of a miracle that never look likely
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