Connacht’s nightmare before Christmas leaves them needing a quick recovery
Defeat to Dragons a sobering experience, but the other provinces have reasons to be positive
Leo Cullen
Leinster looking to make up lost ground as Ulster come a calling with big ambitions
Leo Cullen’s side are five points behind Ulster in the table after mixed start to URC title defence
Leo Cullen admits Leinster ‘not where we want to be’ after grinding out Leicester win
Head coach launched strong defence of his players following game at Welford Road
Harry Byrne to start for Leinster against Leicester as Leo Cullen rings changes
All Black Rieko Ioane will make his first start for the province in Champions Cup game
Leinster prepare for Leicester test in Champions Cup as James Lowe returns
Coach Leo Cullen balances optimism and concern as key players recover and others face fitness doubts
Caelan Doris looks to draw on hurt as Leinster set about banishing Champions Cup demons
Past pain should ‘catapult us forward’, says Leinster captain
A tale of two provinces: Leinster ‘up and running’ but Munster given harsh reality check
Leo Cullen’s men benefited from return of key players to get Champions Cup off to a winning start
Leo Cullen looks to positives from mixed Leinster performance against Harlequins
Leinster head coach happy with seven tries in Champions Cup game
Buoyed by All Black arrival, Leinster must view Harlequins clash as chance to hit stride
Rieko Ioane expected to make debut from the bench against depleted English team
Leo Cullen looking forward to seeing Rieko Ioane’s impact at Leinster
Irish province suffer several injuries from international games
Ross Byrne doesn’t regret Leinster exit, but shoots down ‘narrative’ about his shortcomings
Expectations are more modest at Gloucester, where the outhalf is still chasing a first victory
Leinster are paying the price for their dominance
If supplying players to Ireland is the goal, Leinster’s list of absentees represents mission accomplished
Matt Williams: Ireland’s ageing profile is a concern ahead of Autumn Internationals
Against Munster, we saw signs that members of this wonderful generation of Leinster and Irish players are nearing their end
Owen Doyle: Why are we persisting with Mike Adamson and his perplexing decisions?
Referee’s performance in Connacht game was not up to the required standard
Superbly combative Munster win leaves Leinster with pocketful of regret
Munster were worthy winners after thrashing Leinster 31-14 at Croke Park on Saturday
Several Ireland players in race to make Tuesday’s flight to Chicago after bruising weekend
Mack Hansen left Dexcom Stadium in a moon boot on Friday, while Jack Conan and Tommy O’Brien missed Leinster’s loss to Munster
Leo Cullen says his Leinster side ‘just not battle-hardened at the moment’
‘You’ve got to understand, to get to the pitch of a game, you’ve got to play some games’
Jamison Gibson-Park: No quarter given in battle of the scrumhalves
After Leinster and Munster clash, Gibson-Park will be first-choice scrumhalf for Ireland-NZ Test in Chicago
Leinster and Munster name much-changed sides for Croke Park derby
Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley both start at outhalf
Leinster to play home European pool games at the Aviva Stadium
Leo Cullen’s side will take on Harlequins on December 6th while Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle arrive on January 10th
How are Leinster and Munster stacking up ahead of their first meeting of the season?
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Positives from Sharks win but Leinster want to be ‘hell of a lot better’, says Leo Cullen
Leinster registered their first win of the new URC season against the Sharks at the Aviva
Matt Williams: As Leinster enter a turbulent season, can they steady their defence?
Province may not top the URC for entire season, but that might not be a bad thing for Leo Cullen’s side
Rónan Kelleher well rested and setting his sights on Sharks in Leinster return
Hooker back in the fold to help province in bid for first URC win of the season
Leinster look to returning Lions to finally get them purring against Sharks
Defending champions are second from bottom in the URC table after losing opening two matches
Other Irish provinces get a head start on Leinster
Connacht, Munster and Ulster make strong starts to campaigns
URC champions Leinster must come out fighting against Bulls, says McBryde
Blues know they need to bounce back in Pretoria after 35-0 defeat to Stormers
Leinster blown away by the Stormers on chastening night for champions in Cape Town
It could have been worse for Leo Cullen’s side as home side wasted opportunities in first half
Provincial rugby preview: Predictions, prospects and players to watch as new season kicks off
Leinster and Munster will expect a tilt at glory in URC and Champions Cup, but Connacht and Ulster can hope to progress
‘We are not entitled to trophies’: Jacques Nienaber and Leinster taking nothing for granted
‘We must keep on chasing evolution, understanding, and getting better as a group’
Hugo Keenan ruled out until new year after undergoing hip surgery
Joe McCarthy won’t be available for first block of Leinster games while Caelan Doris could return in November
Matt Williams: Lions can’t afford to be infected by Irish rugby’s sense of entitlement against resurgent Australia
Wallabies have made significant progress since the disaster of World Cup 2023
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