Leinster Rugby

European Player of the Year: Josh van der Flier

The Leinster Rugby wing forward, Josh van der Flier, has rounded off an outstanding European season by being named EPCR European Player of the Year 2022.Van der Flier becomes the third Leinster player...

Leinster 21-24 La Rochelle: French side snatch first Champions Cup with late Retiere try

Leinster were in the ascendancy for the majority of the European Champions Cup final, but La Rochelle snatched victory at the death.     La Rochelle lifted their first ever European Champions...

Champions Cup Final: Leinster & La Rochelle Player Ratings

La Rochelle claim their maiden Champions Cup title defeating four time winners Leinster 21-24 in the final on Saturday.   It was Arthur Retiere who sealed the victory coming off the bench to score...

Le French Rugby Podcast | Wiaan Liebenberg & Going Out On Top

Intrigue ahead of final as O'Gara and Sexton are rivals once more

Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup final has no shortage of individual contests, but one if the most intriguing is the somewhat unorthodox one between Leinster flyhalf and captain Johnny Sexton and...

Press Conference | Leo Cullen, Johnny Sexton & James Ryan ahead of the Champions Cup Final.

Leinster unchanged from semi-final win over Toulouse

The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, has been named to face La Rochelle in the Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille tomorrow (KO 5.45 local/4.45pm Irish – LIVE on Virgin...

The Fijians and Samoans who could follow the likes of Piutau in trading test teams

On Friday, Tonga's head coach named his squad for the Pacific Nations Cup & World Cup Qualifier 2022 this July.     Included in his squad were the likes of Israel Folau, Charles...

Challenge Cup decider: Toulon and Lyon ready to lock horns

The Challenge Cup is set to culminate in an all-French affair as Lyon host Toulon at Stade Velodrome on Friday evening.    It will be Lyon’s first involvement in a European final in the...

Leinster and La Rochelle prepare for furious battle for Champions Cup title

The 2021-22 Champions Cup final is imminent and a fiery clash is on the cards, worthy of the occasion.     Leinster and La Rochelle will contest the cup at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille and,...