LEINSTER AND IRELAND forwards Jack Conan and Ryan Baird will remain with their native province after new deals for the duo were confirmed on Tuesday.
Conan will stay with Leinster until at least the end of next season, while Baird will also extend his tenure having previously renewed as recently as last May.
The eastern province have also confirmed that wing Andrew Osborne has signed his first professional deal with the Blues.
As is their policy, Leinster did not disclose the length of these new contracts but Conan was understood to be in the final months of his existing deal.
After two starts and a couple of impressive cameos for Ireland during the Six Nations, the 32-year-old has signed on for his province’s 2025/26 campaign.
Conan, a Test Lion in 2021, has made 160 appearances for Leinster since his debut against Cardiff in February 2014, scoring 34 tries.
A native of Bray, Co. Wicklow, the former St Gerard’s student has gone on to earn 51 caps for his country
Conan was one of two uncapped players included in Ireland’s extended squad for the 2015 Six Nations but didn’t make his Test debut until a World Cup warm-up against Scotland the following summer.
He didn’t make Ireland’s World Cup squad for 2015, however, and didn’t feature again for Joe Schmidt’s national side until 2017.
Conan has since become a mainstay in Ireland matchday squads when fit, and started all three Lions Tests in South Africa during the delayed tour of 2021.
Baird, a lock-back row hybrid, has played 77 times for Leinster since his debut against Ulster in April 2019, scoring 12 tries.
The 25-year-old Dubliner, a St Michael’s College graduate, made his debut for Ireland off the bench against Italy during the 2021 Six Nations and has earned 26 further caps in the four years since.
With 7⃣7⃣ Leinster Rugby caps already to his name, we're set to see plenty more of Ryan Baird in blue as he has signed a new contract with the province. 🔥#NeverLessThanEverythingpic.twitter.com/FffCzZvw2R
Academy wing Osborne, the younger brother of provincial teammate and Ireland international Jamie Osborne, has enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2024/25, dotting down four times in his eight appearances (six starts).
The Naas RFC product, 21, was a member of the Ireland U20s Grand Slam-winning team in 2022, scoring a try on his debut against Scotland at Glasgow’s Scotstoun Stadium.
He repeated that trick on his senior debut for Leinster in Round 12 of the URC last season, away to Zebre.
Chay Mullins scoring a try for Connacht away to Perpignan in the Challenge Cup. Dan Sheridan / INPHO
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Elsewhere, Connacht have confirmed that wing Chay Mullins and back row Oisín McCormack have signed new deals in Galway.
Former Bristol Bear and Ireland U20 Mullins has made six appearances for Pete Wilkins’ side this season, all of them starts, and scored three tries.
The 23-year-old Bristolian, who is Irish-qualified through a grandmother from Cavan and a grandfather from Meath, has represented Ireland in the Sevens code and signed a pro deal with Connacht in May of last year.
McCormack, 24, played with Ireland U20s a year before Mullins in 2021. The Galway native has made two Challenge Cup appearances off the bench for Connacht in the last two seasons after an injury-ravaged start to his professional career.
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Jack Conan and Ryan Baird sign new deals with Leinster
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LEINSTER AND IRELAND forwards Jack Conan and Ryan Baird will remain with their native province after new deals for the duo were confirmed on Tuesday.
Conan will stay with Leinster until at least the end of next season, while Baird will also extend his tenure having previously renewed as recently as last May.
The eastern province have also confirmed that wing Andrew Osborne has signed his first professional deal with the Blues.
As is their policy, Leinster did not disclose the length of these new contracts but Conan was understood to be in the final months of his existing deal.
After two starts and a couple of impressive cameos for Ireland during the Six Nations, the 32-year-old has signed on for his province’s 2025/26 campaign.
Conan, a Test Lion in 2021, has made 160 appearances for Leinster since his debut against Cardiff in February 2014, scoring 34 tries.
A native of Bray, Co. Wicklow, the former St Gerard’s student has gone on to earn 51 caps for his country
Conan was one of two uncapped players included in Ireland’s extended squad for the 2015 Six Nations but didn’t make his Test debut until a World Cup warm-up against Scotland the following summer.
He didn’t make Ireland’s World Cup squad for 2015, however, and didn’t feature again for Joe Schmidt’s national side until 2017.
Conan has since become a mainstay in Ireland matchday squads when fit, and started all three Lions Tests in South Africa during the delayed tour of 2021.
Baird, a lock-back row hybrid, has played 77 times for Leinster since his debut against Ulster in April 2019, scoring 12 tries.
The 25-year-old Dubliner, a St Michael’s College graduate, made his debut for Ireland off the bench against Italy during the 2021 Six Nations and has earned 26 further caps in the four years since.
Academy wing Osborne, the younger brother of provincial teammate and Ireland international Jamie Osborne, has enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2024/25, dotting down four times in his eight appearances (six starts).
The Naas RFC product, 21, was a member of the Ireland U20s Grand Slam-winning team in 2022, scoring a try on his debut against Scotland at Glasgow’s Scotstoun Stadium.
He repeated that trick on his senior debut for Leinster in Round 12 of the URC last season, away to Zebre.
Elsewhere, Connacht have confirmed that wing Chay Mullins and back row Oisín McCormack have signed new deals in Galway.
Former Bristol Bear and Ireland U20 Mullins has made six appearances for Pete Wilkins’ side this season, all of them starts, and scored three tries.
The 23-year-old Bristolian, who is Irish-qualified through a grandmother from Cavan and a grandfather from Meath, has represented Ireland in the Sevens code and signed a pro deal with Connacht in May of last year.
McCormack, 24, played with Ireland U20s a year before Mullins in 2021. The Galway native has made two Challenge Cup appearances off the bench for Connacht in the last two seasons after an injury-ravaged start to his professional career.
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