Leinster pleased with response to 'kick up the arse' from Connacht
Hugo Keenan and co. notched a bonus-point win against Ulster and denied the visitors anything.
Hugo Keenan and co. notched a bonus-point win against Ulster and denied the visitors anything.
The defending champions’ 26-game unbeaten run in the Pro14 came to an end on Saturday against Connacht.
The Leinster head coach is a student of several sports, not just rugby and has carried those lessons into his coaching manual.
33-year-old prop Cian Healy wins his 100th cap for Ireland in Paris this evening.
Dan Leavy said his knee ‘felt perfect’ as he completed his long-awaited comeback for Leinster.
Dan Leavy nearly grabbed a late try as he made his Leinster comeback at the RDS.
Leo Cullen’s men hammered a poor Zebre side at the RDS, scoring nine tries in total.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined for 19 months after a horrific knee injury.
The province were recently crowned Pro14 champions for the third successive season.
The out-half was replaced after just 23 minutes of the win against the Dragons.
Leinster are still recovering psychologically from their European defeat – but Dan Leavy and Tadhg Furlong’s recovery from injury is gathering pace.
Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster will be self-critical in reviewing their side’s defeat to Saracens.
The province’s head coach didn’t believe his team were physically overpowered by the English side’s pack.
Leinster boss Leo Cullen had major regrets over his side’s first-half showing against Saracens.
It’s been 16 months and zero defeats since Leinster faced Mark McCall’s European champions. They’re eager to avenge the result in Newcastle.
Man of the match Josh van der Flier explains why Leinster’s players decided to ask retiring heroes Rob Kearney and Fergus McFadden to lift the Pro14 trophy.
The Leinster head coach couldn’t help but think of the players he couldn’t fit into his matchday 23 for tomorrow’s final
Leinster looked to be going nowhere in January 2016 when they were hammered 51-10 by Wasps. Unbeaten this season, they are four games away from becoming rugby’s Invincibles.
A second double in three years is on the cards after Leinster moved past Munster in Friday’s Pro14 semi-final.
Leinster coach admits only the purist could have enjoyed last night’s low score bore.
Leo Cullen said Devin Toner was back in the starting XV for his lineout nous.
The 22-year-old Skerries man was excellent in Leinster’s victory over Ulster.
Leinster boss Leo Cullen also outlined the thinking behind picking Caelan Doris at blindside flanker.
Leinster boss Leo Cullen revealed that the second row is already running and lifting weights.
Leo Cullen’s men will be looking to pick up where they left off when rugby resumes.
The Leinster wing will be eligible from this November.
With Jack Conan and Dan Leavy back in the mix, the province will have serious depth.
The Leinster head coach would be open to playing inter-pro games behind closed doors.
Max Deegan, James Lowe, and Scott Fardy have racked up the most minutes in the squad.
The 20-year-old looked a dominant figure as Leinster dismantled their title rivals.
The Leinster head coach sees no reason to lose faith in Ireland’s 34-year-old out-half.
The Pro14 champions meet last year’s runners-up tomorrow and Cullen is not looking far beyond that.
Leo Cullen has rung the changes for tomorrow’s clash with the Ospreys.
Leinster’s returning international quintet played their part in securing another win for the province at the RDS on Saturday.
Leo Cullen has made four changes to his starting XV, all of them coming in the pack.
The hooker made an impact in Thomond Park last night after working his way back from a neck injury.
The versatile full-back’s form will please Andy Farrell ahead of his first Six Nations as Ireland head coach.
The province scored seven tries for the second week running, but the head coach was annoyed by the chances they left behind.
The province are expected to make it 11 wins in a row when they take on Northampton Saints at the Aviva Stadium.
The Leinster out-half is seeing a specialist in the UK as he battles a knee ligament injury.