Champions Cup fixtures for Irish teams confirmed Leinster and Connacht will begin their Heineken Champions Cup campaigns at home against Bath and Stade Francais, respectively. Rugby • 10 Sep
World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe to make Toulon switch South Africa wing Cheslin Kolbe is joining Toulon from fellow French giants Toulouse, the Top 14 club has announced. Rugby • 27 Aug
Irish provinces' Champions Cup pool opponents confirmed Leinster have been paired with Bath and Montpellier, while Munster will face matches against Wasps and Castres as the four Irish provinces' Heineken Champions Cup ... Rugby • 21 Jul
Champions Cup format confirmed for next season The format and qualifier rankings for next season's Heineken Champions Cup have been finalised with Leinster and Munster confirmed as the top two ranked sides ... Rugby • 28 Jun
All four Irish provinces confirmed for Champions Cup All four Irish provinces will be among the new United Rugby Championship's eight representatives in next season's Heineken Champions Cup. Rugby • 16 Jun
RTÉ Rugby Podcast: Up-and-coming Irish & Champions Cup Donal Lenihan and Jonny Holland join Hugh Cahill on this week's RTÉ Rugby Podcast to review the Heineken Champions Cup final between winners Toulouse and ... Rugby • 26 May
O'Gara embodies the transition from player to coach Much like his playing days, Jonny Holland is sure there were a lot of learnings for Ronan O'Gara after first loss in a Champions Cup ... Rugby • 25 May
Toulouse edge 14-man La Rochelle for fifth European Cup Toulouse broke fellow French club La Rochelle's resilience to claim a record-extending fifth Champions Cup title with a 22-17 victory after their opponents played more ... Rugby • 22 May
Gibbes: La Rochelle can benefit from ROG experience Jono Gibbes has hailed the influence of Ronan O'Gara on La Rochelle as they prepare for a debut Heineken Champions Cup final appearance. Rugby • 21 May
Prendergast backs La Rochelle in European final Mike Prendergast tells RTÉ's Game On that La Rochelle can claim a first ever European title in tomorrow's Champions Cup final. Rugby • 21 May
Toulouse face major challenge from O'Gara's debutants Toulouse face a major challenge against the power of La Rochelle's pack as they bid for a record-extending fifth European Cup title in an all-French ... Rugby • 20 May
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Connacht form and refs' performance The panel review the weekend's Rainbow Cup action. Rugby • 19 May
My losing experience may help La Rochelle - O'Gara Ronan O'Gara hopes that his first experience of a Heineken Champions Cup final takes some of the pressure off La Rochelle ahead of Saturday's decider ... Rugby • 19 May
Lancaster: South African beef can't come quickly enough The Rainbow Cup got off to a false start this year but the introduction of the South African teams can't come soon enough for Leinster, ... Rugby • 04 May
Best: Irish provinces need stronger domestic league Rory Best feels stronger domestic league competition is needed for the Irish provinces to be properly tuned up for the latter stages of European competition. Rugby • 03 May
La Rochelle second-half salvo worrying for Irish rugby The manner in which La Rochelle went in to the second half of the Heineken Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday is worrying for both Leinster ... Rugby • 04 May
'Gutted' Leinster left to rue missed chances Leinster captain Luke McGrath felt his side didn't convert enough of their early pressure into points as they bowed out of the Heineken Champions Cup ... Rugby • 02 May
Recap: La Rochelle power past Leinster Relive the action from Stade Marcel-Deflandre as Leinster faced Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle for a place in the Champions Cup final. Rugby • 02 May
Leinster come up short as O'Gara's La Rochelle prevail Leinster's dream of a fifth Heineken Champions Cup success ended at the semi-final stage in France as La Rochelle ran out 32-23 winners. Rugby • 02 May
Cullen hails O'Gara journey ahead of La Rochelle clash Leinster boss Leo Cullen says he is "definitely" interested in working abroad at some stage of his career. Rugby • 02 May
Toulouse too good for Bordeaux in Champions semi-final Toulouse are into their first Heineken Champions Cup final in 11 years after beating Bordeaux-Begles 21-9 in the semi-final. Rugby • 01 May
'In many ways, the players are more in sync with Ross' Leo Cullen has full faith that Ross Byrne can step up to the plate once more in Johnny Sexton's absence. Rugby • 01 May
Leinster recall big guns for La Rochelle showdown Leinster have named 15 Irish internationals in their starting team to face La Rochelle in Sunday's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final. Rugby • 01 May
La Rochelle v Leinster: All You Need to Know Find out all the details as Leinster take on La Rochelle for a place in the Heineken Champions Cup final in Twickenham. Rugby • 02 May
Twickenham to host Champions Cup final Twickenham will host the Heineken Champions and Challenge Cup finals, with a limited number of fans set to attend. Rugby • 30 Apr
