Henshaw: Lions braced for Springboks backlash Robbie Henshaw says the British and Irish Lions are ready for South Africa's backlash when they attempt to clinch the series against the world champions ... Rugby • 01 Aug
Highly rated Leinster coach Hogan moves to Scarlets Highly rated Leinster coach Hugh Hogan has left the province Leinster Rugby after eight and a half years to take up a role as defence ... Rugby • 22 Jul
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
De Barra steps up to take charge of Leinster Women Phil de Barra has been appointed as the new head coach of the Leinster Rugby Women's team, replacing Ben Armstrong at the helm. Rugby • 14 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
McNamara leaves Leinster for assistant role with Sharks Noel McNamara is leaving his role as Leinster Academy manager to become an assistant coach with South African side Sharks. Rugby • 23 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
Leinster defeat Dragons to delight of returning fans Retiring duo Scott Fardy and Michael Bent bowed out on a winning note as Leinster closed out the Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup with a 38-7 ... Rugby • 11 Jun
Fardy glad Leinster goodbye will be in front of fans As his retirement looms, Scott Fardy is grateful that his final run-out for Leinster this weekend against Dragons will take place in an RDS with ... Rugby • 08 Jun
Porter a Lion for the future, says Lancaster Leinster have confirmed that Andrew Porter's season is finished, with the toe injury that ruled him out of the Lions tour sidelining the Dubliner until ... Rugby • 07 Jun
Leinster stumble in Scotstoun as Glasgow go top Glasgow Warriors rose to the top of the Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup North table after a 15-12 victory over Leinster in Scotstoun this evening. Rugby • 04 Jun
Leinster monitoring Sexton and Gibson-Park Leinster have confirmed that both Jamison Gibson-Park and Johnny Sexton will require further assessment before a decision is made on their fitness ahead of this ... Rugby • 31 May
The Irish breakthrough prospects to keep an eye on Donal Lenihan and Jonny Holland pick out some of the emerging Irish talent to keep an eye on for next season on the RTÉ Rugby ... Rugby • 27 May
Lenihan: Etzebeth signing would add to Leinster mix South African lock Eben Etzebeth is the kind of world class player that could elevate Leinster to the next level, according to Donal Lenihan. Rugby • 26 May
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Connacht form and refs' performance The panel review the weekend's Rainbow Cup action. Rugby • 19 May
Error-strewn interpros a consequence of long season The Rainbow Cup delved further into the unpredictable last weekend in the third of three interprovincial rounds in a row. Rugby • 18 May
Henshaw stars as Leinster edge Ulster at RDS Tries from Lions duo Jack Conan and Robbie Henshaw did the damage for Leinster in a 21-17 win over Ulster at the RDS Arena. Rugby • 14 May
Irish provinces name teams for interpro derbies The four Irish provinces have named their teams for tomorrow's Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup inter-pro derbies. Rugby • 13 May
Jackman: Furlong's bargaining power will increase Bernard Jackman says it "definitely wasn't the right time" for Tadhg Furlong to explore his options outside of Ireland, but believes the prop and Irish ... Rugby • 12 May
'I was absolutely bricking it... it's a mad feeling' Tadhg Furlong thought he'd been left out of the Lions squad last Thursday. Rugby • 12 May
Furlong admits he turned down longer contract offer Tadhg Furlong has revealed he turned down a longer contract offer from the IRFU but reiterated he is "very happy" with his current situation internationally ... Rugby • 12 May
It's meaningless but teams can still use Rainbow Cup It was another weekend of interprovincial action in the season-extending Rainbow Cup and while the results mean nothing, the lack of pressure could see teams ... Rugby • 11 May
Furlong agrees year-long extension to IRFU deal Ireland and Leinster tighthead Tadhg Furlong has extended his IRFU contract up to the end of the 2021/22 season. Rugby • 10 May
Sexton still sidelined for Leinster's clash with Ulster Johnny Sexton remains sidelined for Leinster's Pro14 Rainbow Cup clash against Ulster at the RDS on Friday night. Rugby • 10 May
Cullen happy with Leinster players after painful week Leo Cullen was happy to see Leinster get back to winning ways on Saturday night against Connacht in Galway after European disappointment last weekend. Rugby • 09 May
