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Sean Cronin: 'It's a specialist type of mindset you have to have to be on the bench.'

Cronin will be ready for 'crucial closing-out minutes'

Sean Cronin has gotten used to being to the go-to man when the frontline hooker gets called ashore. And he'll be ready when he's needed this afternoon.

Rugby • 17 Mar 18

(L to R): Ireland's Rory Best, Dan Leavy, James Ryan, Jacob Stockdale and Andrew Porter

Calm, assured Irish ready for Twickenham test of nerve

Keeping their cool in the white heat of a Twickenham battle is the ultimate test for this confident Ireland team.

Rugby • 13 Mar 18

Jordan Larmour and Robbie Henshaw during the victory over Montpellier

Cronin eyes quarter-final date after clinical away win

Leinster's Seán Cronin is one a of a raft of players heading for Six Nations duty, but the hooker is already eagerly looking forward to their next outing in Europe.

Rugby • 20 Jan 18

Sean Cronin is in line for selection against Connacht

Cronin: Leinster must be wary of 'motoring' Connacht

Leinster hooker Sean Cronin reckons Connacht are "motoring" after a stuttering start to the reign of Kieran Keane and won't be fazed by a trip to the RDS.

Rugby • 28 Dec 17

Sean Cronin and Robbie Henshaw are doubts for the Pro12 semi-final

Henshaw and Cronin slight doubts for semi-final

Leinster's Sean Cronin and Robbie Henshaw are both slight doubts for Friday's Guinness Pro12 semi-final against Scarlets.

Rugby • 15 May 17

Peter O'Mahony should be in the Lions squad according to Donal Lenihan

Lenihan backs O'Mahony and Cronin for Lions squad

Donal Lenihan believes that Peter O'Mahony and Sean Cronin should both be included in the Lions squad when it's announced next week.

Rugby • 11 Apr 17

Devin Toner, Sean O'Brien and Paul O'Connell react to a Wayne Barnes decision in Cardiff two years ago.

Focus on Barnes as Ireland look to buck losing record

Ireland have lost more often under the watch of Friday night's referee Wayne Barnes than any other, but players will hope lessons are learned from the last visit to Cardiff.

Rugby • 07 Mar 17

Sean Cronin scoring a try for Ireland, but he is going to miss out on this year's Six Nations due to injury

Cronin focused on Leinster return in March

Sean Cronin says he's targeting a return to the Leinster side for the business end of the European Champions Cup after being forced out of the Six Nations due to injury.

Rugby • 17 Jan 17

Sexton is available for the final pool game away to Castres

Lancaster: Sexton fit and 'raring to go'

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster insists that Johnny Sexton has shown no ill-effects from the high tackle suffered against Montpellier, and believes the Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocols are sufficiently robust.

Rugby • 17 Jan 17

Sean Cronin looks set to miss the Six Nations

Hamstrung Cronin set to miss Six Nations campaign

Sean Cronin looks likely to miss the entirety of Ireland's Six Nations campaign with a hamstring injury after Leinster confirmed that he will be out of action for up to 10 weeks.

Rugby • 17 Jan 17

Nacewa powers over for his second-half try

Nine-try Leinster trounce sorry Saints

Ruthless Leinster made it a week to forget for Northampton after inflicting a 60-13 Champions Cup defeat on the former European champions at the Aviva Stadium.

Rugby • 17 Dec 16

Dylan Hartley was only on the field for six minutes before being sent off

Leinster's Cronin shutting out Hartley 'noise'

Leinster hooker Sean Cronin refused to get drawn into the Dylan Hartley debate, as the England captain is left facing yet another suspension.

Rugby • 12 Dec 16

Adam Byrne will make his first Champions Cup start against Northampton

Ward expects mixed fortunes for Irish provinces

Tony Ward is predicting a contrasting weekend of action for the Irish provinces involved in the Champions Cup.

Rugby • 09 Dec 16

Sean Cronin believes that Joe Schmidt's game plan can help Ireland to another win over New Zealand

Cronin backs Schmidt to give Ireland the edge

Sean Cronin believes Joe Schmidt's coaching "think-tank" can conjure yet another peerless game plan to help Ireland sink New Zealand twice in three weeks.

Rugby • 14 Nov 16

Sean Cronin is expected to be back in time for Ireland's warm-up games in August

Sean Cronin out for 12 weeks after surgery

Leinster and Ireland hooker Sean Cronin faces a race to regain fitness in time for Ireland’s World Cup warm-up games after having surgery to repair damage to a tendon in his shoulder.

Rugby • 29 Apr 15

Sean Cronin and Paul O'Connell embrace following Ireland's Six Nations clinching win over France in Paris in 2014

Cronin: O'Connell getting better with age

Evergreen Paul O'Connell can still scale new heights ahead of notching his 100th Ireland cap in Saturday's pivotal RBS 6 Nations showdown in Wales, according to Sean Cronin.

Six Nations • 10 Mar 15

Leinster's Cian Healy in action against Zebre

O’Connor: Leinster must be more ruthless

Leinster head coach Matt O’Connor said he was frustrated by disruption caused by the Six Nations, but offered no excuses for a less than convincing bonus point Guinness Pro12 win over Zebre.

Rugby • 21 Feb 15