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Leinster won 19 from 19 before the season was suspended

Lancaster: 'Compromise' key when rugby returns

Leinster coach Stuart Lancaster reckons that putting together a co-ordinated rugby fixture list when the coronavirus restrictions are lifted will be a "minefield", such are the logistics involved.

Rugby • 27 Apr 20

Jamie Heaslip feels it won't be too long before Schmidt is back coaching

Heaslip: Premiership move would be ideal for Schmidt

While Bath have denied approaching Joe Schmidt to become their new head coach, former Irish international Jamie Heaslip feels a move to the Premiership would suit the Kiwi.

Rugby • 28 Jan 20

'Andy will be assessing all of his options. He's got some great leadership in there already'

Ireland spoiled for choice over captaincy - Lancaster

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster believes Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has a wealth of options to choose from to succeed Rory Best as captain.

Stuart Lancaster • 06 Jan 20

Johnny Sexton is currently sidelined with a ligament injury

Leinster unaware of Johnny Sexton exit talk

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster says he has heard nothing in relation to a potential return to France for out-half Johnny Sexton.

Rugby • 16 Dec 19

'The next step for Ireland is to create their identity, and their way of playing'

Ireland management must make mark quickly - Lancaster

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster believes Ireland's new management team, under Andy Farrell, need to put their mark on the national team as soon as possible.

Rugby • 11 Nov 19

Stephen Ferris would like to see more Irish coaches in the international set-up

Ferris concerned by lack of Irish coaches

Former Ireland international Stephen Ferris believes that Mike Catt has a lot to offer Irish rugby but sounded a note of caution about the number of English coaches plying their trade in Ireland.

Rugby • 24 Jun 19

Leo Cullen will remain with the club until the end of the 2020/21 season

Cullen and Lancaster sign Leinster contract extensions

Head coach Leo Cullen has signed a two-year contract extension with Leinster, while Stuart Lancaster will also be remaining with the province,

Rugby • 14 Mar 19

Andy and Owen Farrell will be on opposite sides yet again when Ireland host England in the Six Nations next weekend

Farrell family battle ready for latest installment

Next weekend will see divided loyalties in the Farrell household yet again and Ireland defence coach Andy plots to curtail the attacking threat of son Owen and his England team-mates at the Aviva Stadium.

Rugby • 25 Jan 19

Toulouse lead Pool A, two points clear of Leinster

Lancaster: Toulouse better since beating Leinster

Toulouse have improved since beating Leinster, says senior coach Stuart Lancaster ahead of the sides' Champions Cup clash on Saturday.

Rugby • 07 Jan 19

Stuart Lancaster was instrumental in Leinster's double success in 2017-18

Lancaster insists he's not getting many job offers

Stuart Lancaster insists his phone isn't hopping with job offers and he is very happy in his "rewarding and fulfilling" role at Leinster.

Rugby • 10 Dec 18

Only 'something big' will tempt Lancaster - Jackman

RTÉ rugby analyst Bernard Jackman believes that it would take 'something really big' to convince Stuart Lancaster to leave Leinster, but admits that his recent exploits mean that he's a coach in demand.

Rugby • 06 Dec 18

Lancaster on the training ground with Leinster

RFU refuse to rule out approach to recruit Lancaster

England are looking to strengthen their post-Rugby World Cup coaching ticket and may turn to their former head coach.

Rugby • 04 Dec 18

Stuart Lancaster: "We''ll certainly have to manage the squad."

Friday night Euro date makes things harder - Lancaster

Leinster's European date under the Friday night lights means they have to balance their resources even more carefully than their provincial rivals Munster, according to senior coach Stuart Lancaster.

Rugby • 02 Oct 18

Samuel Ezeala of Clermont is evacuated from the pitch during a Top 14 rugby match between Racing 92 and ASM Clermont Auvergne

Rugby's concussion conundrum - rule changes needed?

The 2018-19 season began with news of another premature retirement of an Irish international - are rule changes required in rugby or is a steady cultural shift the only remedy?

Rugby • 14 Sep 18

Stuart Lancaster: 'There's certainly no room for complacency'

Lancaster: We've another 10% that we must find quickly

Leinster have "another 10%" that they need to find quickly, according to senior coach Stuart Lancaster.

Rugby • 10 Sep 18

Johnny Sexton spent two years at Racing before coming back

'Uncontrollable' Sexton and his testy past with France

The Zlatan Ibrahimovic of rugby - as one anonymous former teammate called him - can add a fourth European crown to his glittering trophy cabinet. But there is some animus between him and his former club

Rugby • 10 May 18

Leavy and Lancaster at Leinster training

Leavy: Lancaster has revolutionised Leinster

The Ireland flanker has nothing but praise for the province's dual coaching ticket.

Rugby • 10 May 18

Leinster have powered their way to the final in Bilbao

'Pleasantly pleased' Lancaster wary of Racing depth

Stuart Lancaster says Leinster will focus on how they can inflict pain on Racing 92 this week and worry less about what the powerful French can do in Saturday's Champions Cup final in Bilbao.

Rugby • 08 May 18

Lancaster: Carbery should stick with Leinster

Joey Carbery should stay with Leinster, according to the province's senior coach Stuart Lancaster.

Rugby • 08 May 18

Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster have guided Leinster to the Champions Cup final playing blistering rugby

'Leo has final say' - Inside the Cullen-Lancaster axis

Leinster's stunning season has been a vindication for their coaching ticket of Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster - but does the coaching dynamic work between the high profile pair.

Rugby • 10 May 18

A dejected Johnny Sexton leaves the RDS pitch after last year's Pro12 semi-final defeat to Scarlets

Lancaster warns the big games take no prisoners

With Leinster looking to avoid a third Champions Cup semi-final defeat in four years this weekend, Stuart Lancaster says painful lessons have been learned.

Rugby • 19 Apr 18

Maro Itoje scored a try for Saracens at the weekend

Lancaster wary of overthinking Saracens wobbles

Leinster's Stuart Lancaster is wary of overthinking the dips in form that Saracens have suffered this season, ahead of their Champions Cup quarter-final clash on Sunday.

Rugby • 28 Mar 18

'It was something we needed at the time, someone to come in and help and he has been brilliant'

Sexton explains his role in Lancaster's arrival

It was just a two-line text message, but it was enough to get the former England head coach over to Dublin.

Rugby • 27 Mar 18

England failed to get out of the pool during their home World Cup in 2015

Lancaster surprised by Andrews 'control freak' comments

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster has expressed his surprise at the criticism aimed at him by Rob Andrew over his time as England boss.

Rugby • 10 Oct 17

Peter O'Mahony and Tadgh Furlong work up a sweat in training

Furlong: Stuart Lancaster pushed me to win Lions spot

Stuart Lancaster arrived at Leinster, sat down with Tadhg Furlong and told the fast-improving Ireland tighthead to get himself on the British and Irish Lions tour.

Rugby • 22 Jun 17