Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Leinster have won their last 12 games at the Aviva

Fogarty 'delighted' Leinster on home soil for semi

John Fogarty says Leinster are "delighted" to have home advantage for the Champions Cup semi-final, and admitted that playing in the Paris La Defense Arena would have been an unwelcome distraction.

Rugby • 03 Apr 19

Maxime Medard of Toulouse dives over to score his side's second try

14-man Toulouse edge Racing in dramatic finale

Toulouse overcame the first-half dismissal of Zack Holmes to beat Racing 92 22-21 in a thrilling Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final.

Rugby • 31 Mar 19

Leinster and Toulouse will meet for the third time in Europe this season for a place in the Champions Cup final

Heineken Cup semi-finals confirmed

Toulouse's dramatic win over Racing 92 means the dates and times for the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals are now confirmed.

Rugby • 31 Mar 19

Leinster are looking for a win that will secure them a home quarter-final

Leinster coach emphasises importance of home quarter

Leinster scrum coach John Fogarty has stressed the importance of claiming a Heineken Champions Cup pool victory over Wasps on Sunday and with it, a home game in the quarter-finals.

Rugby • 16 Jan 19

Leinster Head Coach Leo Cullen was all smiles after Leinster's win over Toulouse

Cullen unable to hide his pride after Leinster triumph

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was in a buoyant mood after his side made light of some high-profile absentees to record an emphatic 29-13 bonus-point win over Toulouse in pool one of the Heineken Champions Cup.

Rugby • 12 Jan 19

Impressive Leinster blast past Toulouse

Leinster ended Toulouse's unbeaten run in this season's Champions Cup as a terrific bonus point victory at the RDS secured their quarter-final place with one round remaining.

Rugby • 12 Jan 19

All you need to know: Crunch time for Ulster

Leinster and Ulster both host French opposition in huge Heineken Champions Cup collisions today. Here's all you need to know.

Rugby • 12 Jan 19

Leinster and Toulouse have eight titles between them

Recap: Leinster leapfrog Toulouse

Relive the action from the RDS as Leinster hosted Toulouse.

Rugby • 12 Jan 19

Jordan Larmour and Cheslin Kolbe are likely to be key figures for Leinster and Toulouse

Larmour and Kolbe poised to light up European showdown

In a game peppered with international quality throughout both match-day squads, Leinster's Jordan Larmour and Toulouse speed merchant Cheslin Kolbe will be among the star attractions at the RDS.

Rugby • 12 Jan 19

Sean O'Brien and Johnny Sexton should be fit for the Six Nations

O'Brien and Sexton on track for England clash

Leinster coach Leo Cullen has issued an injury update on a number of Ireland internationals just three weeks out from the start of the Six Nations.

Rugby • 11 Jan 19

Sexton last played against Munster on 29 December

No Sexton, Kearney or Henshaw in Leinster side

Leinster will go into Champions Cup battle against Toulouse without the services of captain Johnny Sexton, while fellow Ireland internationals Rob Kearney and Robbie Henshaw also miss out.

Rugby • 11 Jan 19

The Shed will have a warm welcome for the Munster men

Champions Cup: All you need to know

It's moving weekend in the Heineken Champions Cup with Munster, Leinster and Ulster all well placed to improve their qualification chances.

Rugby • 11 Jan 19

Antoine Dupont is one of the rising stars in the Toulouse team

Young guns rekindling Toulouse spark - Brennan

Former Ireland and Toulouse player Trevor Brennan believes that a new crop of young and fearless players has helped the French side rediscover what makes them special.

Rugby • 09 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

Johnny Sexton walks off in Toulouse after a rare European defeat

'No room for error' as Leinster take aim at Bath

After suffering one defeat in Pool A already, Leinster coach Leo Cullen knows they can't afford another slip-up when they face Bath at the Rec.

Rugby • 08 Dec 18

Leinster players react to their Champions Cup pool defeat to Toulouse

No talk of banana skin as Toulouse focuses the mind

Leinster are dismissing any talk of a banana skin, highlighting the fact that Bath will fancy their chances in front of a raucous crowd at the Rec on Saturday afternoon.

Rugby • 06 Dec 18

Bath were beaten 22-20 by Toulouse in the Recreation Ground on the opening weekend of the Heineken Champions Cup

European rugby chiefs turn down Bath's replay request

Bath's controversial Champions Cup tie with Toulouse will not be replayed, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced.

Rugby • 23 Oct 18

Toulouse's Maxime Médard runs in to score a try v Leinster - 2018 Champions Cup

Shane Byrne: Leinster's game management let them down

Leinster's failure to manage the game properly when in front at a crucial period in the second half was ultimately their undoing in narrowly losing to Toulose, says Shane Byrne.

Rugby • 22 Oct 18

Leinster players dejected after their loss in Toulouse

Cullen stews over 'way too many inaccuracies'

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admitted that Pool One of the Heineken Champions Cup was wide open after the reigning champions lost for the first time in 10 tournament outings at Toulouse.

Rugby • 22 Oct 18

Toulouse won the battle at the Stade Ernest-Wallon

'We knew what to expect but we found it hard to stop'

Rhys Ruddock admitted Leinster were caught cold in the furnace of Stade Ernest-Wallon as a pumped-up Toulouse bloodied the nose of the reigning European champions.

Rugby • 21 Oct 18