The provincial football championships conclude on Sunday, while Arsenal will be hoping to keep the pressure on Manchester City when they travel to Old Trafford. GAA Dublin are heavy favourites to add another Leinster Senior Football Championship title to their collection today. The Dubs take on Louth in the decider with throw in at Croke […]
The Tailteann Cup returns this weekend, with eight games across Saturday and Sunday. Sticking with football, the provincial finals in both Ulster and Leinster are on the agenda for Sunday, with Louth hoping to best reigning champions Dublin, while Armagh come up against Donegal. Here’s all the fixtures taking place this weekend, and where to […]
Northampton fell short with a courageous second-half fightback as Leinster emerged 20-17 winners in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park. The repeat of the 2011 final was a mismatch for the first hour with wing James Lowe running in a hat-trick against the Gallagher Premiership leaders, who suffered from a high error count. […]
Rugby Croke Park hosts rugby for the first time in 15 years this evening. Leinster take on Northampton for a place in the Investec Champions Cup final. Kick-off is at 5.30pm. Soccer Arsenal can tighten their grip on top spot in the Premier League this afternoon. The Gunners are currently taking on Bournemouth in the […]
Andrew Porter says Leinster must harness the hurt of their recent European failures in a bid to break the cycle of falling agonisingly short in the Investec Champions Cup. Leo Cullen’s men are preparing to host Northampton in the semi-finals of the competition following successive final losses to Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle during the past […]
The provincial hurling championship brought plenty of drama this weekend, as rivals in Munster and Leinster renewed acquaintances. In Munster, the first game of the day saw Clare travel to Páirc Uà Chaoimh to meet Cork. Having each taken losses in the opening round last weekend, both counties were in need of a win to […]
Leinster surrendered their place at the top of the United Rugby Championship table after going down to a 42-12 defeat to Stormers in Cape Town. Glasgow’s bonus-point win over Zebre Parma earlier in the day sees the Scottish side hold a four-point advantage at the summit with just three rounds to go. The dominant South […]
There are plenty of top quality matchups this weekend across football, hurling and camogie this weekend. After a demolition job against Derry last weekend, Donegal will face Tyrone in the Ulster Football Senior Championship on Sunday. Elsewhere in the Ulster Championship, Armagh takes on Down. Both the Leinster and Munster Hurling Senior Championship heat up […]
Leinster Rugby has confirmed the club is to play all their home games at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next season. The move is due to work being carried out on the RDS. The majority of Leinster’s games in the URC and the Champions Cup will be staged at the Aviva, but number of games […]
Exeter boss Rob Baxter insists the Gallagher Premiership should aim to match Leinster’s ambition by developing their own ‘Fortnum and Mason’ recruitment policy. Leinster pulled off a major coup by signing New Zealand’s brilliant centre Jordie Barrett while in the prime of his career as he has agreed a short-term deal for next season. Baxter […]
New Zealand back Jordie Barrett is to join Leinster on a short-term contract next season. The brother of Beauden and Scott, Jordie Barrett has 57 caps for New Zealand, and will join in December 2024 and play until the end of next season. Barrett has made over 100 appearances for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, […]
Leinster have taken a comprehensive win over rivals La Rochelle, beating the French club 40-13 at the Aviva Stadium. Ronan O’Gara’s side travelled to Dublin, via Cork, with history on their side, having bested Leinster in last year’s final by just one point. With the late loss of fullback Hugo Keenan, Leinster were up against […]