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15th December 2024 - 21st December 2024

New Deals

Connacht's Bundee Aki and Leinster's James Ryan extend national contracts

Aki has signed a new one-year deal with the IRFU, while Ryan will remain with Leinster and Ireland until 2028.

Updated 17 Dec

5.5k

Irish Abroad

'I’d love to coach in Ireland eventually' - Castres boss Davidson

17 Dec

3.5k

Champions Cup

Terrific Toulouse the frontrunners in opening block of Champions Cup

Leinster, La Rochelle, and Bordeaux are also among those to have won both their games.

Murray Kinsella

16 Dec

2.1k

Number 10

'You’d back Jack to bounce back from anything. He's hugely resilient'

16 Dec

4.0k

Showtime

Ulster, Leinster, Saracens, Saints - Munster have massive weeks ahead

15 Dec

2.6k

This month

December 2024

Brave and Faithful

No Coombes, no scrum, Crowley's night, and Castres' delight

Trips to Stade Pierre Fabre always seem to be on the wild side.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Castres

14 Dec

5.0k

Toll

Worrying injuries add to Munster's misery in Castres

14 Dec

7.5k

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Dec 22

Second best

Munster come up short with error-strewn display against gritty Castres

The southern province were somehow ahead with 10 minutes to go but fell to defeat.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Stade Pierre Fabre

13 Dec

7.2k

Impact

'He has had a huge impact' - South African prop Bleuler impresses Munster

13 Dec

5.3k

WWE

'I was about two feet off the ground. I was like, ‘What the f**k! How tall is he?’

Craig Casey’s game is in a good place with Munster and Ireland.

13 Dec

2.2k

wing man

'It was tough with Ireland but I tried to take the good with the bad'

12 Dec

10.0k

Irish Abroad

Irishman Davidson continues to forge his own path in France

The former Ireland and Lions lock will leave Castres at the end of this season.

11 Dec

5.8k

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Ambition

Ball is in Munster and the IRFU's court as Prendergast makes his play

11 Dec

4.2k

Head Coach

'My name is in the hat' - Prendergast confirms he wants Munster job

10 Dec

5.2k

Homegrown

'We're able to bring in a few players from overseas but we're so constrained'

Leinster boss Leo Cullen delivered an impassioned defence of his province’s model.

10 Dec

6.9k

101

first phase

How Leinster cut Bristol open for Prendergast's try to begin the blitz

Jordie Barrett was the fulcrum for a classy Leinster play from a scrum on the left.

Murray Kinsella

9 Dec

3.8k

POTM

'It rejuvenates you' - Van der Flier impressed with Leinster bench

9 Dec

1.9k

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Dec 10

Jordie

'He’ll play a big part this season. Quality person, quality player'

8 Dec

8.9k

Finishers

Huge impact from Leinster's bomb squad proves too much for Bristol

21-year-old out-half Sam Prendergast scored two tries for Leo Cullen’s side.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Ashton Gate

8 Dec

8.3k

opener

Leinster get latest tilt at glory going against Lam's thrilling Bristol

8 Dec

4.0k

operator

Lineout specialist Deegan pushing his point of difference for Leinster

7 Dec

3.8k

suftum

Ulster name four Champions Cup debutants against Toulouse

6 Dec

4.9k

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Team news

Barrett to debut off bench as Leinster welcome big guns back for Bristol

6 Dec

7.9k

Larmour excited by Bristol's brilliance after making Leinster return

5 Dec

4.5k

jack the lad

'Change requires a strong mindset. That's something this Munster group has'

4 Dec

4.4k

Competition

Prendergast's next big job is making Leinster's 10 shirt his own

4 Dec

3.4k

squad management

Barrett settling in as Leinster welcome back Ireland internationals

4 Dec

4.4k

Injury Update

Furlong and Osborne ruled out but Baird available for Leinster

3 Dec

4.1k

experience

Munster bring in Kiwi coach Chris Boyd as a 'performance consultant'

3 Dec

5.6k

Obsession

Barrett boosts Leinster as they go again for Champions Cup glory

3 Dec

5.0k

depth chart

McCarthy a big gainer while Ireland give Prendergast exposure at 10

There were four debuts for Andy Farrell’s side during the November window.

Murray Kinsella

2 Dec

3.3k

Number 10

'When you guys feel like Jack has been dropped, he’s not' - Farrell

2 Dec

7.9k

Impact

How Casey and Crowley steered Ireland home against the Wallabies

Ireland’s bench delivered in a tense endgame against Joe Schmidt’s side.

Murray Kinsella

1 Dec

8.0k

Next Job

As Farrell turns to Lions, Ireland have plenty to improve for Six Nations

1 Dec

3.2k

Last month

November 2024

Review

'The big picture of the game is that I'm really proud' - Farrell

30 Nov

4.3k

Close Call

Crowley's impact helps Ireland to squeeze past Schmidt's Wallabies

Andy Farrell’s side delivered an error-strewn performance but had enough to edge past the Aussies.

30 Nov

6.5k

Planning

Suaalii's explosive threat and why the lineout is so key for Ireland

Both teams are likely to have smart plans for their set-piece attack today.

Murray Kinsella

30 Nov

1.4k

Head Coach

Munster search is 'ongoing' but IRFU can't shed light on Rowntree exit

29 Nov

6.9k

Atmosphere

IRFU tries to give Aviva crowd 'a bit of a nudge' with matchday experience

The Irish union has warned that it needs to increase revenues to avoid having to make cuts.

Murray Kinsella

29 Nov

7.1k

Legend

Ollie Campbell presents jerseys to record-breaking Healy and Ireland

29 Nov

4.5k