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Rugby

Last year
2024
Defending champions Toulouse swat Ulster aside in resounding nine-try victory
Bristol Bears v Leinster, Champions Cup
Disappointment for Ireland's 7s' sides in Cape Town playoffs
Toulouse v Ulster, Champions Cup
Attack and lineout issues top of Simon Easterby's in-tray as he steps up to Ireland job
Easterby will take interim charge as Andy Farrell heads off with the Lions.
Leinster get latest tilt at glory going against Lam's thrilling Bristol
Toulon hold on to beat Stormers after red card
Irish 7s star Mullins scores debut hat-trick as Connacht blow away Zebre
Costello: Stade win 'a significant step up' for Munster
Daly's moment of magic the highlight as Munster put 13-man Stade Francais to the sword
Munster v Stade Francais, Champions Cup
Mixed fortunes for Irish 7s' sides in Cape Town
Roaming Alex Nankivell happy to lay roots in Munster
Lineout specialist Deegan pushing his point of difference for Leinster
Ireland competition can spur Crowley to be driving force for Munster
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle hold off Bath fightback to win Champions Cup opener
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Teams named ahead of Champions Cup opening weekend
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Connacht face Zebre without four Ireland internationals
Ulster name four Champions Cup debutants against Toulouse
O'Connell set for Champions Cup debut as Munster name side to play Stade Francais
Barrett to debut off bench as Leinster welcome big guns back for Bristol
'I didn’t want to be that guy who’s just picking up a cheque' - Stuart McCloskey
'I was born running in the roads playing touch rugby. It was always part of me'
'The last couple of weeks have been tough' - Dan Sheehan
Ex-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order
'The standard that this team have set in previous years, we’re just a little bit off that'
Larmour excited by Bristol's brilliance after making Leinster return
'Change requires a strong mindset. That's something this Munster group has'
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Ireland's lineout, reasons for optimism, and the Champions Cup
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Connacht's Sean Jansen suspended for three games after red card against Bulls
'Excitement maybe, fear probably a little bit': Richie Murphy on Toulouse challenge
Prendergast's next big job is making Leinster's 10 shirt his own
Munster hope coaching support and training tweaks will boost season
Barrett settling in as Leinster welcome back Ireland internationals
Costello: Boyd can be 'invaluable' voice for Munster
Bernard Jackman: 'We probably haven’t got an out and out lineout specialist'
Connacht's Irish internationals may not feature in opening European games
John Cooney ruled out of Ulster's trip to Toulouse
Furlong and Osborne ruled out but Baird available for Leinster
Munster bring in Kiwi coach Chris Boyd as a 'performance consultant'