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Rugby

All time
Baird to the fore as re-jigged Leinster see off Saints
Pat Lam says Bristol’s Champions Cup hopes ‘on the line’ against Connacht
McCloskey a key man in all aspects as Ulster look for crucial away win
Saints alive now but Leinster will kill their European hopes by 3pm
'Ben Healy is Dan Carter-ish; Craig Casey is The Real McCoy'
Wasps see off 14-man Montpellier to top Champions Cup pool
No 'blame' but Bath, Glasgow and champions Exeter handed 4-try defeats for Covid cancellations
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Toulon pull out of Champions Cup clash in Wales citing Covid-19 concerns
‘Sometimes I feel like ringing up their parents to ask who I should select’
Aki and Oliver come into Connacht starting XV for visit of Pat Lam's Bristol
Billy Burns back from injury to captain Ulster against his former club
Ringrose returns for Leinster and Harry wins battle of the Byrne brothers
21-year-old prop Wycherley gets first European start for Munster in Clermont
Here's your TV guide to a jam-packed weekend of sport
'It's been my ambition for a long time and to get out there was awesome'
Connacht's young guns make impact and 'there's definitely more to come'
'It’s down to me to keep playing well and hold on to the jersey' - Murray
6 more former players take action against rugby union in concussion lawsuit
Irish men's sevens team learn details of Olympic qualifiers
'It was illegal' - Munster dismiss Harlequins 'rolling around and diving' claims
Crowley and Flannery hope for Munster chances over festive inter-pro season
'I'd be really hungry to get back in the squad and be starting for Ireland'
Leinster wary of Saints after applying Saracens lesson on opening weekend
Two Champions Cup games cancelled due to Covid-19 cases in Exeter squad
Munster move past Healy frustration as Carbery makes 'really good' progress
Connacht hit a new level of collision success in their close-call against Racing
Van der Flier has bit between his teeth in battle for 'disputed' 7 shirt
Healy has shoulder scan and is ruled out of Munster's Clermont trip after late hits by 'Quins
Gloucester confirm Hastings signing as Glasgow continue Healy pursuit
US-qualified out-half Luke Carty signs for the Los Angeles Giltinis
'Can I visualise myself here in the long term? I can, yes' - Ulster boss McFarland
'The best prep you could have prior to a World Cup': Henshaw excited by series in NZ
'It will be phenomenal' - Pro16 expansion even more timely before RWC2023
'It certainly gets you thinking about next steps': Farrell hopes to face 'Boks ahead of 2023 showdown
Knee injury to keep Ulster captain Henderson out until Six Nations
Another quarter-final exit? Ireland's World Cup draw isn't straightforward
Sexton and Ringrose back in contention for Leinster ahead of Saints' visit to the RDS
Springboks wing Dyantyi handed four-year doping ban
Farrell confirms Ireland will head to New Zealand for a three-Test tour in 2022