Here are our five takeaways from Croke Park following a surprise 31-14 bonus point win for Munster over Irish rivals Leinster in their Saturday evening United Rugby Championship fixture. The top line ...

Munster head into their interprovincial with Connacht buoyed on a number of fronts, not least with their comprehensive victory over Leinster last weekend at Croke Park giving them a massive fillip.

Despite facing a stubborn resistance from Zebre in the opening 40 minutes, an experimental Leinster side returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship with a bonus-point triumph at the ...

This one was not as big, the rewards were not so tangible. Yet, somehow, it felt more significant for both victors and vanquished alike. It is unlikely to mark a shift in the balance of power akin to ...

Leinster are looking to bounce back from their big defeat to Munster when they welcome Zebre to the Aviva Stadium in the URC on Saturday (5.30, Premier Sports). Leinster hand out five debuts in a very ...

Leinster have made two late changes to their starting team for their United Rugby Championship encounter with Irish interprovincial rivals Munster at Croke Park (15:15 BST). Wing Tommy O'Brien and ...

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen speaking after Leinster's URC win over Zebre. Clayton McMillan bidding to build on Leinster success and extend Munster’s impressive start to season Lions v Ulster: Teams ...

20 October 2025; Harry Byrne, centre, during a Leinster rugby squad training at Rosemount in UCD, Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/SportsfileCredit: SPORTSFILE Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new ...

Neil Treacy is joined on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast by Bernard Jackman and journalist Brendan Fanning to look back on a huge week in the BKT United Rugby Championship. Brendan gives us the details ...

Champions Leinster have had a jittery start to the season and are in the Aviva without their sizeable Ireland international contingent. This normally makes for an unfamiliar line-up but Cullen has ...

Fresh from their statement victory over defending champions Leinster, Munster have quickly turned their attention to another interprovincial derby on Saturday. Clayton McMillan's side host Connacht, ...