Leinster cruised to a dominant victory over a depleted Gloucester in the Heineken Champions Cup, while Sharks narrowly beat Bordeaux to continue their strong start...
Harlequins fell to defeat at South African side Sharks in their opening Heineken Champions Cup game as Leinster and Gloucester started with victories.
Ulster wing Robert Baloucoune will start for Ireland against South Africa on Saturday, in what will be his third Test cap.
Former England head coach Stuart Lancaster will leave Leinster to become director of rugby at French club Racing 92 at the end of this season.
Ireland have made one change with wing Mack Hansen replacing Keith Earls, while Johnny Sexton is also named to start the second Test vs New Zealand
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England flanker Courtney Lawes' participation in this season's Six Nations is in doubt after he limped off during Northampton's defeat to La Rochelle.
Leinster's Nick McCarthy considered quitting rugby as he did not feel he could come out as gay while still playing.
Ireland name five uncapped players in extended 40-man squad for their summer tour to New Zealand, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Leinster ended a season trophy-less for the first time since 2017 as the Bulls won 27-26 at the RDS to reach the first-ever United Rugby Championship Grand Final.
A dramatic final-minute try by Arthur Retiere secured La Rochelle a first European Cup triumph, as they beat Leinster 24-21.
La Rochelle's Ronan O'Gara has termed his side's Champions Cup success vs Leinster as "surreal"; Johnny Sexton called the loss "devastating".
Recap all the updates from Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final as La Rochelle beat Leinster in Marseille.
Leinster reached their first Heineken Champions Cup final in three years after dethroning Toulouse with an emphatic 40-17 win at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster and La Rochelle joined Toulouse in the European Champions Cup semi-finals with wins over Leicester Tigers and Montpellier respectively.
Leinster's former Ireland hooker Sean Cronin has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season
Leinster blew Connacht away with a 56-20 win at the Aviva Stadium - winning 82-41 on aggregate - to set up a likely Champions Cup quarter-final trip to Leicester Tigers.
Ireland international flanker Sean O'Brien has announced he will retire from playing rugby at the end of this season.
Ireland and Leinster flanker Dan Leavy has been forced to retire because of a long-standing knee problem.
Leinster proved too strong for Munster in Saturday's URC interprovincial derby, wrapping up a 34-19 bonus-point victory.
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