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# Analysis

Last year
2023
Leinster couldn't get out of their own half until it was too late
No Johnny, no problem? Ross Byrne faces biggest day of his career
Influential Danty brings power, pace and flair to La Rochelle backline
Anatomy of a drop goal: How Munster created Crowley's winning kick
Bugler the best version of himself in Dublin's Leinster final landslide
What have Leinster learned from their heartbreaks against La Rochelle?
Devastating Ramos enjoying a season to savour with Toulouse
Evan Ferguson better off ignoring Man United advances for now
Shades of Brentford debacle as Man United implode again
John Stones the architect who typified old-school values in one glorious minute
Toothless Chelsea's €350 million worth of benchwarmers says it all
Coombes levels up, POM's lineouts, Kleyn's grit, Healy's spiral
The astonishing ineptitude of Premier League giants
Leinster still have two imposing hurdles ahead in the Champions Cup
Ireland's 'different style of play' will serve them well at World Cup
Joy in her eyes, ice in her veins - Ireland debutant impresses against USA
Putting the ball on Lowry, finding grass - Leinster's kicking class against Ulster
Donn McClean: White Birch's Ballysax shock points to exciting prospects
Opinion: After three years we still don't understand what remote work really is
Munster's self-inflicted wounds will hurt most after shipping 50 in Durban
How instinctive, creative Antoine Frisch has become a key man for Munster
Tom Clonan: Defence Forces are deeply misogynistic and an unsafe workplace for women and men
3 winners and losers from Ireland's latest international window
Connacht's Blade pushing hard to break up Ireland's pecking order
The biggest myth of the Stephen Kenny era was exposed last night
Analysis: How did Ireland win the Grand Slam?
Evan Ferguson the perfect symbol for Stephen Kenny’s youthful revolution
Kinsella on Rugby: How Ireland clinched the Grand Slam while playing below their standard
Sheehan's set-piece stunner, Conan's offload, and the Grand Slam-sealing tries
Anthony Nash: Waterford not playing to strengths but Fitzgerald can find right formula
'I don’t think we over-rely on going through 10 now' - Sexton on Ireland's attack
Tom Clonan: At a horrendous human cost, Putin is throwing the 'kitchen sink' at Bakhmut
Shamrock Rovers need control to keep four-in-a-row hopes alive
Oakeshott and Hancock: Betraying a confidential source damages journalism
Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
'Ross Byrne had a positive outing but the back-up out-half debate is not settled'
Token gestures, subterfuge, and fear: how hurling's development is being frustrated
Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'
Man United fans' feelings about potential Qatari takeover should not be complicated
Ringrose's subtle skills and big moments make him one of the best in the world