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Tuesday 24 November 2020
Former Westmeath player John Connellan writes on the perilous state of football in the province.
Hooker James Tracy is hoping to help Leinster towards their seventh win of the season.
Dublin advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final on 5 December.
Leo Cullen has kept faith in the backline that impressed against Edinburgh last Monday
Ex-Munster hooker Mike Sherry explains the inter-provincial rivalry with Leinster wing James Lowe.
Leo Cullen’s side have opened the new season with six bonus-point wins from six games.
The Wexford man last played in February, while Ciaran Parker has now been ruled out.
The 26-year-old impressed as he got through 57 minutes of action for the province last night.
Cian Kelleher got a hat-trick and Luke McGrath scored a brace as the home side kept their run going.
Connacht’s postponed round 4 clash with Benetton has been slotted in for early December.
Tipperary and Galway are heading to the LIT Gaelic Grounds while Clare will meet Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The Leinster head coach is a student of several sports, not just rugby and has carried those lessons into his coaching manual.
Galway, Waterford, Tipperary and Clare are involved in tomorrow morning’s quarter-final draw.
The 26-year-old has made three replacement appearances in recent weeks.
Connacht will visit Racing 92 in their first game, while Ulster welcome Toulouse to Belfast.
The 31-year-old wing has had a torrid time with injuries in recent years.
Robin McBryde explains what the province learned from that disappointing day.
Rob Kearney believes the Leinster wing’s biggest challenge tomorrow will be in defence.
The Ireland centre hopes to be back in action for the Champions Cup games in December.
The champions were 26-7 winners this afternoon.
Aughrim hosted today’s game.
It is 25 years since rugby turned professional – the same year a new tournament called the Heineken Cup was born. Former Leinster captain Chris Pim relives the madness of those transitional years.
Nine of the Leinster squad who play Ospreys today have won fewer than 20 caps but Rory O’Loughlin believes they can all become top players.
Leo Cullen has named his side to face Ospreys tomorrow, with Dan Leavy on the bench again.
The 26-year-old has been a consistent performer in the second row for the province.
21-year-old Leinster out-half Harry Byrne impressed last weekend against Glasgow.
Sean Cronin is in a similar position after his recent thumb injury.
Jimmy O’Brien and Scott Penny were among the try-scorers while Harry Byrne added 12 points with the boot.
The 34-year-old remains a key part of the set-up alongside fellow veteran Scott Fardy.
The 26-year-old loosehead was in excellent form last season before the lockdown.
33-year-old prop Cian Healy wins his 100th cap for Ireland in Paris this evening.
The 22-year-old back has impressed for the province in recent weeks.
Stuart Lancaster and co. will take on Montpellier and Northampton in the pool stages.
Leinster will face Northampton Saints and Montpellier, while Connacht take on Pat Lam’s Bristol and Racing 92.
Dan Leavy said his knee ‘felt perfect’ as he completed his long-awaited comeback for Leinster.
Rob Kearney has won two Grand Slams, four Six Nations titles and four Champions Cups but he tells Garry Doyle that luck was a key factor in his success.
Dan Leavy nearly grabbed a late try as he made his Leinster comeback at the RDS.
Leo Cullen’s men hammered a poor Zebre side at the RDS, scoring nine tries in total.
Meanwhile, Liam Turner gets a starting debut, while David Hawkshaw and Ciaran Parker are on the bench.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined for 19 months after a horrific knee injury.
IRELAND’S LEVEL 5 restrictions are set to come to an end on Tuesday next week, 1 December, and the government is set to decide later this week what will be implemented to replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner this morning that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December, allowing non-essential retail to reopen in time for the Christmas trade.
While retail stores look set to reopen, allowing people to get their Christmas shopping done in person, many people are still opting to do a lot of their festive shopping online their year.
So, today we want to know… Do you plan to do most of your Christmas shopping in person?
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