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Rugby

Last week

21st June 2026 - 27th June 2026

Dominant

How Leinster's complete performance took the Bulls apart

Leo Cullen’s men delivered an excellent display at Croke Park.

Murray Kinsella

21 Jun

4.9k

8

Leader

'Be like Lukey' - How departing legend McGrath inspired Leinster

21 Jun

2.3k

9

This month

June 2026

double vision

Montpellier set sights on domestic/European double after booking Top 14 final place

20 Jun

3.3k

4

Saints and Winners

Hendy's double sweeps Northampton to Prem title in front of 81,000+ crowd

20 Jun

3.1k

46

Injuries

Sheehan captains Ireland as Doris and O'Brien ruled out of tour

20 Jun

6.7k

31

stepping away

'With a very heavy heart': Oli Jager retires from rugby on medical grounds

20 Jun

6.1k

31

landslide victory

Record-smashing Hurricanes sweep to first Super Rugby title in a decade

20 Jun

4.3k

7

winners

Cahir the URC winner and Prendergast the playmaker

20 Jun

3.7k

10

Reaction

'We didn’t really give ourselves a chance' - another tough night in Croker for the Bulls

20 Jun

2.0k

11

Champions

'They've been legends' - Doris shares trophy lift with Lowe and McGrath

19 Jun

2.4k

12

13m

Top 10

Prendergast delivers timely performance as Leinster trample Bulls in Croke Park

The out-half starred in a dominant performance by Leo Cullen’s men.

19 Jun

3.6k

19

Deja Vu

Leinster retain URC crown in style with another battering of the Bulls

Leo Cullen’s men were too good for the South Africans at Croke Park again.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Croke Park

19 Jun

5.1k

54

Sponsored

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Minute-by-Minute

Leinster defend URC title with 36-7 win over Bulls

19 Jun

25.1k

97

exit door

Munster Rugby confirm seven departures and eight academy recruits

Updated 19 Jun

10.0k

41

Nations Championship

'Old dog' Slipper out of retirement and Bell returns as Schmidt names Wallabies squad

19 Jun

1.3k

0

Lowey

'One of the best of all time' - Leinster want to give Lowe fitting farewell

19 Jun

2.8k

18

High Standards

'If you don't win a trophy every season, you feel pretty inadequate'

19 Jun

1.3k

2

contest

How Leinster and the Bulls are using a new tactic under high balls

There have been some teething issues for teams implementing the new approach.

Murray Kinsella

18 Jun

2.6k

1

new boss

Rhys Ruddock takes first Head Coach role with Lansdowne FC

18 Jun

3.1k

8

experience

'Retired' Wallaby Slipper, 37, set for shock international comeback

18 Jun

4.6k

1

Leinster Lowedown

'It’s the nature of the business that we are in. The business gets done, and you move on'

18 Jun

4.0k

13

Sponsored

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Addition

Munster set to sign Australian playmaker Will Harrison

17 Jun

17.4k

29

Nations Cup

All roads feel like they lead towards Eden Park as Farrell selects another tried and tested squad

17 Jun

2.2k

10

32m

Nations Championship

Uncapped Connacht trio included in Farrell's Ireland squad for summer Tests

Jack Crowley and Andrew Porter are among the injury absentees.

17 Jun

7.0k

37

Sponsored

Poll: Which of these dogs should win the Great Irish Bark Off for June?

Sitting Out

Borthwick plans to rest Itoje for England tour

17 Jun

723

0

anticipation

'Jacques has been immense for us as a group and the players love working with him'

17 Jun

1.5k

9

Front Row

Munster poised to sign former England tighthead Kieran Brookes

17 Jun

4.9k

34

Team news

Tadhg Furlong returns to Leinster side to play Bulls in URC final

17 Jun

3.7k

17

Old friends

Munster to visit Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in pre-season

17 Jun

2.3k

8

Resilient

Tommy O'Brien has delivered a stand-out season after years of injury pain

17 Jun

1.2k

3

no scrum no win

Bulls out to settle scrum score with Leinster in Croker repeat

The Irish province had the better of this battle in last season’s final.

Murray Kinsella

16 Jun

2.1k

5

On the Move

Ulster announce signings of Eduardo Bello, Keynan Knox, and Chay Mullins

Updated 16 Jun

5.7k

26

detail

Leinster legend Nacewa: 'I would have loved to play under Jacques'

16 Jun

2.4k

10

new frontier

Ireland women's fixtures released for Autumn WXV Global Series

16 Jun

755

0

Lessons

Leinster used down week to dig into Champions Cup final loss

16 Jun

2.8k

12

Loosehead

'Andrew’s a loss but whoever has played has done admirably'

16 Jun

1.7k

3

Rivalry

Leinster and the Bulls have plenty of history when it comes to knock-out rugby

15 Jun

1.7k

6

Munster to host Leicester Tigers in Cork pre-season friendly

15 Jun

1.8k

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