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Rugby

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Friend picks a blend of youth and experience for Connacht's final game of the season
Munster welcome back Conway as Larmour and Baird return for Leinster
Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport
'If you read a negative comment that will be the one that gets stuck in your head'
Waterford lock Ahern rounds out his game to underline potential for Munster
Ulster injury boost as McCloskey returns for crucial Sharks clash
'You can just see he has everything... His top-end speed is frightening'
Aviva Stadium to host 2023 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals
'He said to my dad he thought I'd get 50 caps for Leinster. I thought he was mad'
'Full steam ahead' for Ulster as Rea prepares for battle with Springbok skipper Kolisi
CJ Stander believes Ireland will 'peak at the perfect time' for World Cup
Josh van der Flier and Sam Monaghan voted Players of the Year by Irish-rugby peers
'We do miss Ireland a lot' - CJ Stander well settled into life after rugby
North and Jones included as Wales call up uncapped Reffell for SA tour
Barnes and Pearce confirmed as referees for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
'He's a special guy' - Kendellen thriving with opportunities in Munster's back row
'I feel like there’s a huge opportunity for me to push on' - Connacht's Tierney-Martin
Eddie Jones says attack-minded teen star reminds him of Matt Giteau
Hammer blow for La Rochelle as Kerr-Barlow ruled out of Champions Cup final with Leinster
England rugby coach Jones hints at Racing approach
Andy Friend: 'It's a tricky one because you want to show the due respect for those players'
Leinster trio make shortlist for European player of the year
'It's Munster versus Leinster in the Aviva, so we expect a massive game'
19-year-old sensation Arundell called up to England squad by Jones
Ireland-capped Niyi Adeolokun to leave Bristol at the end of the season
Ulster 'refocused pretty quickly' after Munster and Toulouse losses as URC prizes beckon
'My experience here has been unbelievable. I always will be grateful for Leinster and Leo Cullen'
Ireland to play Māori All Blacks twice on summer tour to New Zealand
'I think he'll go to New Zealand and should get capped in one of the three Tests'
Furlong and Lowe to miss Leinster's URC clash with Munster
McCloskey a doubt for Ulster's massive URC clash with the Sharks
Coombes returns for Munster but Zebo and De Allende ruled out of Leinster trip
Contepomi to leave Leinster at end of season and join Cheika's Argentina
South Africa World Cup winner arrested following flight incident
'There is a younger group striving for success for the first time'
Peerless Sexton drives Leinster's relentless pursuit of fifth European star
Leinster will face Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final
Irish influence strong as La Rochelle and Racing bid for place against Leinster
Stars appear to be aligned for 'XXL' Leinster but Furlong injury is a concern
The US F1 boom and the death of a racehorse; our favourite sportswriting this week