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Rugby

Last month

April 2025

Impact

Van der Flier shows his class with leading role in Harlequins demolition job

8 hrs ago

3.4k

10

Underdogs

Ulster face daunting task against Carbery and co. in Bordeaux

10 hrs ago

2.3k

14

Last 8

Glasgow crush Leicester to secure quarter-final meeting with Leinster

17 hrs ago

6.2k

24

Progress

Connacht beat Cardiff to set up Challenge Cup quarter-finals clash with Racing

18 hrs ago

4.9k

23

Red Army

'I've been at the club a long time, that was up there with anything I've seen'

19 hrs ago

13.6k

33

SUAF

Munster down ROG's La Rochelle on another unforgettable day

There was relentless drama as Munster earned a Champions Cup quarter-final.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Stade Marcel Deflandre

20 hrs ago

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73

Reaction

'There was lots of good stuff out there to run up a score like that'

22 hrs ago

2.5k

4

Dominant

Leinster smash past Harlequins with 10-try rout at Croke Park

The London club were nilled as the province notched up 62 points.

Ciarán Kennedy

Reports from Croke Park

23 hrs ago

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Liveblog

La Rochelle v Munster, Champions Cup Round of 16

5 Apr

31.8k

98

Minute-by-Minute

Leinster v Harlequins, Champions Cup Round of 16

5 Apr

14.4k

78

Champions Cup

Toulon come from 22 points down to put 70 on Saracens in extraordinary encounter

5 Apr

5.0k

27

buckle up

Connacht embrace the chaos as Devine gets his chance in potential season-definer

5 Apr

3.5k

6

the red army

'They were Portuguese lads in their early 20s supporting Munster!'

Will Moloney and the London branch of Munster’s supporters club are in La Rochelle.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from La Rochelle

5 Apr

7.3k

10

Preview

Leinster can put on a show for Croke Park as Harlequins seek unlikely upset

5 Apr

1.4k

7

O'Garaico

Munster's showdown with La Rochelle has been a long time coming

5 Apr

3.4k

7

Dominant

Freeman hat-trick eases Northampton into Champions Cup quarters with Clermont win

4 Apr

3.0k

13

On the Move

Test fly-half Lolesio to leave Australia rugby in 2026

4 Apr

3.7k

3

tale of two 10s

Prendergast v Smith could be a straight Lions shootout in Croke Park

4 Apr

3.2k

23

Test

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4 Apr

4.1k

8

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Previews and predictions for the provinces' European knockout games

big hitters

Leinster fully loaded for Croke Park clash with Harlequins

4 Apr

8.7k

61

Challenge Cup

Bolton returns and new half-back pairing named to start as Connacht make five changes

4 Apr

3.2k

11

mission improbable

Hume returns for Ulster, while Carbery is named to start for Bordeaux

4 Apr

3.6k

15

On The Road

Abrahams returns at 15 as Smith starts on the wing for Munster

4 Apr

6.6k

50

couple goals

Jamison Gibson-Park may not be the only elite sportsperson in his household

4 Apr

10.4k

2

Champions Cup

'We've nothing really to lose' - Zac Ward looking forward to another crack at Bordeaux

4 Apr

1.6k

6

les maritimes

Munster meet La Rochelle as ROG's men aim to rise from low ebb

Now 10th in the Top 14, La Rochelle hope the Champions Cup revives them.

3 Apr

2.7k

13

Read all about it

Andy Farrell to release autobiography in October

3 Apr

3.9k

24

Ban

Nankivell set to miss Munster's visit to La Rochelle as appeal denied

Updated 3 Apr

12.9k

76

Switch

Former Australia rugby star Petaia signs for NFL's Chargers

3 Apr

2.8k

1

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back again

'In ways it’s another game but it’s an opportunity to play in front of 60,000 plus'

3 Apr

5.7k

9

In Demand

Crowley yet to agree new contract but 'hopes to continue' with Munster

2 Apr

6.6k

105

Podcast

Munster's opportunity against La Rochelle, Leinster make a splash, and JT proposes a new law

2 Apr

2.0k

3

CONFIRMED

Munster duo and Connacht's Tucker join O'Connell's coaching team for Ireland's summer tour

2 Apr

4.6k

28

Ankle Scan

Injury update means Duhan van der Merwe is on track for action with Lions

2 Apr

2.9k

19

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Sounding board

Prendergast parks 'disappointment' over Munster top job and looks forward to ROG reunion

1 Apr

7.1k

0

Ulster's big ask

'In the last couple of weeks we've finished strongly, but it's over the 80 that we're worried about'

1 Apr

2.4k

2

the dupont incident

'The backlash myself and Porter and our families got was probably enough punishment'

1 Apr

6.1k

13

Update

O'Mahony returns to training ahead of Munster's trip to La Rochelle

1 Apr

4.2k

10

Award

Louis Bielle-Biarrey wins Six Nations player of the championship

1 Apr

3.4k

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