Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster can look to Rory McIlroy, Munster need reinforcements
Jordie Barrett and RG Snyman are fundamental to Leinster’s Champions Cup quest
Jordie Barrett and RG Snyman are fundamental to Leinster’s Champions Cup quest
Secondrow one of five players facing fitness test before Saturday’s URC clash with Ulster
Rushing the quarter-finals again made no sense whatsoever while botched TV deals a sign of chickens coming home to roost
Munster interim head coach Ian Costello disappointed but says strides have been made in the last three weeks
Tadhg Beirne admits lineout problems cost side dearly in Bordeaux
Bordeaux now have a home semi-final and so must have a real chance of claiming the club’s first silverware
Repeat of last season’s semi-final against Leinster ahead in May
Irish province lost nine of their own 21 throws under intense pressure from the Bordeaux defensive lineout.
Irish province exit Champions Cup with heads held high after memorable contest
Creaky lineout combined with Bordeaux’s lethal transition attack sees the Irish province fall in France
The Bordeaux Bègles attack coach has come up against his native side before when he coached at Sharks
Released by Connacht, the 31-year-old centre has started every game for Munster this season
Bordeaux make four changes from the side that beat Ulster last weekend
Man of the match relishes another shutout as Leinster march on to Champions Cup semi-finals
Updates from the Aviva Stadium as the URC champions looks to cause an upset
Glasgow Warriors ship eight tries as Leo Cullen’s march on to Champions Cup semi-finals
EPCR’s handling of the tournament is misguided, but the quarter-finals promise to be thrillers
Scottish side will not be cowed by the challenge despite injuries and a suspension
Talented back has put injuries behind him and his enjoying Munster’s Champions Cup run
Tommy O’Brien to start as Leinster make six changes for Champions Cup quarter-final on Friday
Alex Nankivell will now be available to play in Champions Cup quarter-final away to Bordeaux on Saturday
The multi-talented All Black is ready to get even more into the swing of things at Leinster as the season enters its critical stage
Springbok has been one of Leinster’s star performers after arriving from Munster this season
It is a privilege to play professional sport; you never know how long it will last and I think it is time players reminded themselves of that fact
Defence coach Denis Leamy knows another heroic display will be required against Bordeaux if the visitors are to progress
Leinster and Munster are in action at the weekend as they chase a possible all-Irish final in Cardiff
Hamstring victim Jeremy Loughman unlikely to face Bordeaux Bègles but better news concerning Thaakir Abrahams
More than 55,000 people attended the previous round against Harlequins at Croke Park
Four Premiership clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve further
The province will bring plenty of colour as well as variety, and even a little madness to the last eight
Captain Tadhg Beirne clear on one thing: epic victory will not matter unless win achieved against Bordeaux Bègles
Glasgow Warriors on Friday night in the Champions Cup quarter-finals will be a different challenge to Harlequins
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