The Irish Times

Familiar foes Leinster and Toulouse to produce another European spectacle

Sides meet for fourth time in semis, with Leinster the only non-French side left in cup

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:00

Cullen relishes ‘great challenge’ Leinster face in battle of European titans

Clash of competition’s most successful sides makes for match of season on Irish soil

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:00

No shame in the manner of valiant Munster’s exit

Loss to Toulouse via the lottery of a penalty shoot-out perhaps the most heartbreaking defeat of all

Tue May 10 2022 - 06:00

Agony for 14-man La Rochelle as five star Toulouse conquer Europe again

Ronan O’Gara’s side fall short as winners return to the top of the continental table

Sat May 22 2021 - 19:28

Cheslin Kolbe and Toulouse repeat the dose as Ulster miss opportunity

South African winger makes it four tries in two games after Belfast double

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 22:16

Toulouse break away from Connacht’s tight grip to claim bonus-point win

Four-time champions score two tries in final quarter to end Connacht’s challenge in France

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 15:29

Antoine Dupont fit to start for France against Wales

Captain Guilhem Guirado returns to side with Gael Fickou also back in midfieler

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 09:21

France squeeze past Tonga to set up Pool C decider with England

Les Bleus were pushed all the way before securing their quarter-final place

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 11:11

Lopez the hero as France withstand Argentina’s second-half comeback

Late drop goal seals victory as Pumas fume over referee Gardner’s performance

Sun Sept 22 2019 - 15:00

Rugby World Cup: France scrape over the line against Argentina

Argentina miss last gasp penalty as France remain masters of illusion, and disillusion

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 12:16

Veteran number eight Louis Picamoles included in France’s World Cup squad

Francois Cros, Felix Lambey and Romain Taofifenua among those to miss out

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 21:08

Townsend admits Scotland have ‘a lot of work to do’ after French mauling

Ireland’s World Cup Pool A opponents on the end of five-try hammering in Nice

Sun Aug 18 2019 - 00:58

Toulouse secure stunning Racing 92 win to set up Leinster semi

Four-time winners move into the last four despite Zack Holme’s 28th minute red card

Sun Mar 31 2019 - 18:27

Ireland find cold comfort against France

Four tries for Joe Schmidt’s side secured a bonus point ahead of final trip to Cardiff

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 13:56

Unchanged French side slightly unnerving for Ireland

First France coach to name the same team for successive Tests since 2012

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 05:30

France stick with the same team that beat Scotland

Jacques Brunel has retained the same French matchday 23 for the trip to Dublin

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 08:21

No shortage of advice for Brunel as he juggles his options again

Critics claim France coach’s chopping and changing means he is unsure of his best backline

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 06:00

Rugby stats: sequence of fixtures has let Wales rotate and build

Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 06:30

Ireland’s impressive frontrunners struggle when chasing a game

Since 2014 on all 10 times Ireland trailed at the interval, they went on to lose the game

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 06:40

Gerry Thornley: Soul searching needed in England after European failings

Strength of Irish provinces bodes well with the start of the Six Nations fast approaching

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 06:00

Leinster hit the high notes of champions

Toulouse succumb to home side’s remorseless carrying and recycling

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 06:00

Leinster back in control of their own destiny

Leinster will top Pool 1 in Champions Cup with a win over Wasps next weekend

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 14:54

Gerry Thornley: Toulouse have found what they were looking for

Former stalwarts like ex-Bandon RFC coach Sonnes helping club reclaim its old identity

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 07:00

Leinster facing a colossal stress test in terms of squad depth

Champions’ missing big guns tilts the balance towards confident Toulouse

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00

How they stand: Gerry Thornley’s Champions Cup pools guide

Leinster and Munster best placed of the Irish provinces heading into pivotal rounds

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 17:37

Gordon D’Arcy: The days of rugby's physical enforcer might be numbered

World Rugby need to be sure about which problem they are trying to solve

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 07:00

EPCR pull the plug on Bath hopes of Toulouse replay

Champions Cup organisers clear up discrepancy over TV and stadium clock

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 16:02

Gerry Thornley: Big-hearted Simon Zebo deserves a break

Bad losers Bath in danger of losing the run of themselves with replay ‘appeal’

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 06:00

Seán Cronin hopes defeat will cause a Leinster reaction

‘Seanie was talking after the game and saying that we need to move on and build on this’

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 05:00

Wasteful Leinster brought rudely back down to earth

Champions falter in Toulouse while three serious injuries mar Munster’s victory

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 01:00

The Offload: Owens takes Zebo to task for finger-pointing

Former Munster man apologetic following try-scoring gesture in win over Ulster