Peter O’Mahony does not rule out coaching future but plans break after retirement
Munster forward is comfortable with decision to bring curtain on career
Munster Rugby
Munster’s most capped player Stephen Archer to retire this summer
37-year-old tighthead prop from Cork made over 300 appearances for Munster and won two Ireland caps
Will Leinster be the only Irish team in the URC knockouts?
The Counter Ruck Podcast: Ireland women’s defeat to Scotland wrapped up the Six Nations and an unusually glum 48 hours for Irish rugby
Owen Doyle: World Rugby session will have big focus on 20-minute replacement red card
There will be huge interest in the outcomes of the World Rugby’s specialist group studying the breakdown
Munster’s discipline deserts them as Cardiff take full advantage of yellow cards
Munster conceded 26 points when they were reduced to 14 men during the contest
Matt Williams: Although Leinster continue to defy the odds, Irish professional rugby appears to be in decline
We need more coaches with professional team experience and deep technical knowledge
Munster will need to dig deep to end Cardiff’s unbeaten home run at Arms Park
Interim head coach Ian Costello has made seven changes to the side that lost to the Bulls
Munster assistant coach Lawler is confident any problems can be ironed out before Cardiff on Friday
Munster expect their experience and possession-based game to carry them through at Arms Park
Leinster’s success masking alarming fault lines which have emerged in Irish rugby
This season, as things stand, Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all lost more matches than they have won
Owen Doyle: Chaotic cock-up cost Munster and it reflects badly on a number of people
The lineout is supposed to be a contest for possession, but this trial appears to be heading in the opposite direction
Ryan Baird likely to return for Leinster-Northampton Champions Cup duel
Calf injury puts James Ryan’s availability in doubt
Letters to the Editor, April 21st : On coercive control by neglect, a tourist tax, and two-tier rugby
There is little to no accountability for non-custodial parents who repeatedly fail to honour their obligations
Munster with work to do to secure Champions Cup qualification after controversial defeat to Bulls
Irish province forced to play for 14 minutes down a man after the game went to uncontested scrums
Munster seek to address lineout and get back to winning ways against Bulls
Bulls start as five-point underdogs with the bookies and a close contest is anticipated at Thomond Park
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
Munster could hand debuts to Michael Milne and Lee Barron against the Bulls
Newly arrived forward duo from Leinster could be pressed straight into action in URC clash
Structural flaws and English clubs’ apathy doing Champions Cup no favours
Rushing the quarter-finals again made no sense whatsoever while botched TV deals a sign of chickens coming home to roost
‘Incredibly frustrated’ Munster turn attention to crunch URC clash
Tadhg Beirne admits lineout problems cost side dearly in Bordeaux
Munster say goodbye to the Champions Cup after defeat to Bordeaux Bègles
Munster interim head coach Ian Costello disappointed but says strides have been made in the last three weeks
Munster’s grand Champions Cup ambitions put into perspective by explosive Bordeaux
Bordeaux now have a home semi-final and so must have a real chance of claiming the club’s first silverware
Munster’s Ian Costello laments misfiring lineout against Bordeaux Bègles
Irish province lost nine of their own 21 throws under intense pressure from the Bordeaux defensive lineout.
Brave Munster go down fighting in Bordeaux Bègles defeat
Irish province exit Champions Cup with heads held high after memorable contest
Bordeaux 47 Munster 29 (FT) - second half comeback falls short as Munster’s Champions Cup campaign ends
Creaky lineout combined with Bordeaux’s lethal transition attack sees the Irish province fall in France
Tom Farrell making the most of his opportunity and loving life at Munster
Released by Connacht, the 31-year-old centre has started every game for Munster this season
Home thoughts from abroad as Bordeaux coach Noel McNamara awaits Munster
The Bordeaux Bègles attack coach has come up against his native side before when he coached at Sharks
No breather for Munster as treacherous route to final brings them to Bordeaux
Bordeaux make four changes from the side that beat Ulster last weekend
Matt Williams: Munster have a sniff as the Champions Cup gets blooming great
EPCR’s handling of the tournament is misguided, but the quarter-finals promise to be thrillers
Thaakir Abrahams happy his Munster career has taken flight at last
Talented back has put injuries behind him and his enjoying Munster’s Champions Cup run
Munster confirm team manager Niall O’Donovan will step down at end of this season
Niall O’Donovan joined Munster as assistant coach in 1997, and helped the province grow into one of Europe’s leading sides
Munster win appeal against Alex Nankivell suspension
Alex Nankivell will now be available to play in Champions Cup quarter-final away to Bordeaux on Saturday
Jack Crowley signs two-year contract extension with Munster
Province and IRFU announce new deal amid interest from Leicester Tigers
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