Clermont captain Aurelien Rougerie (left) and Toulon skipper Jonny Wilkinson run out past the trophy for Saturday’s Heineken Cup final at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

As European final weekends go, that was hard to fault, save for the minor detail of arguably the wrong team winning the Heineken Cup. So, à la (...)

Rob Kearney is congratulated by team-mates Seán O’Brien (left) and Fergus McFadden after scoring a try against Stade Français in the Amlin Challenge Cup final last Friday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The internal power plays with the Lions, the Pro12 league final and Jared Payne are Rob Kearney’s guilty pleasures this week. Just can’t help h(...)

Leinster centre Fergus McFadden is taken off the pitch after sustaining a neck injury against Stade Francais. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

By Johnny Watterson Lions coach Warren Gatland appeared to know more about Leinster injury details than the Province did yesterday. Offic(...)

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland, seen here at Carton House, has been ‘lucky enough’ with injuries.   Photograph:   Julien Behal/PA Wire.

This afternoon the Lions supplied clear information about Seán O’Brien’s bruised knee – after a bone on bone collision in last Friday’s Challen(...)

Ronan O’Gara (right) and Jonny Sexton (left), former provincial rivals grappling for the international number 10 jersey, will join up as coach and player at Racing Metro 92. Photograph: Inpho

Ireland outhalf Jonathan Sexton was not aware until yesterday that his predecessor Ronan O’Gara will be joining him at Racing Metro 92 next sea(...)

Ronan O’Gara (left) and Jonny Sexton (right) are reported to be linking up together at Racing Metro 92 next season. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Ronan O’Gara’s foray into coaching could begin alongside Jonny Sexton in Paris with Racing Metro 92, if reports from France are to be believed(...)

Seán O’Brien: a doubt for tonight’s game

For the fourth year running Leinster have earned themselves a home semi-final and for the fourth year running they aim to reach the final. (...)

Seán O’Brien in action against the Ospreys at the RDS. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Seán O’Brien faces a late fitness test on a calf muscle problem ahead of Leinster’s RaboDirect Pro12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at the(...)

Leinster may still have regrets about how their European crown slipped, but their seasonal run-in offers opportunities galore for redemption an(...)

Ian Madigan will start at inside centre for Leinster against Biarritz. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

After Jonny Sexton pointedly retook his position at Zebre six days ago, this week’s cautious rhetoric from Joe Schmidt about his two Leinster p(...)

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