Leinster’s Jonny Sexton celebrates with the trophy. Photograph:  Julien Behal/PA Wire.

Leinster 24 Ulster 18 : The big call in this Rabo Pro 12 final was made by Ulster(...)

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(...)

Rory Best will captain Ireland on the tour. Photograph: Inpho

Les Kiss, Ireland’s interim head coach, will be part of Joe Schmidt’s management team on a three year contrac(...)

Fergus McFadden has moved to outside centre to replace Brian O’Driscoll in the Leinster team to face Stade Francais. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Brian O’Driscoll has failed to recover from his back problems and will miss Leinster’s Amlin Challenge Cup decider again(...)

Leinster’s Gordon D’Arcy is helped from the pitch after tearing a calf muscle during the RaboDirect Pro12 play-off against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Gordon D’Arcy will miss both of Leinster’s season-ending cup finals and is highly unlikely to go on the Ireland’s summer tour to the United Sta(...)

“Joe was the first name I thought of,” said the departing Isa Nawa (above in action against Biarritz on Saturday), who was mentored by Joe Schmidt at the Blues in 2004. Photograph: Inpho

This rapid and surprisingly smooth process to appoint Joe Schmidt as Ireland coach has a nucleus. When it was established Michael Cheika was le(...)

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt is expected to be named as new Ireland boss by Wednesday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

The IRFU are expected to confirm Joe Schmidt as the new Ireland coach by Wednesday. “I think they (the IRFU) are trying to get things do(...)

Isaac Boss steps in as scrumhalf for Leinster in the absence of the injured Eoin Reddan. Photograph: Inpho

Glasgow come to the RDS knowing that at this juncture in the competition it becomes a dog fight for points. Be sure that Joe Schmidt,(...)

Ireland Rugby Press Conference, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare 11/3/2013Team manager Mick KearneyMandatory Credit �INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

The list of 27 Irish players, injured or suspended, over the Six Nations campaign yesterday prompted Ireland manager Mick Kearney to bor(...)

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