Gordon D'Arcy: Foreign signings put Irish provinces on European map

Fardy and Lowe following in proven footsteps of likes of Williams, Nacewa, Aki and Elsom

Isa Nacewa: Black magic no longer casts a spell on Ireland

I’ve been telling everyone in New Zealand that we now have a real, sustainable rivalry

Michael Cheika with a glint in his eye embraces underdog tag

The recently acquired Crusaders backrower Pete Samu could make his debut from bench

Joey Carbery gets the nod at 10 for opener in Australia

Joe Schmidt names his Irish team for Saturday’s 11am (Irish time) kick-off in Brisbane

Ireland are on the cusp of an epic run as they head Down Under

Schmidt knows a series win for Ireland would be a major landmark on road to Japan

Australia set to show their cards ahead of Ireland series

Michael Cheika will announce his squad this morning for three summer Tests

Scott Fardy takes the long way round to reach the top

Australian is well travelled but has made himself right at home with Leinster

Hungry Leinster to heed warnings from the past

Robbie Henshaw ruled out of Saturday’s game against Munster due to knee injury

What we learned from the Champions Cup weekend

Scott Fardy and best laid plans, Racing opt to chop not choke, and rugby at what cost?

Leinster greedy to add a fourth European star to jersey in Bilbao

Cullen, Sexton and Kearney all on message as Champions Cup glory looms

Leinster 38 Scarlets 16: Leinster player ratings

Gavin Cummiskey hands out some big numbers after a stunning performance

Luke McGrath’s injury bad news for James Lowe

With Jamison Gibson-Park stepping up at No 9, Maori winger will be squeezed out

Seán O’Brien hoping to be fit in time for Glasgow clash

Leinster flanker facing hot competition for starting place as he recovers from hip injury

Joe Schmidt not entirely satisfied with where Ireland are at

Coach really happy with work ethic but left frustrated by ‘few things we didn’t get right’

Ruan Pienaar’s enforced departure hits so many wrong notes

In essence, gifted South African has been treated as a mere commodity by the IRFU

Gordon D’Arcy: The importance of winning the mental battle

Leinster and Munster must both go to The Well on Saturday and not give an inch away

Timing key to Donnacha Ryan not getting Ireland contract

Munster will have little option but to look abroad to replace international secondrow

Matt Williams: Ireland’s inconsistency stems from lack of trust

If Joe Schmidt’s team don’t improve, this powerful England side will demolish them

Brad Thorn to return to top-class rugby at age 41

Former Leinster secondrow will join Queensland in Australian National Rugby Championship

IRFU chief does not believe Munster can make debt repayments

Downturn of results and decrease in crowds seen as underlying problem for province

Gordon D’Arcy: Sexton helped build winning culture at Racing

Ireland outhalf laid the runway for Dan Carter’s smooth landing in Paris

Leo Cullen and Isa Nacewa dodge the hard questions

Leinster coach and captain refuse to be drawn on IRFU policy towards provinces

Leinster look to ‘reassess’, but road ahead is unclear

Toulon defeat leaves Leinster facing tough questions

Leinster v Toulon: Mike McCarthy to join 300 club

Leinster secondrow will make milestone appearance when Toulon visit the Aviva

Gordon D’Arcy: Winning team must first learn how to lose right

Being genuinely tough to beat may have to suffice for the next few years

Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster must force Toulon to play the blame game

This weekend it all comes back to the mental strength of the collective

Gordon D'Arcy: Young guns can help Leinster discover a new identity

Ideally Leo will continue to drip feed players like Ringrose and van der Flier into the team

Leinster face chill financial winds if denied riches from Europe

More than ever province needs to generate revenue itself and failure on pitch doesn’t help

Matt O’Connor could never escape long shadow of Joe Schmidt

Leinster fans glad to see coach gone have been spoilt by golden generation of players

Gerry Thornley: Drop in standards is what signalled the end for Matt O’Connor

Australian has already been linked with the Queensland Reds

Colossus O’Connell still weighing up his future options

Legendary secondrow denies there is any move to Toulon on the cards

Toulon 25 Leinster 20: How the players rated

Gavin Cummiskey assesses the performances of both sets of players as Toulon reach yet another final

Leinster looking for game of their lives against Toulon

Reggie Corrigan believes province need a display akin to Clermont in 2012

Kane Douglas still out for Leinster but Fergus McFadden set to return

‘We’ve been poor this year. We haven’t gelled together...It’s come down to 80 minutes’

Johnny Sexton interview: Despite injury the outhalf is ready for a big year

Ireland number 10 looks ahead to the Six Nations, World Cup and a return to Leinster

Six Nations 2015: Slammin’ Sam Burgess faces battle to break code

Despite a quiet representative union debut for the Saxons, England look set to give former league star every chance

Leinster must control the pace of the game to draw Wasps’ sting

Limited Wasps are no Saracens and Leinster have the pedigree to prevail

Richard Cockerill says Leicester require ten out of ten points from final two games

Tigers face Scarlets in a must-win Champions Cup encounter at Welford Road

Leicester rally to defeat Toulon in European Champions Cup

English club still in qualification hunt after Owen Williams lands six penalties

Injury-hit Leicester still a massive task for Ulster

A packed Welford Road on a European match day no place for the faint-hearted

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