How Leinster respond to another Champions Cup final blow is now the defining question
Clare man Noel McNamara helps Bordeaux Bègles dismantle Leinster as familiar questions return after another final defeat
Leo Cullen
Gerry Thornley: Leinster beaten decisively by Bordeaux on bruising weekend for Irish rugby
Second-half resolve offered little consolation as a ruthless Bordeaux side dismantled Leinster’s Champions Cup dream in Bilbao
‘We’ve got a lot of strength to keep coming back’: Leinster vow to go again after Bordeaux defeat
Leinster keep the faith despite fifth final defeat in eight seasons
Leinster abandoned by precision and fortune as Champions Cup hopes collapse
Half-time deficit left Leinster in need of a miracle that never look likely
Back in Bilbao - remembering Leinster’s last European triumph in 2018
A tit-for-tat dogfight, Donnacha Ryan in a beret and that last-gasp missed drop goal
‘This is what you want’: Leo Cullen glad to be back in Bilbao chasing more European glory with Leinster
Head coach paid a pre-Christmas visit to northern Spain to visualise goal for the season
Leinster name unchanged starting side from Toulon win for Champions Cup final against Bordeaux
Tommy O’Brien passed fit to start on the wing
Conor Murray: Nienaber’s Springbok defence may not matter against all-out Bordeaux attack
Leinster’s opponents in Champions Cup final are a side packed with internationals who win games any which way
Jamison Gibson-Park: ‘The past is the past, we have to be rid of that’
Leinster scrumhalf relishing Bordeaux challenge and the chance to end final heartache
This Champions Cup final is a day like no other in Leinster’s history
Stats point to Bordeaux win but aggression can heap unexpected pressure on French foes
Garry Ringrose: Fine margins will decide Leinster’s fate in final against Bordeaux-Bègles
Ringrose believes province must embrace occasion as final against Bordeaux-Bègles offers another chance to end eight-year wait
Gerry Thornley: Leinster’s Champions Cup final selections will be judged against one metric
Opinions around the use of key players ahead of a season-defining clash have evolved significantly
Leinster shaping up for a big performance against Ospreys as players jockey for Bilbao positions
Province boosted by injury returnees one week out from Champions Cup final
Watching Leinster at pitch level with the under-10s gave me new perspective
Less about team movement and shape, more about players, their scanning and body language
Leinster squad line-up for Bilbao final not set in stone, says Jacques Nienaber
Senior coach reckons places still up for grabs as Leo Cullen’s squad face Bordeaux in Champions Cup final
Ciarán Frawley strengthens Leinster case as Leo Cullen weighs Champions Cup final selection
Versatile back impresses in win over Lions as Leinster secure URC quarter-final place ahead of Ospreys clash
Crying about Leinster’s press coverage makes Leo Cullen look a bit silly
Notion that the gilded princes of Irish sport are given a hard time by media is laughable to those involved in every other sport
Conor Murray: Leinster Rugby deserves more than social media cynicism
Leo Cullen’s frustration is visible, but the consistency of this Leinster era deserves more than social media cynicism
Gordon D’Arcy: Champions Cup final will be the biggest match of Harry Byrne’s career
Next step for the Leinster outhalf is to become someone others look to in big games, relishing the pressure
Leo Cullen right to defend Leinster players who have given us everything
Supporters can be proud of a team that has reached yet another final
Irish rugby fans prepare to descend on Bilbao as Leinster and Ulster chase glory
Leinster will face Bordeaux-Bègles in Champions Cup final after Ulster duel with Montpellier for the Challenge Cup
Harry Byrne: ‘All I wanted to do was come back and compete, have a fair crack’
The 27-year-old discusses his bond with his brother Ross, his loan spell in Bristol and his determination to earn the opportunity coming his way on Saturday, when he is to start for Leinster against Toulon
Gordon D’Arcy: This is what will decide the outcome of Leinster v Toulon
Leo Cullen’s men need to learn from the shortcomings that handed late victory to Italians in Treviso
Leinster put Benetton defeat behind them and take Buddhist approach to Toulon clash
Province contending with several injury concerns ahead of Champions Cup semi-final
Conor Murray: Win over Ulster can help Munster redefine their troubled season
URC clash could alter picture of entire campaign for both provinces and their players
Gordon D’Arcy: Ulster have a point to prove after crumbling against Leinster
Richie Murphy’s men may point to respectable scoreline but second-half tries came when the game was over as a contest
Gerry Thornley: Ireland head to France ready to put World Cup lessons into action
Scott Bemand’s side searching for first away win to France
Leo Cullen commends Sam Prendergast’s patience on return to Leinster starting fold
Outhalf put in a man-of-the-match performance in away win over Ulster
Leinster yet to find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?
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‘We feel good out there’: Leinster looking forward to Saturday special against Toulon
Blues hope recent improvements in attack will bear fruit in plum Champions Cup semi at Aviva
Bold positional switch of Dan Sheehan paid off handsomely for Leinster
Leo Cullen’s decision to leave Sheehan on the pitch after Rónan Kelleher came on proved a winning ploy
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