The club’s history and ambition has always been to reach for the stars and not pick over glorious defeats

Loss to Toulouse via the lottery of a penalty shoot-out perhaps the most heartbreaking defeat of all

All-Ireland semi-final in the Aviva Stadium on the cards if Leinster and Munster prevail

Leamy looks set to move back to native Munster as defence coach under Rowntree

Province will keep 65% of the net ticket revenue after moving game from Thomond Park

Success for national underage sides; Montpellier need just two wins to reach quarters

Toulouse win sees them travel to take on Munster in Dublin while Leinster are also away

Outhalf Ihaia West scores 16 points as Ronan O’Gara’s side win tie comfortably

Gibson-Park should’ve seen red as too many brutal collisions went far beyond legal limits

Big lads in Limerick are now choosing hurling instead of Munster rugby

Head coach disciplined over incidents from recent Racing 92 game in Top 14

Heineken Champions Cup: Munster shrug off injury worries in upcoming game with Exeter

Despite some missed opportunities at Twickenham, captain insists Farrell’s men will try to perfect potent offloading game

Italy’s presence should not be guaranteed if they cannot be competitive

Iain Henderson ruled out of game after testing positive for Covid-19

Coaches Andy Farrell and Stephen Larkham believe the best is yet to come from Carbery

The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations

Performance coach and kicking guru has worked with some of sport’s biggest stars

Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien and Josh van der Flier included on longlist

Van Graan is leaving, their games are a hard watch, but they’re still in an enviable position

European brand has been damaged over the last two seasons – and not just by Covid

‘It’s like a guy if you were good at pulling pints being asked to run the bar’

This is a new dawn and there’s a chance to genuinely revolutionise rugby in Ireland

A maximum crowd of 5,000 will now be allowed at Thomond Park

Leinster’s trip to Montpellier next weekend will be very revealing

La Rochelle boss says Glasgow have nothing to lose as they travel to last year’s finalists

Ireland’s latest centurion has experienced dismal days and great days against New Zealand

Former outhalf is encouraged by the style of rugby Ireland adopted against Japan

Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Joe Schmidt recall Sexton’s best days in green

Ireland will have to stay organised to counter Japan’s improved attack and set-piece

If the current pecking order remains, Farrell will need the veteran outhalf for next World Cup

GAA and rugby skills allow men from Kerry and Dublin to step into the unkown

The 50-22 law empowers attacking teams to exploit some of that crucial empty space to telling effect

Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider

Changes in back three and backrow look to be on the cards after defeat in second Test

The Springboks proved a different proposition in a dominant second Test display

Former Munster number eight has spent seven years in France as player and coach

Former Munster centre says rugby can be a shining light in a dark time

Leinster will play Montpellier and Bath, Munster face old foes Castres and Wasps

South Africa A defeat not enough to suggest Ireland scrumhalf won’t be picked at nine