United Rugby Championship

The trio have completed their return to play protocols following the head injuries they received in the quarter-final against Glasgow

The South African-born player will return to the club of his formative years, but there’ll be no sentiment

Expectation is running high for URC final, but defence coach knows Stormers will be a formidable foe at home

The 36-year-old flanker aims to subdue Peter O’Mahony in the URC final before setting a record at the World Cup

Everything you need to know ahead of the clash in Cape Town this weekend

Stormers’ outhalf Libbok has flourished under head coach John Dobson since his arrival

The number eight joined Munster a season after winning their last trophy in 2011

Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and RG Snyman available for final against Stormers

Leo Cullen has big decisions to make regarding Caelan Doris and Jason Jenkins

Mitchell was born without any fingers on his left hand but after a complex surgery has had an impressive rugby career

Jack Crowley’s drop goal seals URC final spot after thrilling semi-final clash with Leinster

Exhausted veteran keeping future plans close to his chest but remains motivated to deliver silverware for Munster

Munster head to South Africa for URC final while Leo Cullen believes defeat will focus Leinster against La Rochelle

Munster outhalf’s equalising kick early in the game broke the new World Rugby law that came in this year

Head coach says his side were far from perfect but that the team has become ‘battle-hardened’ after hectic schedule

Munster shouldn’t have required a length of the field foray on a turnover to rescue the victory

Graham Rowntree’s side will head to Cape Town in a fortnight for a final showdown with the Stormers

Connacht rallied from 20-8 down to pull within four points of the Stormers going into the final 15 minutes

Look back on the action as it happened as Connacht came up short in South Africa before Munster edged Leinster at the Aviva

Carpentry-loving flanker delighted to be fully fit after losing nearly a year to an Achilles tear

Leinster v Munster: Munster have lost 10 of last 11 games against rivals and 12 of 13 at the Aviva — so history weighs heavily against the underdog

Connacht have named an unchanged side to face Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon

Series of season-defining games for province with, potentially, URC final to follow an outrageously tough five weeks

Scrumhalf looking forward to Stormers clash after making a first start in a knock-out game in win over Ulster

Head coach has used 61 players so far this season and has a lot to factor in as Leinster head into the final matches

The CEO also said that he would like to see the URC develop its own women’s league

Experienced prop has no designs on a coaching career one day

Injured at the beginning of the year, the secondrow hopes to nail down a place with Leinster

Back-three options thin on the ground for southern province, but forwards coach Andi Kyriacou bullish on replacements

A URC semi-final against Munster at the weekend will test where both sides currently are

Given Leinster’s looming Champions Cup final assignment and Munster’s injury woes, there are good reasons to support both teams in deciding on the outcome

Everything you need to know ahead of the clash at the Aviva this weekend

Andi Kyriacou said they will give their captain as much time as possible to recover from arm injury

Cian Healy’s ankle injury will be assessed later in the week ahead of URC semi-final at the Aviva

Hurt and pain driving province in dual hunt for trophies

Andrea Piardi was the best referee of the weekend showing game knowledge, decisiveness and communication

Thriving south Dublin club’s rivalry with former champions Clontarf is born out of respect and is mutually beneficial

Winger’s refreshingly irreverent sky-is-the-limit mindset typifies Connacht’s approach

Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and RG Snyman all ruled out

Ex-Munster academy player Eoghan Clarke is a key member of the Jersey Reds team that clinched the English RFU Championship