Andrew Porter
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Andrew Porter: ‘You have to be selfish. It’s about you. It’s about the team’
- International
- February 2, 2019, 07:00
He doesn’t chase the numbers any more. As a teenager he was obsessed by them: the bench press, the squat, the deadlift. He lent a lot of time to reps (...)

Six Nations: Ireland v England - all you need to know
- Rugby
- February 1, 2019, 13:30
What is it? Ireland start off their Six Nations defence against England, the old enemy, and the hosts are hot favourites. All four Irish provinces ar(...)

Robbie Henshaw named at 15 in Ireland’s team to face England
- Rugby
- January 31, 2019
On top of the surprise selection of Robbie Henshaw at fullback instead of Rob Kearney and Josh van der Flier at openside ahead of Seán O’Brien the Ire(...)

Leinster do just enough not to lose in low-key encounter
- Pro14
- January 25, 2019, 22:05
Leinster 22 Scarlets 17 Considering the plummeting standards, prompted by the absence of so many key players, Leinster coach Leo Cullen can bank vict(...)

Caolin Blade set to make the cut for Ireland’s Six Nations squad
- International
- January 15, 2019, 18:53
Caolin Blade, the uncapped 24-year-old Connacht scrumhalf, is set to be included in the Irish squad for their defence of the forthcoming Six Nations w(...)

Rhys Ruddock knows win over Toulouse sends out a statement
- European Cup
- January 15, 2019, 06:00
As statements of intent go, Saturday was vintage. Leinster, missing a third of their international players, showed Europe how a winning culture can be(...)

Leinster back in control of their own destiny
- European Cup
- January 12, 2019, 14:54
Leinster 29 Toulouse 13 The two four-time winners had both seen this as something of a litmus test and, unsurprisingly, the champions confirmed the s(...)

Leinster too strong for Ulster, but will they be too loose for Toulouse?
- Pro14
- January 7, 2019, 06:00
Leinster 40 Ulster 7 The post-match inquisition was brief and perfunctory. Next week’s Champions Cup game against Toulouse at the RDS was greater in (...)

Leinster loose but lethal as they make light work of Ulster
- Pro14
- January 5, 2019, 19:41
Leinster 40 Ulster 7 It was a victory achieved with a modicum of discomfort. Six tries and a handful of outstanding individual performances ensured a(...)

Under-20 class of 2016 making rapid strides towards the top of senior game
- Pro14
- January 4, 2019, 06:00
The RDS will stage a quasi reunion on Saturday evening but there’ll be no balloons, bunting or buffet, none of the traditional trappings of conviviali(...)