Dan Leavy
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The Offload: Saracens eye chance to extend tainted record
- European Cup
- January 20, 2020, 10:31
Saracens, a club with “honesty” emblazoned on their main stand at Allianz Park, may well squeeze the last drop out from a rule-breaking squad with glo(...)

St Michael’s conveyor belt showing no signs of slowing down
- Rugby
- January 18, 2020, 06:00
They have become the leading rugby feeder school in the country, so much so that St Michael’s have become something of a modern-day phenomenon – the b(...)

2023 Rugby World Cup: What will the Ireland team look like?
- International
- January 4, 2020, 06:00
Nobody remotely affiliated with Irish rugby wants to meditate over another four-year cycle. But, mustering as much gusto as possible in early January (...)

Henshaw to train this week after missing win over Connacht
- European Cup
- November 11, 2019, 13:17
Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw will return to training with Leinster this week having been a late withdrawal for their Pro14 league match against Conna(...)

The Offload: Class act Kelleher ready to stake his claim
- Rugby
- November 11, 2019, 11:00
Ins and Outs Every cloud has a silver lining, right? That would be the try scoring, offloading Ronan Kelleher at the Sportsground last Friday night.(...)

Leo Cullen plays down Leinster and Ireland clash of styles
- Pro14
- October 29, 2019, 01:00
Leo Cullen has countered suggestions by former Leinster captains Brian O’Driscoll and Isa Nacewa that the style of Leinster coaching has unduly influe(...)

Brian O’Driscoll: ‘We got a lesson in how to play knock-out rugby’
- International
- October 29, 2019, 01:00
Brian O’Driscoll has called on Irish rugby to radically change its approach, and place an emphasis on skills, particularly passing, from grassroots le(...)

Sean Cronin and Fergus McFadden doubts for Leinster’s European opener
- Pro14
- October 28, 2019, 13:19
Leinster have doubts about the availability of Irish hooker Sean Cronin and winger Fergus McFadden for the first round of their European Champions Cup(...)

Ireland’s Jack Conan to miss 2020 Six Nations
- International
- October 21, 2019, 13:28
Jack Conan will miss the Six Nations Championship after Leinster confirmed that he had surgery on a foot injury last week and would be out for “up to (...)

Gerry Thornley: Schmidt’s sad final chapter tarnishes his reign but legacy will endure
- International
- October 21, 2019
Nobody bar the ultimate winners, or in the case of Irish rugby, Brian O’Driscoll, gets to pen their own exit, and it’s particularly ironic that in ext(...)