Josua Tuisova

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Devin Toner and Tadhg Furlong training at Donnybrook. Furlong returns to the starting line-up in France while Toner must settle for a place on the bench. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Leinster have sufficient experience to survive Lyon test

Heineken Champions Cup: Lyon v Leinster Kick-off: 3.15pm (Irish time), Saturday. Venue: Stade de Gerland. How to follow: The Irish Times liveblo(...)

Saracens’ celebrate with the trophy after beating Leinster in last year’s final. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho
2019-20 Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide

Pool 1 Leinster Coach: Leo Cullen. Captain: Johnny Sexton. Last season: Runners-up. How they qualified: Pro 14 champions. Key man: Sexton is the(...)

Samu Kerevi scores Australia’s crucial fifth try in Sapporo. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty
Australia ride the storm before clipping flying Fiji’s wings

Australia 39 Fiji 21 Twice champions Australia survived an almighty scare in their World Cup Pool D opener against Fiji on Saturday as they fought ba(...)

Australia’s Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Michael Hooper and David Pocock take part in a training session at the Shiroyama stadium in Odawara. Photograph: by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
Rugby World Cup: Hooper looking forward to teaming up with Pocock again

Pool D: Australia v Fiji, Sapporo Dome, Saturday, 5.45am Irish time. Live on Eir Sport and ITV Australia captain Michael Hooper is relishing the oppo(...)

Fiji’s right wing Josua Tuisova (hidden) celebrates with team-mates after scoring a try during the autumn international against France at the Stade de France. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
Fiji stun France with historic victory at the Stade de France

France 14 Fiji 21 Fiji pulled off a remarkable Test triumph on Saturday with their first win over France, getting home 21-14 in front of a stunned St(...)

Edinburgh’s Chris Dean scores their fourth try against Toulon during the Heineken Champions Cup match at Murrayfield. Photograph: Graham Stuart/PA Wire
Edinburgh blitz Toulon to claim bonus-point win at Murrayfield

Edinburgh 40 Toulon 14 Edinburgh stormed to a 40-14 win over Toulon in Heineken Champions Cup Pool 5 at Murrayfield. A deserved bonus-point win kept(...)

Ireland celebrate their third place finish in the London Sevens. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Inpho
Ireland Sevens beat England at Twickenham to take bronze

Ireland capped off a historic weekend by beating England 21-19 at the death to secure bronze in the London Sevens at Twickenham. The win comes after (...)

Bryan Habana scores a try against Leinster in the 2015 Champions Cup semi-finals. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Springbok great Bryan Habana to retire at the end of the season

South Africa great Bryan Habana is to retire at the end of the season after being unable to force his way back into the Toulon team. Habana underwent(...)

Andrew Conway takes advantage of Toulon’s lack of defensive discipline to cut through for the crucial try at Thomond Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Gordon D’Arcy: Attitude and discipline key to Munster

Bank balances become irrelevant across the full 80 minutes of knockout rugby in Thomond Park. It used to always be this way and looks like a similar (...)

Munster’s Conor Murray protests before being awarded a try during the Champions Cup quarter-final win over Toulon at Thomond Park, Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
What we learned from the Champions Cup weekend

There were a number of issues that arose from what constituted a superb weekend in the Champions Cup for Munster and Leinster with both claiming semi-(...)

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