Rhys Ruddock

For Ireland, 2020 was supposed to be a fresh start. Joe Schmidt’s brilliant seven-year tenure had ended in disappointment, as his side limped home fro(...)

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell will reveal how talent, previous service, experience and current form are weighted in his calculations when announcing(...)

Tadhg Furlong’s injury purgatory should conclude in the next fortnight as the Lions, Ireland and Leinster tighthead prop has embraced a substantial tr(...)

Leinster 24 Ulster 12 The unthinkable, namely successive Leinster home defeats in this competition for the first time, seemed conceivable when Ulster(...)

Garry Ringrose must undergo yet another period of recuperation after suffering a second jaw injury. Ringrose, who broke his jaw against Italy in Octob(...)

Leinster 35 Northampton 19 Halfway through the group stages and it’s not putting the cart before the horse to suggest that Leinster can realistically(...)

Leinster 35 Northampton 19 Job done. Leinster’s second bonus-point win cemented their place atop Pool A and with Montpellier and Northampton both now(...)

In recent times Leinster have had three pairs of brothers on their books, but whereas Ed and Bryan Byrne, along with Rob and Dave Kearney, could be ac(...)

Montpellier 14 Leinster 35 The sight of all 23 Leinster bodies performing on a higher plain has become the norm. However, the sight of Peter Dooley (...)

Montpellier 14 Leinster 35 Progress, by any measurement, is a victory in France when Johnny Sexton pulls up during the warm-up. Hell hath no fury li(...)