Sean O'Brien
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Landmark 200th game for Rory Best as Ulster eye overdue win
- Pro14
- October 28, 2017, 06:30
Ulster v Leinster, Kingspan Stadium. Kick-Off: 6.30pm. (On TV: Live on BBC2 NI and Sky Sports Action) This should be fairly full on. It’s a mea(...)

Ireland miss the Grand Slam bus with a sluggish start
- International
- February 6, 2017, 07:00
A tardy arrival by bus can hardly explain such an emotionally sluggish entry into to a Six Nations opener, the consequences of which has already scupp(...)

Gerry Thornley: Avoiding injuries is critical for Ireland’s Six Nations
- International
- January 31, 2017, 07:00
Aside from the glaringly obvious – uppermost amongst them being a good squad well coached – prospective Six Nations Champions require a few other fac(...)

Knee injury rules Rob Kearney out of Edinburgh clash
- Pro12
- September 12, 2016, 14:38
Rob Kearney may be out of the Leinster team for a number of weeks after picking up a knee injury against Glasgow last weekend. The Leinster and Irelan(...)

Former Munster lock Ian Nagle signs for Leinster
- International
- February 16, 2016, 16:17
Leinster have today added two new players to their squad in the form of Robbie Henshaw and former Munster lock Ian Nagle, as well as confirming that 1(...)

Ringrose set for central role as Leinster host Connacht
- Pro12
- January 1, 2016, 01:00
The real shame is Robbie Henshaw will not be running this last time for Connacht against Leinster (or just the latest time if you believe in western m(...)

Gordon D'Arcy: Judging Irish rugby on last three months is foolish
- Rugby
- December 30, 2015, 05:45
This column being a review of 2015, it proved a year when Ian Madigan spent most of that time wedged between a rock and a hard place. I felt he coped(...)

Reinforced Leinster should eke out victory against the Scarlets
- Pro12
- November 6, 2015, 01:00
Leo Cullen certainly can’t be accused of operating within narrow selection parameters, something that the academy players have come to appreciate in t(...)

Rugby World Cup: Five tough calls for Joe Schmidt
- International
- August 29, 2015, 19:39
Iain Henderson or Devin Toner? It’s not really a tough call anymore. The second best forward in Ireland these past six months, this 23-year-old Craiga(...)

Six Leinster stars play under a third of Pro12 campaign
- Rugby
- April 29, 2015, 01:00
When measured by the number of minutes played, at least half a dozen of Leinster’s frontline players have not been playing for their province during (...)