The Leinster squad trained in UCD on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s Heineken Cup Round 6 visit of Montpellier Hérault to the RDS (KO: 1.30pm) with the medical team hopeful that a number of players could return to the panel following Sunday’s 23-16 victory in Glasgow. Jonathan Sexton rolled his ankle in the first...
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Jonathan Sexton has been voted Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Player of the Month for November / December. Thank you to everyone who voted. Jonathan featured in 6 games during this period, including all 4 Heineken Cup games, that the team has played so far, and an interprovincial clash with Munster. Jonathan amassed an...
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The Leinster management hope to be in a position to welcome back several Ireland internationals into the panel for Saturday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Cardiff Blues in City Stadium (KO: 6.15pm). Following Sunday’s 15-13 victory over Connacht, the medical team reported that Richardt Strauss suffered an accidental blow to the face, though at...
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When Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin sent the reserves down to Leinster on Boxing Day, he sparked a fair amount of controversy and anger. McLaughlin himself seemed didn’t seem entirely happy with the move himself, grimly telling the cameras that the decision to send out the squad named “was not taken lightly”. He baldly stated...
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The Leinster team to face Bath in Saturday’s Heineken Cup Round 4 clash in the Aviva Stadium (KO: 6pm) has been named. There are a few changes to the team that defeated Bath last weekend with Eoin Reddan (fresh from winning his 50th Leinster cap in The Rec last Sunday) partnering Jonathan Sexton at...
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The Leinster team to face Bath in Sunday’s Heineken Cup Pool 3 Round 3 encounter in The Recreation Ground (KO: 12.45pm) has been named. There are several changes to the side that defeated Glasgow Warriors in the previous round with Fergus McFadden named at outside centre alongside Gordon D’Arcy. Up front, Damian Browne makes...
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The Leinster team to face Glasgow Warriors in Sunday’s Heineken Cup Round 2 clash in the RDS (KO: 12.45pm) has been named. Eoin Reddan makes his first start of the season and partners Jonathan Sexton (making his 80th Leinster appearance) at half back in a backline which shows two changes from the one which...
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The Leinster team to face Esher RFC in Saturday afternoon’s opening round of the British & Irish Cup in Molesey Road (KO: 3pm) has been named. Dominic Ryan captains a side which is mixed with youth and experience for the clash in London and he features in a back-row with Leo Auva’a and Ciaran...
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Just three changes in personnel from the Aironi game, in Munster’s starting XV for the RaboDirect PRO12 game against Leinster Friday night (8pm). And keeping it to a minimum, just one of those changes comes in the backs, where there’s a straight swop – Lifeimi Mafi for Danny Barnes – experience probably the deciding...
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The Leinster team to face Munster in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 encounter in the Aviva Stadium (KO: 8pm) has been named. Leo Cullen leads a Leinster team which includes 13 Ireland internationals for the visit of Munster including Wexford centre Gordon D’Arcy who is one of five players in total – including the back-row...
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