Get planning, and get booking. The EPCR has confirmed the dates, kick-off times, venues and TV broadcast details for the Champions Cup Round of 16. Leinster and Munster reached the competition’s knock-out stages, with Ulster and Connacht dropping down to the Challenge Cup. In an EPCR release, the following details were locked in: ‘Toulouse, five-time […]

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MUNSTER 23-26 NORTHAMPTON Northampton Saints put it up to Munster, at Thomond Park, and their celebrating replacements got right under the skin of Peter O’Mahony. The newly installed Ireland captain was not having that. After a lively Saints start, Alex Mitchell took advantage of a gaping hole beside a rick and cantered through for the […]

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LEICESTER 10-27 LEINSTER Leinster clinched top spot in Champions Cup ‘Pool 4’ and, in doing so, have set themselves up for a home game in the Last 16. Austin Healey was not happy with one of their tries, though. Leicester Tigers started off well against four-time European champions, at Welford Road, but were outdone by […]

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MUNSTER 29-18 TOULON Jack Crowley proved he could bounce back from an early set-back, and led his team to a big away day win in Europe, in Toulon. On Monday of this week, Andy Farrell was preparing for his trip to London, where he would be confirmed as British & Irish Lions head coach, when […]

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“It’s up to you to decide what you want to do.” In 2022/23, we were fortunate enough to follow the journey of Ronan O’Gara and his La Rochelle team as they went on a quest to retain the Champions Cup and claim their first ever Top 14 title. Our ‘A Season With’ series featured great […]

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“Garry is going to work with me now.” With those eight words, English referee Matthew Carley ended Leinster’s first ever experiment with co-captains in a European game. Garry Ringrose was the emissary while James Ryan was told to turn and walk away. Carley was already unhappy with an 11th minute set-to that saw Joe McCarthy […]

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