Irish province have happy memories of San Mamés Stadium, but they need to find a performance for the ages against defending European champions

Richie Murphy’s team no match for awesome French side as trophy wait extends into a 21st season

Five players in Leinster’s matchday squad have featured in all four of their losing European finals

This is a busy weekend for the player turned pundit, with his former teams in both European finals

Montpellier v Ulster could see temperatures of 27 degrees at kick-off on Friday night

How is it that a bunch of men whom we will most likely never meet can provoke such unbridled joy?

Two clubs’ willingness to put egos aside and agree to a merger led to the Champions Cup behemoth of today

Opinions around the use of key players ahead of a season-defining clash have evolved significantly

All four Irish provinces cannot make the URC playoffs but all four could yet qualify for Champions Cup next season

Three of last season’s top eight will not reach the playoffs - all of which makes for a very fluid and competitive league

After victory over Munster, a tricky fixture awaits next Friday away to Edinburgh

Connacht’s all-time leading scorer with 1,260 points has seen considerable change since his home debut against Leinster in January 2013

Strong opening half for Connacht leaves Munster with too much to do after the break

Province have turned Dexcom Stadium into something of a fortress in recent weeks

Ballina man setting his sights on silverware as he lines out with his friends and heroes