Leinster 25 La Rochelle 24 as it happened: Harry Byrne snatches victory with last gasp penalty
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Ronan O'Gara
Suddenly, Leinster look a little short on firepower for La Rochelle grudge match
Leo Cullen fields sprinkling of youngsters and fringe players as province targets latest defeat of French rivals
Matt Williams: Leinster’s clash with La Rochelle has big implications for next month’s Six Nations
Leo Cullen’s team have been effective in winning six on the spin, but they must find new levels against La Rochelle
Conor Murray: Bringing Sexton into a column about O’Gara is an easy trap to fall into
Sam Prendergast is a special talent around whom there is too much negative commentary
Josh van der Flier has his homework done for latest La Rochelle exam
Ronan O’Gara’s French side have become familiar adversaries for Leinster
Davit Niniashvili: La Rochelle’s ebullient Georgian fullback is a big threat for Leinster
Niniashvili wants to change the perception that Georgian rugby is more than just forward play
Leinster drawing on Rabah Slimani’s experience for challenge of La Rochelle pack
Forwards coach Robin McBryde expecting ‘big set-piece game’ in Champions Cup clash
‘My mother probably has the rosary beads swallowed’: Top sports quotes of 2025
From Troy Parrott to Ellen Walshe, here are the year’s memorable sporting quotes of the year
Brian Barry-Murphy: From ‘that’s Jimmy’s son’ to coaching chats with Ronan O’Gara
Cardiff coach faces his role model Enzo Maresca in Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea
‘Big pack, good set-piece, good in air’: Munster’s John Hodnett wary of Bath opponents
Daunting Champions Cup opener awaits Clayton McMillan’s side against reigning Premiership champions
Gordon D’Arcy: Back where it all began, Ireland need the same spark that first saw them topple the All Blacks
Nine years on from the historic win in Chicago, Ireland return to Soldier Field to face New Zealand
Australian rugby could be off life-support thanks to Wallabies’ Test win over Lions
‘Genial’ Joe Schmidt did the impossible by building a squad able to compete against the Tourists in first place
Jamison Gibson-Park’s numbers don’t lie – Ireland is a scrumhalf country
Andy Farrell’s ‘go-to man’ Jamison Gibson-Park shows value of halfbacks
Ronan O’Gara: ‘They have to be careful the Lions doesn’t become elite. The cost is very expensive’
The La Rochelle coach landed in Brisbane jetlagged, but still did more than just wing it as Sky Sports co-commentator on the Reds-Lions match
Ronan O’Gara delivers a man-of-the-match display on Lions duty years after hanging up his boots
La Rochelle coach shook off the jetlag with a virtuoso performance in the TV analysis box
From all-out brawls to eye-gouging and worse: a brief history of Lions Tour violence
Games over the last 50 years have been marred by stand-out brutality on both sides
Ronan O’Gara: ‘Chasing a Test job isn’t interesting any more’
‘I’m at peace with what I’m doing here . . . I want to try and go after a Bouclier next season’
Gerry Thornley: The true story of Leinster in the 2020s is one of remarkable success
Province’s ability to keep climbing off the canvas after agonising setbacks shows an admirable inner strength
Owen Farrell to feature in Sky Sports Lions commentary line-up
Son of Ireland coach Andy Farrell will be part of punditry team that includes Ronan O’Gara and Conor Murray after omission from squad
Why are so many young Irish rugby players moving to France?
Irish coaches in French clubs are looking towards home to scout for players looking for a pathway to professional rugby
Munster keen to back up tight victory over La Rochelle with further success
Captain Tadhg Beirne clear on one thing: epic victory will not matter unless win achieved against Bordeaux Bègles
Referee tolerated too much chat and needless sledging from Munster
Weekend injuries go some way to explaining why participation is falling quickly; it’s hardly a mystery
Munster roadshow moves on to quarter-final showdown with Bordeaux Bègles next Saturday
Leinster will host Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium next Friday night
‘I was thinking ‘that little f**ker’ - Ronan O’Gara sees irony in Jack Crowley’s drop goal
‘I’ve seen a lot of good drop goals but that’s a top-class one’
La Rochelle 24 Munster 25 FT as it happened: Munster beat La Rochelle by a point in classic
Jack Crowley scores crucial drop goal as Casey, Coombes and Smith score tries in famous victory
Rugby analysis: The stats say La Rochelle are no longer the sum of their parts
Munster can take hope from the fact that Ronan O’Gara’s men have struggled to hit the heights this season both in defence and attack
Ronan O’Gara puts aside Munster sentimentality as La Rochelle focus on much-needed result
Munster travel to Stade Marcel Deflandre to meet La Rochelle in the Champions Cup last 16
If Jack Crowley leaves Ireland, the IRFU won’t make the same exception they did with Johnny Sexton
Crowley hasn’t achieved as much at 25 as O’Gara and Sexton, but the Munster squad he’s part of bears no comparison to the teams they were surrounded by
Ronan O’Gara says he would consider Australia head coach job
Joe Schmidt will end his stint in charge of the Wallabies in October
Munster eagerly awaiting Champions Cup showdown with Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle
Skills coach Mossy Lawler says ‘massive positives’ to be taken from Northampton defeat
Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle to host Munster in intriguing last 16 clash
Top two seeding earns Leinster a home clash with Harlequins and the prospect of potential home ties all the way through to the final again
Ronan O’Gara says Leinster’s Sam Prendergast has ‘a huge future’
O’Gara says La Rochelle’s performance against Leinster had been their best of the season so far
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