Leinster to take on Harlequins at Croke Park in Champions Cup round of 16
Munster’s trip to La Rochelle will also take place on Saturday, April 5th
Munster’s trip to La Rochelle will also take place on Saturday, April 5th
Ulster and Munster face daunting assignments as they bid to progress in European competition
Leinster were fortunate against Bath with the sequence of events leading up to Obano red card
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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
Irish province set to play Bordeaux Bègles away in the last 16
A revamped 18-team tournament has been proposed by France’s LNR
Without the province’s exceptional production line and the qualifying of overseas-born players, Irish rugby would be in a much weaker state
Richie Murphy’s selection points to a first win of the European season against their English opponents on Friday night
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy hands son Jack a first Champions Cup start at outhalf against Exeter
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Leo Cullen’s men eked out a dogfight win over rivals La Rochelle but struggled to build a consistent attacking shape
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Leinster look to secure home advantage as 24 teams become 16
Those named in Ireland squad on Wednesday will be able to focus on next weekend’s important Champions Cup clashes
‘I hope we get another crack later in the season because our boys can do better and will do better’
The Irish province initially led by 10 points but were hammered in the second half
Leinster, Ulster and Munster are in action at the weekend in the next round of the pool stage
Furlong will win his 150th Leinster cap against La Rochelle
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Richie Murphy’s coaching team may draw on familiar faces from his Ireland U20s tenure
An away side has only progressed from two knock-out fixtures over the last two seasons
Irish player management system was designed 20 years, when I was playing, and hasn’t evolved much since then
Ulster climb to eighth in URC table with 17-7 win in Galway
Ulster were without several key players for their trip to Galway on Saturday
Connacht sit 10th in the URC table with Ulster just behind them on points difference ahead of derby showdown
Tom Farrell’s third try of the evening won the game for the visitors at the death
Return of Gavin Coombes is a sign of Munster's intent against Ulster
Munster make six changes from the side that lost to Castres for the trip to Belfast on Friday night
Forwards coach confident injury-hit Ulster can return to a ‘good place’ after four consecutive defeats
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