Leo Cullen

‘We did the occasion justice’: Coach Graham Rowntree backs Munster’s performance, as two ‘huge’ games loom in South Africa

Leinster beat Munster 26-12 in front of a record URC crowd at Croke Park

Provincial siblings, Leinster and Munster meet at GAA headquarters for the first time since their famous European Cup semi-final in 2009.

Leo Cullen’s side have already opened up a four-point buffer at the top of the URC table

RG Snyman and Tadhg Furlong among those to return for URC visit to Treviso

Evidence from the innovative attack coach’s record at Hurricanes suggests incremental tweaks can sharpen Leo Cullen’s side’s cutting edge

Prop will break tie with Devin Toner when he lines out at loosehead against the Dragons at the Aviva Stadium

The head coach discusses the myths and realities of Leinster rugby, and explains the source of his drive, what he hopes to achieve and how he will know when it’s time for a change

Garry Ringrose and James Ryan become vice-captains as Doris describes role as a ‘massive privilege’

Leo Cullen expecting to see plenty of chopping and changing in the starting Leinster team over the first six rounds of the new season

Not having an Irish team in the URC decider could be a good thing

The Counter Ruck podcast: Leinster and Munster both crashed out of the URC semi-finals in a bitter blow for Irish rugby

Munster coach Graham Rowntree frustrated by the inability to seal home URC final against the Bulls as season ends in disappointing home defeat to Glasgow

Sergeal Petersen’s brilliant late try leaves Leo Cullen’s men with time to reflect on another frustrating campaign

Leo Cullen confident Leinster will deal with the challenging conditions at Loftus Versfeld as they face down Jake White’s Bulls in the URC semi-final

Before last week’s final, in a straw poll conducted across several former Leinster players, they all believed that Toulouse would win

Leo Cullen’s Leinster panel could do with a URC title more than ever now after third successive Champions Cup final loss

Irish province beaten by French side in extra time in what was a bitter defeat

Whoever responds best to rugby’s oldest question could prevail in Saturday’s Champions Cup final

Hugo Keenan and James Ryan both set to feature after recovering from injury while Garry Ringrose looks likely to miss out

ulster seal their place in the top eight and the playoffs as Leinster welcome back James Ryan and Hugh Keenan to competitive action ahead of Champions Cup final

Leo Cullen makes only five changes to side that started against Northampton last week

‘They certainly got 80 minutes of entertainment. Maybe a bit too much excitement at the end’

A young, inexperienced 23 will look to bounce back from a resounding defeat to the Lions last time out in Johannesburg

Leo Cullen says injured trio may be fit in time for Champions Cup showdown with Northampton

Andy Farrell could yet again benefit from Leo Cullen’s exceptional talent as a selector

Referee Karl Dickson was very much centre stage but there was no disputing Leinster’s superiority against La Rochelle this time around

‘Hopefully EPCR price the tickets appropriately for an 82,000 venue because you want a big crowd, don’t you’

All you need to know ahead of the fifth meeting of these European rivals in this weekend’s Champions Cup quarter-final action

Leo Cullen makes two changes to the starting XV which beat Leicester Tigers in last weekend’s round of 16 victory

The Leinster player explains how his team hope to beat their bête noire, La Rochelle, on Saturday and close in on the Champions Cup success they crave

The Irish side already beat Leicester this season at Welford Road but they know that will count for little on Saturday in Dublin

Catch up on the action as Leinster turn on the style in the second half to pull away from their South African visitors

Scramble for URC quarter-final qualification is on while all four provinces have one eye on European knockouts in the coming weeks

Andrew Osborne and Diarmuid Mangan start for Leinster; Alex Kendellen captains Munster squad featuring three academy starters

Head coach also pays tribute to Joe McCarthy after yet another influential performance

Province, boosted by return of Harry Byrne, look to iron out their performance in physical encounter at Welford Road

Catch up on the action as it happened from Leinster’s comfortable, bonus point victory at the Aviva Stadium

Despite encountering a slew of obstacles, Leo Cullen once again has his team competing at the highest of standards. It is an extraordinary success story

Remembering Johnny Flaherty; Shane Lowry on John Rahm’s LIV switch; Dave Hannigan on Conor McGregor’s political ambitions