Saturday sport: Leinster hunt for fifth Investec Cup, Aston Villa strenghten top 5 hopes
Leinster's hunt for a fifth Investec Champions Cup reaches the semi-final stage on Saturday evening.
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Dan Sheehan: 'It’s easy to look at the last three years as a failure'
Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan says the province did everything right in the build-up to their three Champions Cup final defeats.
Leinster sought to ‘bring intensity to everything’ in Harlequins thrashing
Leinster captain Caelan Doris said his team wanted to “bring intensity to everything they did” after demolishing Investec Champions Cup opponents Harlequins 62-0 at Croke Park.
Ireland survive scare to secure bonus-point win over Italy
Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick as Ireland overcame a sloppy start to keep alive their hopes of retaining the Guinness Six Nations title with an unconvincing 22-17 bonus-point success over Italy.
Ireland bring in Crowley, front-liners return for Italy Six Nations showdown
DUBLIN : Ireland's Jack Crowley will start at flyhalf away to Italy in the Six Nations on Saturday, with Mack Hansen, James Lowe and Garry Ringrose returning as the Irish look for the high-scoring victory needed to keep their slim title hopes alive.
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Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are over, blown to smithereens by a ruthless and emphatic France, who now look destined to win the Guinness Six Nations title.
France dismiss Dupont disappointment to destroy Ireland in Dublin
France overcame the injury loss of Antoine Dupont to blow open the Guinness Six Nations title race by extinguishing Ireland’s Grand Slam dream with a crushing 42-27 win in Dublin.
Saturday sport: Ireland come up short against France in Six Nations clash
Ireland lost 42-27 to France in their Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon.