Breaking Furlong misses out as Kelleher passed fit for Ireland v All Blacks
Rónan Kelleher has been passed fit for Ireland, while Tadgh Furlong misses out on Friday's clash against New Zealand.
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Garry Ringrose 'all-in' ahead of rematch with All Blacks
It was eight years ago yesterday when Ireland made their breakthrough against the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Ireland and Leinster captain Caelan Doris determined to 'lead through actions'
Caelan Doris doesn't believe that double-jobbing as Leinster and Ireland captain will affect his game.
'They are flying at you' - Paul Boyle witness for the Leinster defence
Leinster became the first team to restrict Connacht to just two tries this season in their URC win on Saturday but Jacques Nienaber says they are far from the finished product.
Ciarán Frawley retains Leinster 10 shirt as Mack Hansen out injured, Munster make five changes
Ciarán Frawley will start his third game in a row at out-half for Leinster, who make seven changes to the side that beat Munster for their BKT URC clash with Connacht on Saturday (7.35pm).
RG Snyman starts for Leinster as Test stars return for provinces
RG Snyman will make his debut for Leinster in Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship clash away to Benetton on Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), while Leo Cullen has picked close to a full-strength side for the trip to Italy.
Cian Healy set for record-breaking appearance v Dragons
Cian Healy will become Leinster's record appearance holder this week, with the loosehead set to play his 281st game for the province in Friday night’s meeting with the Dragons at the Aviva Stadium.
Close encounters of the URC kind as opening round delivers in spades
As opening weekends go, the BKT United Rugby Championship organisers couldn’t have wished for much more.