Chris Cosgrave and Rob Russell to start for Leinster
Chris Cosgrave will make just his second Leinster start when Leo Cullen's charges travel to Wales to face Scarlets in the BKT United Rugby Championship on Friday night.
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Irish hockey international Peter Caruth comes out as gay
Peter Caruth, who has 142 caps for Ireland and represented his country at the Rio Olympics, has become the first international hockey player to come out.
RTÉ Rugby Podcast: Ireland braced for New Zealand backlash
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast, as we preview Ireland's upcoming tour of New Zealand, which begins on 29 June against the Maori All Blacks.
Jonny Sexton vows Leinster players will look out for "brother" Nick McCarthy
Leinster captain Jonny Sexton has vowed the squad will 'look out' for Nick McCarthy after the scrum half publicly came out as gay.
Tonight's rugby news as 'room erupts' when Leinster rugby star comes out as gay in announcement
Here are the latest rugby evening headlines on Monday, June 20.
Irish rugby star comes out as gay after fearing he would have to quit game
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has publicly come out as gay, revealing that he thought he would have to quit rugby before deciding to tell his coaches and colleagues instead.
'I contemplated walking away from rugby' - Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy speaks about sexuality
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly about his sexuality for the first time, the 27-year-old saying he contemplated retiring from rugby before coming out as gay.
Nick McCarthy considered leaving rugby due to sexuality before coming out as gay
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy admits he previously contemplated quitting professional rugby due to his sexuality after announcing he is gay.