Champions Cup: Leinster recover from slow start to see off Sale
Leinster overcame a tougher-than-expected challenge from a much-changed Sale Sharks, pulling clear in the second half to seal a 37-27 Investec Champions Cup win at the RDS.
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Champions Cup round one Irish team of the week: Leinster lead the way
The Irish provinces only picked up six points from four Investec Champions Cup games over the weekend, with Leinster taking four and Munster two.
Champions Cup: Harry Byrne gets nod over Ciarán Frawley for Leinster
Harry Byrne will start at out-half for Leinster in Sunday's Investec Champions Cup Pool 4 opener against La Rochelle with Leo Cullen making 11 changes to his side for their rematch with the defending champions.
Preview: Stacked Leinster out for 'revenge' against defending champions Munster
Last season's semi-final was either a lucky one-off or a big change in the dynamic between Leinster and Munster.
Leinster at full strength as Diarmuid Barron captains Munster
Robbie Henshaw, Ross Byrne, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan have all been included in the Leinster side for Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship interpro with Munster at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster lose Tommy O'Brien to injury, while more Ireland internationals in line for return against Scarlets.
Leinster will be without the services of Tommy O'Brien for "a number of weeks" after the winger suffered an ankle injury in the win over Dragons at the weekend.
Osborne sets sights on more 'big games' with Leinster
Jamie Osborne's taste of competitive action in the big games last season has given him an appetite for more of the same as Leinster get their season up and running.
Donal Lenihan: We have enough 'big boys' to beat Kiwis
New Zealand have dropped Mark Telea heading into the quarter-final. It's not ideal. Telea is a very good young player. By all accounts he broke team curfew. In other words, you have to be back in the hotel by a certain time in the evening. That appears to be the issue.