LEO CULLEN believes that Leinster’s status as the All Blacks’ sabbatical venue of choice is good for Irish rugby as a whole.

It was simply, ‘sabbatical, could we make this work?’ Then it was, ’who are the players we could go after? The Barretts!

Last season, a Leinster side with one eye on the following week’s Champions Cup final fell to a defeat to Ulster who ...

Leo Cullen is not worried about the past - it is not just a foreign place, it was a foreign country and Leinster were not ...

Ireland’s rivalry with New Zealand has intensified in recent years but it appears Leinster’s relationship with New Zealand ...

Ireland second row Joe McCarthy says Ulster "always raise their game" when they face Leinster as the sides prepare to lock ...

Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong are the frontrow replacements alongside RG Snyman and Max Deegan, with academy ...

The world of rugby was shaken on Wednesday when Rieko Ioane revealed he will spend a sabbatical away from New Zealand in ...

Ulster have proved they can raise their game against Leinster, though, and Murphy will be hoping they can produce another ...

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has made six changes and a positional switch to the starting team for Friday night’s Champions ...

Live radio coverage from the Aviva Stadium in Dublin of the United Rugby Championship clash between Leinster and Ulster.