Leinster

Robbie Henshaw has opted to leave Irish province Connacht for Pro 12 rivals Leinster this summer, on signing his first Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) national contract.

Leinster ran in eight tries to maintain their push for a PRO12 play-off place with a 52-0 victory over Zebre at the RDS.

Ireland are unlikely to call on Cian Healy and Mike Ross to shore up their scrum in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash in France, according to Richie Murphy.

Leinster missed a golden opportunity to go top of the Guinness Pro12 after they were beaten 23-13 at strugglers Newport Gwent Dragons.

Elliot Daly pressed his claim to starting England's RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland with an electric try as Wasps stormed into the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a 51-10 rout of Leinster.

Leinster knocked Bath out of contention for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals with an impressive 25-11 victory at the RDS.

Ian Madigan will leave Leinster next summer to join French Top 14 club Bordeaux Begles.

Munster fell to their fifth straight defeat in all competitions as Zane Kirchner's last-minute intercept try sealed a 24-7 win for Leinster at Thomond Park.

Leinster and Ireland prop Cian Healy's two-week suspension has been lifted after he appealed against a citing for foul play.

Sean O'Brien has rejected multiple lucrative offers in France to commit his long-term future to home province Leinster, signing a new three-year deal with Leinster and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).

Centre Ben Te'o will leave Leinster for Worcester next summer.

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Toulon turned on the power in the second half to secure a 20-16 win at the Aviva Stadium and end Leinster's interest in this season's European Champions Cup.

Ian McKinley's hopes of returning to play in Ireland have received a major boost after the Irish Rugby Football Union announced its application to take part in the ongoing trial regarding the use of protective goggles in-game.

Reigning champions Toulon got back to winning ways in the European Champions Cup and sent another triple winner Leinster out of the reckoning for another title with a 24-9 defeat at Stade Mayol.

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It’s been a grim couple of months for Irish rugby.

England star George Ford admitted it was a case of "focus on the process" as he kicked Bath to a European Champions Cup victory over Leinster.

Wasps handed Leinster a 33-6 defeat at the RDS to put the Irish province under presure in their European Champions Cup pool.

Former Ireland flanker Kevin McLaughlin is the latest in a worrying trend of rugby stars forced to prematurely retire from the game due to concussion-related issues.