An unreal team! With the 2025/2026 Champions Cup in full swing, we bring you the ultimate all-time XV for the competition once known as the Heineken Cup. Loosehead prop – Cian Healy (Leinster) Many of his performances from 2009 – 2013 were utterly devastating as he helped usher in a new age of lean and […]
1 month ago
We can’t wait! The draw for the 2025/2026 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup has been made, with both Munster and Leinster facing off against familiar foes. Leinster, who were defeated by Northampton in last season’s semi-finals, have been drawn in Pool 3, alongside Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle), Aviron Bayonnais, and DHL Stormers. […]
6 months ago
He has a point. After their shock win over Leinster in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup, Northampton fell just short in final against Bordeaux, losing 28-20. Nonetheless, it was further proof of the ability and potential of what is a side packed full of young English talent, some of whom are going on the […]
8 months ago
He was unhappy with the decision. In the aftermath of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Northampton, former Test referee, Owen Doyle, has asserted that Leinster were unjustly denied a penalty try in the dying moments of the game. Towards the end of the match, Leinster’s Josh van der Flier surged to the try line, […]
8 months ago
Pretty harsh. Safe to say that Sam Prendergast’s reputation and Lions hopes took a serious dent after Leinster’s Champions Cup loss to Northampton on Saturday. The Leinster out-half was comfortably outplayed by his opposite number, Fin Smith, with his poor tackling starkly visible in the lead up to three of Northampton’s tries. However, in his […]
8 months ago
Same old story for Leinster. Another year, another massive underachievement for Leinster in the Champions Cup. Starting in 2021, Leinster have lost out in either the semis or finals in the last five editions of the Champions Cup. For three years in a row it was La Rochelle, last year it was Toulouse, and this […]
8 months ago