A much-changed Ireland U19’s squad, will line out in the second match of the series against their Japanese counterparts as the coaching group seek to expose a large group of players to the rigours of underage international rugby. An entirely new backline will start the game with only Sean Naughton having featured off the bench in Wednesday’s fixture between the two sides. Jacob Boyd and Bryn Ward are new faces in the pack alongside Joe Hopes who was part of the Ireland U20s squad. Zac Solomon and Jacob Sheahan start having been amongst the replacements in first game. There are a further seven ..read more

Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Fr Godfrey Junior Cup Final St Fintan’s, Sutton 24 Pres Bray 23 A last play penalty by Ben Barnes enabled St Fintan’s to retain the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Fr Godfrey Cup one year after winning it for the first time at Energia Park on Friday. It didn’t take Pres to show a sense of adventure in the greasy conditions, their back five forwards streaming knot the ball to pressure a penalty which Liam Mooney slotted in the sixth minute. The Bray boys came again, number eight Rory Wrafter met with a thumping tackle by centre Tadhg Young to delay the inevitab ..read more

Blackrock College v St. Michael’s College, Energia Park, Monday KO: 3pm. Since the turn of the century, Blackrock and St Michael’s have captured five Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Junior Cups each. In head-to-heads, they have met at the pinnacle point of the competition seven times in 1986, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2019 where ‘Rock hold the superior record of five wins against two losses. It could be interpreted that the tide is on the turn in light of St Michael’s winning the two most recent match-ups in a replay in 2017 (31-17) and in 2019 (26-19) to break what was becoming someth ..read more

ABOUT THE CLUB  Gorey RFC is a community-based rugby club in the town of Gorey in north Wexford approximately 1 hour from south Dublin. The club fields teams at every age group from Under 6’s to Under 18.5’s and currently has two senior men’s teams and one women’s team. The club has two playing pitches and a large training area, as well as a new dressing rooms and a fully equipped gym. ABOUT THE ROLE  Develop and implement the training program for all players on the women’s team. Supervise all training sessions for the women’s team. Ultimate responsibility for selection of the team ..read more

Eight Leinster players have been named by Ireland Head Coach Greg McWilliams in his Match Day squad for Saturday’s opening TikTok Women’s Six Nations clash against Wales in Cardiff (Kick-off 2.15pm, live on RTÉ2). Nichola Fryday will captain the side from the second row, with two uncapped players named in the Match Day squad. 18-year-old Ulster prop Sadhbh McGrath is selected in the front row having impressed McWilliams and the Ireland coaching team during the recent Celtic Challenge competition, while Leinster’s Niamh O’Dowd is also in line for her debut cap off the bench. The Ireland backlin ..read more

It’s a top of the table clash on Friday night as Leinster welcome DHL Stormers to the RDS Arena on Friday at 7.35pm, and tickets for the game can be bought here. Other than the top-class rugby on display, there will be plenty going on around the RDS Arena for you to enjoy. Gates will open at 6pm with food and drink concession stands as well as the Guinness Fanzone also open at 6pm. Parking is available in the simmonscourt car park next to stadium with access on Simmonscourt Road. For any more information on transport, parking or access to the RDS, please click here. A digital matchday pro ..read more

The Bank of Ireland Leinster Women’s Division 5 Cup starts at the semi-final stage on Sunday. Ashbourne v Tallaght, Archerstown Road, KO: 1pm. The last women’s team in Ashbourne disbanded over 15 years ago, a push finally coming in 2020 for a women’s side to return to the club. In 2021, CCRO Graham Brennan put the building blocks in place and, in the summer of 2022, Judy Bobbett, Mahon, Matt Gardiner and Orla Hayes set out to get this group of girls ready for their first season with the black and amber. Over 70% of the team had never played rugby before. As a group, it was hard to set goals an ..read more

The business end of the Leinster Leagues is upon us now. Already one of the five divisions has concluded while the other four officially finish up on the 26 March. Some of these are already decided but is has been a great season in the leagues! The premier division is Leinster League Division 1A and for the second season running, Bective were presented with the trophy on Saturday in Gorey RFC. It was fitting in some ways that it was at the Wexford club as Gorey had produced a strong showing to come second. Bective completed the double as their second XV won the 2nds League as well with Gorey f ..read more

Leinster Rugby and Syracuse University have this afternoon announced a wide-ranging partnership allowing both organisations to utilise the on and off-field expertise of the other. Founded in 1870, Syracuse University is based in New York and has 45 sports clubs, including rugby union and this is the first such partnership for their rugby programme. Syracuse University RFC was established in 1969 and as part of the partnership, Leinster Rugby will appoint a coach to live and work on campus full-time, offering student athletes attending Syracuse University access to Leinster Rugby coaching and ..read more

The 2023 Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Summer Camps have officially launched, with 29 camps to choose from around the 12 counties. The summer camps are open to girls and boys aged six to 12 and all of the camps are run by fully accredited IRFU coaches. Each camp runs from Monday to Friday and from 9.30am to 1pm. The summer camps, which will take place in 28 different locations all across the province in July and August, offer children the chance to learn to play the Leinster way while having plenty of fun! Leinster Rugby have also announced that with the change in the rugby schedule this summ ..read more