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News ‘The worse dressing room I’ve experienced’ – Leinster fuelled by 2022 heartbreak

Leinster Rugby are using the agony of defeat in last season’s Heineken Champions Cup final as motivation in the 2023 showpiece game, according to back-row forward Caelan Doris.   The...

Leinster and La Rochelle primed for Champion Cup final rematch

Leinster Rugby and Stade Rochelais face off in the Champions Cup for the second season running as the Irish province look to exact revenge on their French counterparts.   The game kicks off...

Champions Cup Final: Combined XV

It is that time of the year again when we get to prepare for the Champions Cup Final and the first time both sides in the final face each other again two years in a row. Last season saw an upset with La...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Montpellier v La Rochelle

Dublin’s past Champions Cup finals

Dublin has hosted three previous Heineken Champions Cup finals – two at the old Lansdowne Road and one at the Aviva Stadium, venue for this year’s showpiece between Leinster Rugby and Stade...

Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final

Champions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: RC Toulon v La Rochelle

Leinster’s route to Champions Cup final

Leinster Rugby reached their seventh Heineken Champions Cup final last weekend with their semi-final drubbing of Stade Toulousain. Here we look at how they booked their slot for an Aviva Stadium date...

Grégory Alldritt: La Rochelle must ‘take on the impossible’

Stade Rochelais must front up to the task of playing Leinster Rugby in Dublin in the Heineken Champions Cup final, captain Grégory Alldritt has asserted.   The Irish province will have...

Sheehan says Leinster ‘depth’ will be key

The strength in depth Leinster Rugby possess will be a crucial factor leading into the Heineken Champions Cup final, according to hooker Dan Sheehan.   The Irish province crushed Stade Toulousain...