England U20s may have won the ultimate prize but Ireland's young conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of grinding to a halt
The Belfast-based province have endured a rollercoaster season and shoud reach the play-offs if they can topple mighty Leinster
The Irish kept alive their hopes of securing a third successive Six Nations age-grade title by scoring a clock-in-the-red try to draw 32-all with title rivals England last Friday at The Rec.
The IRFU's willingness to transfer players between provinces offers a lifeline to some but pain to others.
Geordan Murphy continues to be busy in the off-season, announcing his ninth new recruit ahead of a new season where he hopes Leicester will improve on last term's 11th place.
Any hopes Toulouse had of snatching top spot in Pool 1 were extinguished as Leinster defeated Wasps to secure a home quarter-final.
Saracens and Racing 92 secured home quarter-finals in the Champions Cup but the hopes of Exeter Chiefs are over after defeat at Munster.
Simon Zebo has spoken to exclusively to RugbyPass about what he heard at Ulster last weekend. He also spoke to Big Jim about life in Paris at Racing 92, Ireland's big 2019, his 'Cartel' with Murray and Madigan and life after rugby.
A round-up of the top individual performers in the penultimate round of the Heineken Champions Cup pool stage, where Munster, Edinburgh, Leinster and Exeter Chiefs were among those making statements with big wins.
With the 2018 Heineken Cup looming and RugbyPass providing live coverage in Australia, we look at five of the best Aussie talents in the competition.
