Leinster kept their undefeated start to the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup rolling with a tight 15 - 7 win over Clermont at the Aviva Stadium.
It was the French who caught the eye in round one with six of their eight teams winning, including Stade Rochelais and Toulon away from home.
Jordie Barrett and RG Snyman give Leinster two new weapons in their teeming arsenal, but young guns are also hitting the mark.
Andy Farrell departs for Lions duty with his Ireland team looking unsure of itself and in need of rejuvenation
Fresh in the afterglow of Ciarán Frawley’s Kings Park drop goal heroics, I boldly stated that Ireland could end up with 20 selections in Andy Farrell’s British & Irish Lions squad.
What was particularly evident in selection was the reliance on a core of forwards – of the seven players that started all four matches, just one was a back and the other six were part of the pack.
Harlequins have confirmed a 68-man senior squad - consisting of 43 senior players and bolstered by 25 from the club’s senior academy - for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
Harlequins have confirmed a 68-man senior squad - consisting of 43 senior players and bolstered by 25 from the club’s senior academy - for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
Harlequins failure to qualify for the European Champions Cup is the reason John Kingston lost his job as director of rugby and other members of the coaching set-up could also face the axe.