Leinster Rugby Fans

Ross Byrne. Mr Reliable. I always rated him so highly. Was never the flashiest player but always did his job with the utmost efficiency and Leinster were always in safe hands when the likes of Johnny Sexton was away with Ireland. He was a player I personally thought never really got a fair shot with the national team but that’s the nature of the sport sometimes. I’m delighted he gets to leave Leinster a URC champion and wish him all the best over in Gloucester. Thank you Ross 💙.

Our All Black 🖤💙. I think I speak for all Leinster fans when I say, thank you Jordie for all that you’ve done for Leinster Rugby this season. It may not have even been an entire season that you’ve been here but the impact you’ve had in the famous blue jersey has been monumental. I look forward to watching you tear it up for the All Blacks in the future (except for when you face Ireland), and one day if you ever wish to return, I know I’d welcome you back with open arms.

The wait is over. LEINSTER ARE URC CHAMPIONS 🏆

Congratulations to our 12 Leinster Lions who have earned their seat on the plane to Australia this summer. An absolutely incredible achievement that all of you fully deserve 👏. A record 15 Irish players were selected to tour the land down under including Jack Conan, Tadhg Furlong, Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, Dan Sheehan, James Ryan, Andrew Porter, Josh Van Der Flier, Jameson Gibson-Park, James Lowe, Hugo Keenan and Garry Ringrose 🦁.

It’s now two days on from our desperately disappointing result against a fantastic Northampton Saints side and only now do I feel I can write a post as fairly as possible without allowing my emotions do the talking. It was a game that everyone and their mother expected Leinster to win but oh boy were we all brought back down to Earth. We have no right to win any game but that has to be up there with one of the worst of the many sucker punches we’ve been on the receiving end of over the last few years. Another season goes by and the 5th star we all constantly talk about remains as elusive as ever. There’s still a URC to fight for but the one we all ache for has slipped by once again. We’ll get it someday, and my god will it be sweet. For now, we the fans have an obligation to support and lift a team that feels as disappointed and let down as we do. On Saturday we go again 💪.

15 rounds down, 3 to go in this seasons United Rugby Championship. Leinster are getting close to securing top spot for good which would mean a home route to the final should we get there. The boys in blue are exactly where they wanted to be at this stage of the season with a Champions Cup semi final coming up in just under a fortnight. Competing on two fronts this late in the season has proven to be very difficult in seasons gone by but Leinster have done it time and time again. Keeping fit and focused is paramount now and if Leinster want to finally lift some silverware after a bit of a drought, shifting into 5th gear when the time is right is what it’s going to take. If anyone can do it, it’s Leinster. The 12 county army is standing with you.

Leinster completed a clean sweep for the season against our provincial rivals this evening in Lansdowne Road with a bonus point win over Ulster. The Irish Shield was secured long ago but to go 6 from 6 against our biggest rivals is very satisfying. The boys in blue showed their strength in depth with a great mix of youth and experience on show in an utterly dominant performance. Special mentions have to go to man of the match Tommy O’Brien who looks like he just did twelve rounds with prime Mike Tyson and also our hat trick hero Dan Sheehan. We remain high at the top of the URC table.

Leinster were sublime this evening in their complete dismantling of the URC champions at the Aviva Stadium. The Glasgow Warriors had no answer as the boys in blue picked up where they left off last week in their unrelenting march towards a fifth Champions Cup title. It goes to show just how different Leinster are in this competition compared to the URC. A fifth star is the only thing that’ll do this season. Anything else just won’t satisfy Leo Cullen and his charges. Our All Black, Jordie Barrett showed real quality tonight and we’ll definitely miss tonight’s man of the match when he heads home to the Land of the Long White Cloud. A special mention has to go to Robbie Henshaw who made his 100th appearance for Leinster tonight. What a servant he has been. Into the semi final we go.

Perfect perfect Leinster. A shutout in our round of 16 clash has sent a warning shot to the rest of the competition. Leinster’s thirst for a fifth star will not be quenched until the job is done.

I’m extremely proud of the group that travelled to South Africa for Leinster’s two game tour and came back with a very respectable 5 points from a possible 10. Since the South Africans have joined the URC, Leinster have been unfortunate in the way the fixtures have fallen with the bulk of our regulars usually away for the Six Nations which has resulted in a few nasty results for Leinster in the rainbow nation in the past. Those who travelled this season should take huge pride in their showings over the last two weeks which have given Leinster such a strong lead at the top of the table. Only 4 rounds in the regular season to go with Leinster well on track to finish top of the pile. Well done all 👏.

The Leinster young guns have stunned a Sharks side stacked with Springboks on their own soil. It was a game that nobody expected Leinster to win when you consider just who we were up against but don’t you ever write off anyone wearing Leinster blue. A rare win in South Africa has set the boys in blue up very nicely at the top of the URC table before we turn our attention to the Champions Cup next weekend in Croke Park. A total of 5 points from 10 over the two games is more than we’re used to and I for one will celebrate that win tonight 🎉.