What a signing. Connacht have announced Stuart Lancaster as their new head coach for next season. The Englishman left Racing 92 in February, following a poor run with the French side, but his reputation on these shores is still intact, after his many successful years a senior coach with Leinster, during which they lifted the […]

10 months ago

This would be great for rugby in Ireland. Former England and Racing 92 head coach, Stuart Lancaster, is certainly missed on these shores. The Englishman was at Leinster from 2016-2023 as a Senior coach, but he was effectively performing the head coach duties. While Leinster lost three finals during his tenure, they did win in […]

10 months ago

An approach for the Ireland star is expected to be made early next year. Ex-Leinster assistant coach Stuart Lancaster is eyeing up a potential move for Ireland number eight Jack Conan as he aims to bolster his Racing 92 squad after the departure of South African legend Siya Kolisi. After just one year, the Springboks […]

1 year ago

“They’ve a more settled group there, and that’s a call that we made.” Now it all rides on Saturday for Leinster. The pressure, if it wasn’t sky high before, is huge now. The big brawlers, and ballers, of Stade Rochelais are coming to Dublin and they will have relished seeing what Munster did to their […]

3 years ago

“Evolution, rather than revolution, is the way to go.” Change was always going to come at Leinster, reasons senior coach Stuart Lancaster, and the province is shooting headlong into it over the summer. Having boasted, in seasons past, of winning titles with contributions of 50+ players, the IRFU are asking them to see if they […]

4 years ago

“I think it would be a good thing really for us.” Much of the talk, following Leinster’s Champions Cup elimination at the hands of Saracens, was about the Guinness PRO14 not providing a stern enough testing ground for Europe. The reality of Leinster’s plight is they lost a big element of the No.1 seed advantage […]

5 years ago