Rugby - Last year 2024
Connacht's Bundee Aki and Leinster's James Ryan extend national contracts
Aki has signed a new one-year deal with the IRFU, while Ryan will remain with Leinster and Ireland until 2028.
Terrific Toulouse the frontrunners in opening block of Champions Cup
Leinster, La Rochelle, and Bordeaux are also among those to have won both their games.
No Coombes, no scrum, Crowley's night, and Castres' delight
Trips to Stade Pierre Fabre always seem to be on the wild side.
Munster come up short with error-strewn display against gritty Castres
The southern province were somehow ahead with 10 minutes to go but fell to defeat.


