La Rochelle lock has proved Leinster’s nemesis during his outstanding career but is struggling with an ankle injury in advance of this week’s showdown between the sides ...
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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It wasn’t framed as a long-term strategy but giant lock Will Skelton hopes a decision to sit out the Rugby Championship this year ...
Joe McCarthy knows the smell of victory against La Rochelle. And the taste of it too. “It’s a cool set-up,” the marauding lock says, recalling Leinster’s sacking of the Stade Marcel-Deflandre 13 ...
Fiona Coghlan, Jamie Heaslip and Bernard Jackman assess the much-anticipated clash between Leinster and La Rochelle on Sunday ...
Meanwhile Ronan O'Gara has also named his team with Will Skelton missing out having failed to overcome his injury.
La Rochelle host Clermont in the French Top 14 on Saturday with an Australian feel to both clubs' hefty second rows.
Skelton played twice for Australia during their four-game November tour under new coach Joe Schmidt, having captained his country at last year's disastrous Rugby World Cup. Simmons backed the 32 ...