#leinster

#leinster

Unless you are an avid Super Rugby watcher, it's unlikely that the name Jamison Gibson-Park would have meant much when he first rocked up to Leinster in late 2016. Sure, he was well known in Kiwi circles, but Gibson-Park didn't arrive in Ireland to much fanfare.

Weather alerts were lifted for 13 counties yesterday, but emergency services stressed that the flooding threat will not ease for a number of days. The levels of the Rivers Liffey, Slaney, Nore, Suir, Barrow and Blackwater remain high, with pressure mounting on ESB to sanction releases from major reservoirs including Poulaphouca, which are near capacity and potentially adding to the flooding challenge.

Bayonne 13 Leinster 22 - Leinster win dogfight in Bayonne to top pool

Despite facing a stubborn resistance from Zebre Parma in the opening 40 minutes of the action, an experimental Leinster side returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship this evening with a bonus point triumph over Zebre Parma at the Aviva Stadium. On a night when no fewer than six Leinster players made their debuts, Joshua Kenny marked his first start for the province by touching down in fine style with just 70 seconds gone on the clock.

There was a sense that something like last Sunday's defeat in Portlaoise was coming, just not this quickly in Leinster.

Rieko Ioane's announcement about his sabbatical in Dublin, highlighted by his theatrical social media post, adds excitement and intrigue to his career moves.