Ask 10 Irish rugby supporters about 2025, and you’ll get 10 opinions. Half will point to Leinster’s URC win, the women’s team on the up, and Ireland’s Triple Crown as proof that everything’s grand. The other half will cite the U20 collapse, provincial chaos, and penalty fests as evidence that the sky is falling.  Irish rugby in 2025 was Schrödinger’s success story – simultaneously thriving and struggling, depending on which box you opened. Leinster beat the Bulls at Croke Park, while two provinces couldn’t qualify for the Champions Cup. Ireland won a Triple Crown while losing heavily to France and…

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