Leinster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from Ireland and the most successful Irish team both domestically and in European competitions.
The club turned professional along with its fellow Irish provinces in 1995 .They have seven Pro14 titles and four European Rugby Champions Cup wins a record held alongside French side Toulouse.
Leinster squad must “cherish support”, – Henshaw
Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw believes his Leinster side must "cherish" the support they will be receiving in Marseille on Saturday ahead of the Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle.
(more…)Cullen issues Leinster injury update
Jordan Larmour has come through Leinster's clash with Munster over the weekend with no issues after recovering from a hip injury.
(more…)Leinster come good in Inter-pro Derby
Munster saw their hopes for a home quarter-final dashed, as they fell to an under-strength Leinster in a 35-25 thriller at Aviva Stadium in the United Rugby Championship.
(more…)Preview: Leinster v Munster
Munster boss Johann Van Graan has made several changes to his side ahead of their crucial United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster in Dublin (7:15pm).
(more…)Aviva Stadium set to host two 2023 European finals
European Professional Club Rugby announced this morning that Dublin's Aviva Stadium will host the 2023 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Finals.
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European Champions Cup Pool A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Racing 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 24 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 |  Ulster | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 96 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 |  La Rochelle | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 64 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Leinster | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 62 | 136 | 30 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 |  Sale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 48 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 |  Exeter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 82 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 157 | -79 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 |  Clermont Auvergne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 82 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 117 | -35 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Northampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 124 | -68 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Bath | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 148 | -100 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Ospreys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 123 | -90 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
United Rugby Championship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 276 | 270 | 73 | 14 | 66 |
| 2 |  DHL Stormers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 311 | 153 | 60 | 9 | 61 |
| 3 | Ulster | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 297 | 115 | 51 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 |  Vodacom Bulls | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 521 | 388 | 133 | 67 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 |  Munster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 524 | 343 | 181 | 65 | 12 | 56 |
| 6 |  Cell C Sharks | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 365 | 145 | 60 | 10 | 56 |
| 7 |  Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 423 | 318 | 105 | 55 | 12 | 54 |
| 8 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 376 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 50 |
| 9 |  Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 494 | 534 | -40 | 64 | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 422 | 474 | -52 | 46 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 |  Emirates Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 408 | 450 | -42 | 48 | 9 | 41 |
| 12 |  Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 399 | 502 | -103 | 51 | 4 | 40 |
| 13 |  Benetton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 425 | 501 | -76 | 53 | 9 | 35 |
| 14 |  Cardiff Blues | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 577 | -208 | 40 | 4 | 32 |
| 15 |  Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 305 | 547 | -242 | 36 | 9 | 19 |
| 16 |  Zebre | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 633 | -372 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
Fixtures
|
(Final)
4:45 pmEuropean Champions Cup
Stade Velodrome, Marseille Leinster v La Rochelle |
Results
|
(Round 18)
35 - 25United Rugby Championship
Aviva Stadium Leinster v Munster |
(Semi Final)
40 - 17European Champions Cup
Aviva Stadium Leinster v Toulouse |
(Quarter-Final)
14 - 23European Champions Cup
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Leicester Tigers v Leinster |
|
(Round 17)
20 - 13United Rugby Championship
Cape Town Stadium DHL Stormers v Leinster |
|
(Round 16)
28 - 23United Rugby Championship
Jonsson King's Park Stadium Cell C Sharks v Leinster |
|
(Round of 16 - 2nd Leg)
56 - 20European Champions Cup
Aviva Stadium Leinster v Connacht |
|
(Round of 16 - 1st Leg)
21 - 26European Champions Cup
The Sportsgrounds Connacht v Leinster |
|
(Round 15)
19 - 34United Rugby Championship
Thomond Park Munster v Leinster |
|
(Round 14)
8 - 45United Rugby Championship
The Sportsgrounds Connacht v Leinster |
|
(Round 9)
18 - 13United Rugby Championship
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Leinster |
|
(Round 13)
17 - 61United Rugby Championship
Stadio Comunale Monigo Benetton v Leinster |
|
(Round 10)
21 - 13United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Emirates Lions |
|
(Round 12)
29 - 7United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ospreys |
|
(Round 8)
26 - 7United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Edinburgh |
|
(Round 11)
29 - 27United Rugby Championship
Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff Blues v Leinster |
|
(Round 4)
7 - 64European Champions Cup
The Recreation Ground Bath v Leinster |
|
(Round 3)
89 - 7European Champions Cup
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Montpellier |
|
(Round 2)
CanceledEuropean Champions Cup
GGL Stadium Montpellier v Leinster |
|
(Round 1)
45 - 20European Champions Cup
Aviva Stadium Leinster v Bath |
|
(Round 7)
47 - 19United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Connacht |
|
(Round 6)
10 - 20United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ulster |
|
(Round 5)
15 - 31United Rugby Championship
Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow Warriors v Leinster |
|
(Round 4)
50 - 15United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Scarlets |
|
(Round 3)
43 - 7United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Zebre |
|
(Round 2)
6 - 7United Rugby Championship
Rodney Parade Dragons v Leinster |
|
(Round 1)
31 - 3United Rugby Championship
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Vodacom Bulls |
|
(Final)
16 - 6PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Munster |
|
(Round 16)
19 - 24PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ospreys |
|
(Round 15)
31 - 48PRO14
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Zebre v Leinster |
|
(Round 14)
19 - 38PRO14
Kingspan Stadium Ulster v Leinster |
|
(Round 13)
40 - 21PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Glasgow Warriors |
|
(Round 12)
29 - 35PRO14
Rodney Parade Dragons v Leinster |
|
(Round 8)
25 - 52PRO14
Parc y Scarlets Scarlets v Leinster |
|
(Round 9)
10 - 13PRO14
Thomond Park Munster v Leinster |
|
(Round 11)
24 - 12PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Ulster |
|
(Round 10)
24 - 35PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster vs Connacht |
|
(Round 7)
40 - 5PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Cardiff Blues |
|
(Round 6)
50 - 10PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Edinburgh |
|
(Round 5)
7 - 26PRO14
Liberty Stadium Ospreys v Leinster |
|
(Round 4)
19 - 32PRO14
Scotstoun Stadium Glasgow Warriors v Leinster |
|
(Round 3)
63 - 8PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Zebre |
|
(Round 2)
25 - 37PRO14
Stadio Comunale Monigo Benetton v Leinster |
|
(Round 1)
35 - 5PRO14
Royal Dublin Society Leinster v Dragons |
Leinster Senior Team Statistics
| Player | Position | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Ala’alatoa | Prop | 21 | 1058 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ross Byrne | Fly-Half | 21 | 1115 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke McGrath | Scrum-Half | 21 | 963 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Ruddock | Flanker | 19 | 904 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Molony | Lock | 19 | 1327 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ciaran Frawley | Fly-Half | 19 | 765 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Deegan | No. 8 | 18 | 818 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Byrne | Prop | 15 | 581 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy O’Brien | Centre | 15 | 1060 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Cian Healy | Prop | 14 | 478 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Van Der Flier | Flanker | 13 | 939 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Toner | Lock | 13 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hugo Keenan | Full-Back | 13 | 1060 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Garry Ringrose | Centre | 13 | 1016 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Osborne | Full-Back | 13 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Sheehan | Hooker | 12 | 470 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamison Gibson-Park | Scrum-Half | 12 | 590 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| James Tracy | Hooker | 12 | 560 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Penny | Flanker | 12 | 658 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Caelan Doris | Flanker | 12 | 876 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Dooley | Prop | 11 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Porter | Prop | 11 | 601 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Byrne | Fly-Half | 10 | 538 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ronan Kelleher | Hooker | 10 | 493 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Larmour | Winger | 10 | 761 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory O’Loughlin | Centre | 9 | 464 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Byrne | Winger | 9 | 460 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Conan | No. 8 | 9 | 677 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Sexton | Fly-Half | 9 | 505 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Baird | Lock | 9 | 512 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Cronin | Hooker | 9 | 295 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick McCarthy | Scrum-Half | 9 | 264 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Clarkson | Prop | 8 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McCarthy | 7 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Leavy | Flanker | 6 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 James Ryan | Lock | 5 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dunne | Lock | 4 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Russell | Full-Back | 4 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Moloney | Flanker | 3 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKee | Hooker | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cormac Foley | 3 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Max O’Reilly | Full-Back | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Soroka | Flanker | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Deeny | Flanker | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor O’Brien | Centre | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Murphy | Forward | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Barron | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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