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2024–25 Leinster Rugby season

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The 2024–25 season was Leinster Rugby's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship (URC), their 31st season of professional rugby and their 137th season of representative rugby since their foundation. Along with competing in the URC and its Irish Shield competition, the club also participated in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup.

Full nameLeinster Rugby
UnionIrish Rugby Football Union
Founded1879; 147 years ago (1879)
LocationDublin, Ireland
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Leinster Rugby
Full nameLeinster Rugby
UnionIrish Rugby Football Union
Founded1879; 147 years ago (1879)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Ground(s)RDS Arena
(Capacity: 18,500)
Aviva Stadium
(Capacity: 51,700)
Croke Park
(Capacity: 82,000)
CoachLeo Cullen
Captain(s)Caelan Doris[1]
Jack Conan
League(s)United Rugby Championship (2024–25)
European Champions Cup (2024–25)
(2024–25)ERCC : semi-final
URC : 1st (ladder)
finalist (play-offs)
Irish Shield: winner
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
Official website
www.leinsterrugby.ie
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
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In the latter competition, seeking a record fourth successive final, Leinster suffered a shock home defeat in the semi-final to Northampton Saints, ending their run of final appearances. In the URC, however, they reached their first final in the new format, against Bulls of Pretoria. They reached the play-offs as top seeds from the regular season, and retained their Irish Shield title for the fourth time. In the final, they overcame second seed Bulls 32-7 to win the championship for a record ninth time.

In the women's game, Leinster retained their Interprovincial Series title despite a loss to Munster Women, and supplied the bulk of the players to the Wolfhounds franchise that retained their Celtic Challenge title.

Leinster Rugby drew an average home attendance of 26,930, one of the highest of all rugby union teams in the world.[2]

Leinster Men

Senior squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers § Leinster.
More information Leinster Rugby United Rugby Championship squad ...
Leinster Rugby United Rugby Championship squad[a]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
Players and their allocated positions from the Leinster Rugby website.[3]
  1. [a]
    Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.
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Academy squad

More information Leinster Rugby Academy squad ...
Leinster Rugby Academy squad[a]

Props

Hookers

Locks

  • Ireland Billy Corrigan (1)
  • Ireland Diarmuid Mangan (3)
  • Ireland Conor O'Tighearnaigh (2)
  • Ireland Alan Spicer (1)

Back row

  • Ireland Liam Molony (2)

Scrum-halves

  • Ireland Oliver Coffey (1)
  • Ireland Fintan Gunne (2)

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

  • Ireland Aitzol King (3)
  • Ireland Hugo McLaughlin (1)
  • Ireland Ruben Moloney (1)
  • Ireland Andrew Osborne (2)

Fullbacks

  • Ireland Henry McErlean (2)
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Leinster Rugby website.[4][5]
  1. [a]
    Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.
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Management

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name Nationality
Head coach Leo Cullen  Ireland
Senior Coach Jacques Nienaber  South Africa
Assistant coach Robin McBryde  Wales
Backs Coach Tyler Bleyendaal  New Zealand
Contact Skills Coach Sean O'Brien  Ireland
Kicking Coach & Head Analyst Emmet Farrell  Ireland
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Transfers

United Rugby Championship

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster (CH) 18 16 0 2 542 256 +286 79 35 11 1 76 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
2 Bulls (RU) 18 14 0 4 542 361 +181 71 44 9 3 68
3 Sharks 18 13 0 5 436 402 +34 55 59 7 3 62
4 Glasgow Warriors 18 11 0 7 468 327 +141 70 40 10 5 59
5 Stormers 18 10 0 8 507 418 +89 66 57 11 4 55 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
6 Munster 18 9 0 9 444 429 +15 67 59 11 4 51
7 Edinburgh 18 8 1 9 471 407 +64 66 57 9 6 49
8 Scarlets 18 9 1 8 427 382 +45 50 52 6 4 48
9 Cardiff 18 8 1 9 409 477 −68 63 65 10 3 47 Qualification for the 2025–26 Challenge Cup
10 Benetton 18 9 1 8 393 478 −85 50 65 7 1 46
11 Lions 18 8 0 10 402 440 −38 53 60 5 3 40
12 Ospreys 18 7 1 10 437 454 −17 60 63 6 4 40
13 Connacht 18 6 0 12 420 472 −52 64 62 9 6 39
14 Ulster 18 7 0 11 414 506 −92 59 72 5 5 38
15 Zebre Parma 18 5 1 12 302 503 −201 38 72 3 4 29
16 Dragons 18 1 0 17 335 637 −302 43 92 1 4 9
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Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[21]

Fixtures

20 September 2024 (2 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 31–33 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:35 Try: Schoeman 11' c
van der Merwe (2) 32' m, 66' m
Cherry 42' c
M. Scott 80' c
Con: Thompson (2/3) 11', 43'
Healy 81' (1/2)
 Try: T. O'Brien 15' m
Tector 26' c
Larmour 46' c
Gibson-Park 53' c
Conan 56' c
Con: Prendergast (4/5) 27', 47', 54', 58'
 Attendance: 7,774[22]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
27 September 2024 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 34–6 Wales Dragons Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
19:35 Try: Conan 17' m
R. Byrne 37' m
Deegan 46' c
McCarthy 64' m
Larmour 68' c
King 81' m
Con: R. Byrne (2/6) 46', 65'
 Pen: L. Evans (2/3) 25', 40'
 Attendance: 18,397[23]
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
5 October 2024 Benetton Italy 5–35 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
18:15 Try: Manfredi 65' m
 Try: Penalty try 9'
Frawley 11' c
Conan 18' c
Doris 25' c
Barron 79' c
Con: Frawley (3/3) 11', 19', 26'
R. Byrne (1/1) 80'
 Attendance: 4,391[24]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
12 October 2024 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 26–12 Ireland Munster Croke Park, Dublin  
17:45 Try: Lowe 5' c'
Doris 10' c
Keenan 14' c
Snyman 40' m
Con: Frawley (3/4) 6', 11', 15'
 Try: O'Brien 34' m
Haley 65' c
Con: Crowley (1/2) 66'
 Attendance: 80,468[25]
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
19 October 2024 Connacht Ireland 12–33 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) The Sportsground, Galway  
19:35 Try: O'Brien 33' m
Forde 64' c
Con: Ioane (1/2) 64'
 Try: J. Osborne 5' c
Turner 15' c
Snyman 38' c
Deegan 45' m
A. Osborne 65' c
Con: Frawley 6' (1/1)
R. Byrne (3/4) 16', 40', 66'
 Attendance: 6,117[26]
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
26 October 2024 Leinster Ireland 24–6 South Africa Lions Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:15 Try: van der Flier 31' c
Doris 57' c
Penalty try 80'+1
Con: Prendergast (2/2) 32', 58'
Pen: Prendergast 2'
 Pen: Wolhuter (2) 12', 17'
 Attendance: 20,945[27]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
29 November 2024 (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 20–27 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Carson (2) 4' c, 55' c
Con: Doak 6', 56' (2/2)
Pen: Doak 12', 29' (2)
 Try: McGrath 9' c
Larmour 49' c
J. O'Brien 59' m
Culhane 72'm
Con: R. Byrne (2/4) 10', 49'
Pen: R. Byrne 16'
 Attendance: 16,491[28]
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
21 December 2024 Leinster Ireland 20–12 Ireland Connacht Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: A. Osbourne 19' c
Tector 26' c
Con: R. Byrne (2/2) 19', 27'
Pen: R. Byrne (2) 42', 79'
 Report Try: Dowling 52' m
Jennings 60' c
Con: Forde (1/2) 60'
 Attendance: 33,963[29]
Referee: Chris Busby (Scotland)
27 December 2024 Munster Ireland 7–28 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Thomond Park, Limerick  
19:35 Try: Ahern 44'
Con: Burns (1/1) 46'
 Report Try: McGrath 8'
Prendergast 32'
van der Flier 53'
Doris 73'
Con: Prendergast (3/3) 9', 33', 53'
R. Byrne 74'
 Attendance: 26,267[30]
25 January 2025 Leinster Ireland 36–12 South Africa Stormers Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:00 Try: A. Osbourne (2) 10' c, 67' c
Sheehan (2) 40' m, 61' c
Barrett 57' c
Con: R. Byrne (4/5) 11', 58', 62', 68'
Pen: R. Byrne 3'
 Try: Loader 20' c
Roos 78' m
Con: Libbok (1/1) 21'
 Attendance: 18,892
14 February 2025 (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 19–22 Ireland Leinster Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea  
19:35 Try: Deaves, 35c
Lewis, 47'
Jones, 73'c
Con: Williams
Walsh
 Report Try: McGrath, 12
Tector, 38'c
Slimani, 64'c
Con: Frawley
R Byrne
Pen: Frawley, 16'
 Attendance: 3,500
1 March 2025 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 42–24 Wales Cardiff (1BP) Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
15:00 Try: McKee 14'
Boyle 40'
Deegan 42'
McGrath 50'
Tector 53'
Russell 75'
Con: R. Byrne (6)
 Report Try: Millard (2) 17', 57'
Young 29'
Bevan 69'
Con: Sheedy
De Beer
 Attendance: 17,951
Referee: Andrea Piardi
22 March 2025 Bulls South Africa 21–20 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: penalty try 57'
Grobbelaar 70'
Pen: Johannes 2', 40'
Kriel 80+4'
 Report Try: Barrett 3'c
Osborne 43'c
Con: R. Byrne (2) 4', 44'
Pen: R. Byrne 17', 77'
 Attendance: 15,299
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
29 March 2025 (1 BP) Sharks South Africa 7–10 Ireland Leinster Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
19:15 Try: Mbonambi 52'
Con: Hendrikse 53'
 Report:ESPN
Report:The Citizen		 Try: McErlean 19'
Penny 48'
 Attendance: 28,229
19 April 2025 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 41–17 Ireland Ulster Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
19:35 Try: O'Brien 20'
Clarkson 27'
Penalty try 33'
Ringrose 42'
Sheehan (3) 58', 69', 78'
Con: Frawley 28'
Prendergast 70'
 Reports:1
2		 Try: Izuchukwu 36'
McCann 73'
Con: Murphy 37', 74'
Pen: Murphy 8'
 Attendance: 18,422
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
26 April 2025 (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 35–22 Ireland Leinster Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
17:15 Try: Davies 9'
Rogers 22'
Plumtree 30'
Roberts 42'
Con: Costelow (3) 9', 31', 43'
Pen: Costelow 13'
Lloyd (2) 55' 79'
 Try: J. Osborne 24'
Mangan 35'
Culhane 48'
Con: Byrne (2) 25', 49'
Pen: Byrne 18'
 Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Mike Adamson
10 May 2025 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 76–5 Italy Zebre Parma Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:15 Try: Kelleher 3'
McGrath 5'
Baird 18'
Barrett (2) 25', 30'
Lowe 40'
Prendergast 43'
Van der Flier 48'
J. Osborne (2) 55', 80'
Frawley 60'
Culhane 76'
Con: Prendergast (6) 4', 19', 26', 30', 44', 50'
Frawley (2) 76', 80+1'
 Report Try: Garcia 66'
 Attendance: 14,681
17 May 2025 Leinster Ireland 13–5 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
19:35 Try: O'Brien 27'
Con: Prendergast 28'
Pen: Prendergast 54'
Frawley 79'
 Report Try: Horne 56'
 Attendance: 17,654[31]

Play-offs

With top spot in the regular season, Leinster claimed home field advantage for the duration of the play-offs.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Ireland Leinster 33
8 Wales Scarlets 21
1 Ireland Leinster 37
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 19
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 36
5 South Africa Stormers 18
1 Ireland Leinster 32
2 South Africa Bulls 7
3 South Africa Sharks 24 (6)
6 Ireland Munster 24 (4)
2 South Africa Bulls 25
3 South Africa Sharks 13
2 South Africa Bulls 42
7 Scotland Edinburgh 33

Quarter final

In the quarter-finals, Leinster faced the eighth-seeded Scarlets.

31 May 2025 Leinster Ireland 33–21 Wales Scarlets Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
15:00 Try: Lowe 5'
Gibson-Park 10'
Osborne 46'
Keenan 60'
Con: Prendergast (2) 10', 46'
Pen: Prendergast (3) 36', 66', 74'
 Report Try: Rogers 20'
Murray 41'
J. Williams 71'
Con: Costelow (2) 21', 42'
Lloyd 71'
Cards: Hepburn Yellow card 56'
Fifita Yellow card 73'		 Attendance: 12,879

Semi-final

Leinster were drawn to meet reigning champions Glasgow Warriors in the semi-final.

7 June 2025 Leinster Ireland 37–19 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
Try: Sheehan (2) 3', 41'
Osborne (2) 28', 54'
Clarkson 33'
Frawley 58'
Con: Prendergast (2/6) 4', 55'
Pen: Prendergast (1/2) 23'
 Report, 2 Try: Horne 5'
Dobie 72'
Tuipulotu 79'
Con: Jordan (2/2) 72', 79'
 Attendance: 15,762

Grand Final

Main article: 2025 United Rugby Championship Grand Final

For the first time since it became the United Rugby Championship, the highest seeded team made the final, and faced the second seed, as all six knockout matches were won by the team with home advantage. Leinster hosted the Bulls in Croke Park, the first URC final to be held outside South Africa, and the first appearance of Leinster in a final since the format began. Bulls reached a record third final. Both teams needed their first URC title, although it would be Leinster's ninth total championship in all formats of the competition. and their twelfth play-off Grand Final, while the Bulls carried three championships from their previous competition, Super Rugby. This final was the first between the two teams.

In their previous meeting this season, in Round 13, Bulls inflicted the first defeat of the season across all competitions on Leinster, 21–20 in Pretoria. In all previous URC meetings going back to 2021, Bulls lead Leinster four wins to two, including both previous play-off meetings.

In the final, Leinster proved much too strong for the Bulls in wet conditions, racing to a 19–0 lead at half time. A Bulls try early in the second half briefly raised hopes of a comeback, but Leinster saw out a dominant win with a further try and two penalties, confirming a 32–7 win for their ninth championship in total. The Bulls were consigned to a third URC final defeat in four years.

14 June 2025 Leinster Ireland 32–7 South Africa Bulls Croke Park, Dublin  
Try: Conan 6'
Barrett 14'
Van der Flier 23'
Gunne 73'
Con: Prendergast 7', 14'
Byrne 74'
Pen: Prendergast 45', 68'
 Try: Van der Merwe 51'
Con: Goosen 51'
 Attendance: 46,127
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[32]

URC Irish Shield

Leinster won their record fourth Irish Shield title.

More information Team, P ...
2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Ireland Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1Ireland Leinster (S) 660017580+95261150291
2Ireland Munster 6402144150–6222240206
3Ireland Ulster 6204125162–371626121114
4Ireland Connacht 6006115167–52182333613
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[33]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

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European Rugby Champions Cup

More information Pos, Pld ...
European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ireland Leinster (2) 4 4 0 0 113 54 +59 15 7 2 0 18 Home Champions Cup round of 16
2 France La Rochelle (8) 4 2 0 2 98 75 +23 12 6 1 2 11
3 Italy Benetton (11) 4 2 0 2 83 109 −26 11 14 2 1 11 Away Champions Cup round of 16
4 France Clermont (14) 4 2 0 2 89 81 +8 13 12 2 0 10
5 England Bath (10CC) 4 1 0 3 102 114 −12 14 16 1 2 7 Away Challenge Cup round of 16
6 England Bristol Bears 4 1 0 3 80 132 −52 12 20 2 1 7
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Source: EPCR[34]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Pool stage

8 December 2024 Bristol Bears England 12–35 Ireland Leinster (1 BP) Ashton Gate, Bristol  
17:30 Try: Lahiff 29' c
Ibitoye 72' m
Con: Janse van Rensburg (1/2) 31'
 Report Try: Larmour 32' c
Prendergast (2) 52' c, 57' c
Barrett 55' c
van der Flier 63' c
Con: Prendergast (5/5) 33', 52', 56', 58', 64'
 Attendance: 15,680
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
14 December 2024 Leinster Ireland 15–7 France Clermont Aviva Stadium, Dublin[a]  
17:30 Try: Ringrose 21' c
Barrett 25' m
Con: Prendergast (1/2) 22'
Pen: Prendergast (1/1) 48'
 Report Try: Raka 4' c
Con: Jauneau (1/1) 5'
 Attendance: 34,184
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
12 January 2025 (1 BP) La Rochelle France 14–16 Ireland Leinster Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle  
15:15 Try: Leyds 65' m
Pen: Hastoy (3/5) 3', 25', 59'
 Report Try: J. McCarthy 29' c
Con: Prendergast (1/1) 30'
Pen: Prendergast (3/3) 10', 50', 54'
 Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
18 January 2025 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 47–21 England Bath Aviva Stadium, Dublin[a]  
17:30 Try: Henshaw (2) 9' m, 15' c
Conan 36' c
Snyman (2) 51' c, 76' c
Ringrose 60' c
Gibson-Park 67' c
Con: Prendergast (6/7) 15', 37', 52', 61', 68', 76'
 Report Try: Barbeary 1' c
de Glanville (2) 6' c, 39' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 2', 7', 40'
 Attendance: 40,195
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 43
16 Ireland Ulster 31
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 47
9 Ireland Munster 29
8 France La Rochelle 24
9 Ireland Munster 25
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 35
5 France Toulouse 18
4 France Toulon 72
13 England Saracens 42
4 France Toulon 18
5 France Toulouse 21
5 France Toulouse 38
12 England Sale Sharks 15
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 28
3 England Northampton Saints 20
2 Ireland Leinster 62
15 England Harlequins 0
2 Ireland Leinster 52
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 0
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 43
10 England Leicester Tigers 19
2 Ireland Leinster 34
3 England Northampton Saints 37
3 England Northampton Saints 46
14 France Clermont 24
3 England Northampton Saints 51
6 France Castres 16
6 France Castres 39
11 Italy Benetton 37

Round of 16

Leinster finished as the second highest ranked side in the pool stages of the Champions Cup, winning home field advantage for every round of the competition until the final (held in a predetermined neutral venue, this year the Principality Stadium, Cardiff). In the round of 16, they face the 15th seeded London based Harlequins. In January, it was announced the game had been moved from Leinster's 2024-25 seasonal home of the Aviva Stadium to the 82,000 capacity Croke Park, following a similar decision in respect of the URC match with Munster, the Aviva being unavailable on that weekend.

5 April 2025 Leinster Ireland (2) 62–0 (15) England Harlequins Croke Park, Dublin  
15:00 Try: Prendergast 14'
McCarthy 17'
Osborne 27'
Van der Flier 44'
Ringrose 47'
Sheehan 58'
Penalty try 66'
Byrne 71'
Lowe (2) 77', 80'
Con: Prendergast (3)
Byrne
 Report:EPCR Attendance: 55,627
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

Quarter-final

In the round of 16, Leinster had become the first team in the history of the competition to prevent their opponents from scoring any points in a knockout game. In the quarter-final a week later, they repeated the feat, becoming the only club to record back-to-back 'bagels' in the competition's history. By the end of the match, Leinster had not conceded a single point in 200 minutes – or two-and-a-half full matches – of European Champions Cup play (stretching from half-time in their group match against Bath), outscoring their opponents 144–0 in that period.

11 April 2025 Leinster Ireland (2) 52–0 (7) Scotland Glasgow Warriors Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
20:00 Try: Deegan (2) 13', 75'
Penalty try 22'
Lowe 24'
O'Brien 29'
Keenan 33'
Ringrose 46'
Sheehan 57'
Con: Prendergast (5) 14', 30', 34', 47', 58'
 Report: EPRC Attendance: 22,400
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Semi-final

After two-and-a-half matches without conceding a score, Leinster gave up a try to their English opponents within 10 minutes. Despite a second-half come-back, the English champions proved too durable, and gained revenge for defeat at the same stage last season, becoming the first away side to win a European Champions Cup semi-final since 2016, and ending Leinster's run of consecutive finals at three.

3 May 2025 Leinster Ireland (2) 34–37 (3) England Northampton Saints Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: O'Brien 17'
Van der Flier (2) 25', 58'
Doris 46'
Lowe 69'
Con: Prendergast (3) 25', 47', 70'
Pen: Prendergast 13'
 Report Try: Freeman (3) 7', 35', 37'
Pollock 28'
Ramm 62'
Con: Smith (3) 8', 29, 63'
Pen: Smith (2) 22', 55'
 Attendance: 42,207
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

Leinster Women

2024 IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series

Fixtures

10 August 2024 (1 BP) Leinster Women Ireland 38–19 Ireland Connacht Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin  
16:45 Try: Roberts
Whelan (2)
Dalton
Tilly
Molloy
Con: Caughey (4)
 Report Try: Oviawe (2)
McGonagle
Con: Fowley (2)
17 August 2024 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 32–21 Ireland Leinster Women Musgrave Park, Cork  
16:45 Try: Buttimer
Bennett
Ugwueru
Penalty try
McInerney
Con: Flannery
Pen: Flannery
 Try: Hughes
Dalton
Tarpey
Con: Caughey (2)
Farrell
24 August 2024 Ulster Ireland 14–39 Ireland Leinster Women (1 BP) Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
16:45 Try: Hogan (2)
Con: Moyles (2)
 Report Try: O'Connor
Campbell
Tarpey
Djougang
Tilly
Corri
Burke
Con: Farrell (2)
Caughey

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Munster Women 3 3 0 0 90 67 +23 15 11 3 0 15 Qualified for Interprovincial final
2 Leinster Women (C) 3 2 0 1 98 65 +33 16 10 2 0 10
3 Connacht Women 3 0 1 2 68 92 −24 11 14 2 1 5 Qualified for third/fourth place final
4 Ulster Women 3 0 1 2 61 93 −32 9 16 1 1 4
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First match(es) will be played: Unknown. Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) competition points; 2) match points difference; 3) match points for
(C) Champion

Finals day

Women's Interprovincial Final

31 August 2024 Munster Ireland 7–27 Ireland Leinster Women Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
16:45 Try: McInerney
Con: Flannery
 Report Try: Tarpey (2)
Wafer
Con: Caughey (2)
O'Brien
Pen: Caughey
O'Brien

2024–25 Celtic Challenge

Leinster were represented, along with Ulster, by the Wolfhounds franchise in this, the third season of the Celtic Challenge, and entered as champions from 2023-24.

The fixtures were announced on 20 November 2024.[36]

22 December 2024 (1 BP) Wolfhounds Ireland 33–7 Ireland Clovers Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin  
16:00 Report Referee: Paul Haycock
28 December 2024 (1 BP) Clovers Ireland 31–10 Ireland Wolfhounds UCD Bowl, Dublin  
12:00 Report
4 January 2025 (1 BP) Wolfhounds Ireland 48–7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
14:30 Report
11 January 2025 Brython Thunder Wales 0–48 Ireland Wolfhounds (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
12:00 Report Referee: Jack Davies
18 January 2025 (1 BP) Wolfhounds Ireland 57–5 Wales Brython Thunder UCD Bowl, Dublin  
13:30 Report Referee: Oisin Quinn
1 February 2025 Glasgow Warriors Scotland 21–64 Ireland Wolfhounds (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
11:30 Report
9 February 2025 Wolfhounds Ireland 21–15 Wales Gwalia Lightning (1 BP) Musgrave Park, Cork  
12:30 Report Referee: Paudie Sheehan
22 February 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Scotland 22–31 Ireland Wolfhounds (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh  
14:00 Report Referee: Sam O'Neil
1 March 2025 Gwalia Lightning Wales 17–48 Ireland Wolfhounds (1 BP) CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach  
12:00 Report Referee: Will Goodwin
8 March 2025 (1 BP) Wolfhounds Ireland 102–0 Scotland Edinburgh Rugby Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin  
12:15 Report Referee: Paul O'Connor

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Ireland Wolfhounds (C) 10 9 0 1 462 125 +337 74 20 8 0 44 Champions
2 Ireland Clovers 10 8 1 1 415 146 +269 69 23 8 0 42
3 Wales Gwalia Lightning 10 6 0 4 241 252 −11 36 40 6 1 31
4 Wales Brython Thunder 10 3 0 7 154 402 −248 26 66 4 1 17
5 Scotland Edinburgh Rugby 10 2 0 8 225 392 −167 38 64 5 2 15
6 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 10 1 1 8 182 372 −190 29 59 3 1 10
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2025. Source: celticrugbycomp.com
Rules for classification: Four points for a win, two points for a tie. One bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match; one bonus point for losing by a margin of seven or less.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Leinster relocated their home fixtures for the 2024–25 season to the Aviva Stadium, due to ongoing redevelopment work taking place at the RDS Arena – the club's usual home ground.[35]

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