# 2024–25 Leinster Rugby season

The 2024–25 season is 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 will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup.

## Senior squad

| Leinster Rugby United Rugby Championship squad |
| Props Jack Boyle Tom Clarkson Tadhg Furlong Cian Healy Paddy McCarthy Michael Milne Andrew Porter Rabah Slimani Hookers Lee Barron Rónan Kelleher John McKee Dan Sheehan Locks Ryan Baird Brian Deeny Joe McCarthy James Ryan RG Snyman | Back row Jack Conan Will Connors James Culhane Max Deegan Caelan Doris (c) Scott Penny Alex Soroka Josh van der Flier Scrum-halves Cormac Foley Jamison Gibson-Park Luke McGrath Fly-halves Harry Byrne Ross Byrne Ciarán Frawley Sam Prendergast | Centres Jordie Barrett $^{ST}$ Robbie Henshaw Jamie Osborne Garry Ringrose Liam Turner Wings Jordan Larmour James Lowe Tommy O'Brien Rob Russell Fullbacks Hugo Keenan Jimmy O'Brien |
| (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. ↑ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers. |

### Academy squad

| Leinster Rugby Academy squad |
| Props Rory McGuire (3) Niall Smyth (1) Andrew Sparrow (1) Alex Usanov (1) Hookers Gus McCarthy (2) Stephen Smyth (1) Locks Billy Corrigan (1) Diarmuid Mangan (3) Conor O'Tighearnaigh (2) Alan Spicer (1) | Back row Liam Molony (2) Scrum-halves Oliver Coffey (1) Fintan Gunne (2) Fly-halves Casper Gabriel (1) Charlie Tector (3) | Centres Ben Brownlee (3) Hugh Cooney (2) Wings Aitzol King (3) Hugo McLaughlin (1) Ruben Moloney (1) Andrew Osborne (2) Fullbacks 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. ↑ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers. |

### Management

| 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 |

## United Rugby Championship
### Main table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leinster | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 166 | +194 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 57 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 2 | Glasgow Warriors | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 353 | 225 | +128 | 53 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 44 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 3 | Bulls | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 249 | +67 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 41 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 4 | Sharks | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 288 | 287 | +1 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 34 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 5 | Munster | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 287 | 294 | −7 | 46 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 33 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 6 | Cardiff | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 263 | 321 | −58 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 31 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 295 | 300 | −5 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 30 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 8 | Connacht | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 277 | 296 | −19 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 29 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 9 | Lions | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 258 | 244 | +14 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Scarlets | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 271 | 255 | +16 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 11 | Ospreys | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 258 | 258 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 12 | Stormers | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 293 | −21 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 13 | Benetton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 251 | 317 | −66 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 14 | Ulster | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 269 | 294 | −25 | 39 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 27 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 15 | Zebre Parma | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 25 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 16 | Dragons | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 226 | 374 | −148 | 28 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools
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| Irish Shield |||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall |
| 1 | Leinster (S) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 63 | +71 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2 | Ulster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 83 | +5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Munster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 106 | –30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Connacht | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 137 | –46 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received 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 |||||||||||||||

### Round 12

* 1 March 2025 15:00
| (1 BP) Leinster | 42-24 | Cardiff (1BP) |
| Try: McKee 14’c Boyle 40’c Deegan 42’c McGrath 50’c Tector 53c’ Russell 75’c Con: R Byrne (6) | Report | Try: Millard, 17', 57' Young, 29'c Bevan, 69'c Con: Sheedy de Beer |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 17,951 Referee: Andrea Piardi

### Round 18
## European Rugby Champions Cup

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leinster (2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 54 | +59 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | Home Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 2 | La Rochelle (8) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 75 | +23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Home Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 3 | Benetton (11) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 109 | −26 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Away Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 4 | Clermont (14) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 81 | +8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Away Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 5 | Bath (10CC) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 114 | −12 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Away Challenge Cup round of 16. |
| 6 | Bristol Bears | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 132 | −52 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |

### 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. 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.

## Home attendance

As of 1 March 2025
| Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | Total | Total |
| League | Fixtures | Total Attendence | Average Attendance | Highest | Lowest | League | Fixtures | Total Attendance | Average Attendance | Highest | Lowest | Total Attendance | Average Attendance |
| 2024–25 United Rugby Championship | 6 | 193,616 | 32,269 | 80,498 | 17,951 | 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup | 2 | 74,384 | 37,189 | 40,195 | 34,184 | 268,000 | 33,500 |