2009–10 Leinster Rugby season

Leinster Rugby
2009–10 season
Manager Michael Cheika
Captain Leo Cullen
Celtic LeagueRunners-up
Heineken CupSemi-finalist
British and Irish CupQuarter-finals
Top try scorerLeague: Shane Horgan (7) (Celtic League); Seán O'Brien (4) (Heineken Cup)
Top points scorerLeague: Isa Nacewa (142) (Celtic League); Johnny Sexton (138) (Heineken Cup)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Clermont Auvergne
9 April 2010, RDS Arena
Lowest home attendance11,836 vs Edinburgh
9 May 2010
Average home attendance16,601
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2008–09 2011–12 →

The 2009–10 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's ninth competing in the Celtic League which they finished runners up in, alongside which they were competing in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup as defending champions until they were knocked out at the semi-finals by Stade Toulousain who went on to win the competition.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
John Fogarty Hooker Ireland
Jason Harris-Wright Hooker Ireland
Bernard Jackman Hooker Ireland
Richardt Strauss Hooker South Africa
Cian Healy Prop Ireland
Ronan McCormack Prop Ireland
Mike Ross Prop Ireland
CJ van der Linde Prop South Africa
Stan Wright Prop Cook Islands
Leo Cullen (c) Lock Ireland
Nathan Hines Lock Scotland
Trevor Hogan Lock Ireland
Malcolm O'Kelly Lock Ireland
Devin Toner Lock Ireland
Shane Jennings Flanker Ireland
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker Ireland
Seán O'Brien Flanker Ireland
Rhys Ruddock Flanker Ireland
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Ireland
Stephen Keogh Number 8 Ireland
Player Position Union
Chris Keane Scrum-half Ireland
Paul O'Donohoe Scrum-half Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Ireland
Shaun Berne Fly-half Australia
Johnny Sexton Fly-half Ireland
Gordon D'Arcy Centre Ireland
Fergus McFadden Centre Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll Centre Ireland
Eoin O'Malley Centre Ireland
Luke Fitzgerald Wing Ireland
Shane Horgan Wing Ireland
Simon Keogh Wing Ireland
Isa Nacewa Wing Fiji
Girvan Dempsey Fullback Ireland
Rob Kearney Fullback Ireland
Andrew Conway Fullback Ireland

Coaching and management team

Position Name Nationality
Head Coach Michael Cheika Australia
Consultant Coach Alan Gaffney Australia
Backs Coach Chris Whitaker Australia
Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes New Zealand
Defence Coach Kurt McQuilkin New Zealand
Chief Executive Mick Dawson Ireland
Physiotherapist James Allen Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Cowman Ireland
Chief Scout Guy Easterby Ireland
Baggage Master Patrick Moloi Botswana

Transfers

In

Player From Source
Shaun Berne Bath Rugby RTE
Nathan Hines USA Perpignan RTE
Eoin Reddan London Wasps RTE
Mike Ross NEC Harlequins RTE
Rhys Ruddock Ospreys

Out

Player To Source
Felipe Contepomi Toulon Rugby BBC
Rocky Elsom Brumbies RTE
Felix Jones Munster Rugby Magners League
Cameron Jowitt NSW Waratahs
Chris Whitaker Retired

Pre-Season Results

Date Home team Score Away Team Score Venue
21 August 2009 Rugby Nice 10 Leinster 38 Stade des Arboras, Nice
28 August 2009 Leinster 8 London Irish 24 Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin

2009–10 Magners League Fixtures/Results

Key to colours
     Magners League Semi-Final
     Magners League Final
Date Home team Score Away Team Score Venue
5 September 2009 Scarlets 18 Leinster 16 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
12 September 2009 Leinster 23 Newport Gwent Dragons 14 RDS Arena, Dublin
18 September 2009 Ospreys 11 Leinster 18 Liberty Stadium, Swansea
26 September 2009 Edinburgh Rugby 19 Leinster 21 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
3 October 2009 Leinster 30 Munster 0 RDS Arena, Dublin
24 October 2009 Ulster 16 Leinster 14 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
31 October 2009 Leinster 23 Cardiff Blues 6 RDS Arena, Dublin
6 December 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons 30 Leinster 14 Rodney Parade, Newport
26 December 2009 Leinster 15 Ulster 3 RDS Arena, Dublin
20 February 2010 Leinster 27 Scarlets 14 RDS Arena, Dublin
21 February 2010 Cardiff Blues 20 Leinster 29 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
18 March 2010 Leinster 20 Glasgow Warriors 14 RDS Arena, Dublin
27 March 2010 Leinster 17 Connacht 14 RDS Arena, Dublin
2 April 2010 Munster 15 Leinster 16 Thomond Park, Limerick
16 April 2010 Leinster 20 Ospreys 16 RDS Arena, Dublin
21 April 2010 Connacht 27 Leinster 13 Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
23 April 2010 Glasgow Warriors 30 Leinster 6 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
7 May 2010 Leinster 37 Edinburgh Rugby 28 RDS Arena, Dublin
15 May 2010 Leinster 16 Munster 6 RDS Arena, Dublin
29 May 2010 Leinster 12 Ospreys 17 RDS Arena, Dublin

League table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 55
2 Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 52
3 Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 51
4 Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 45
5 Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 44
6 Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 41
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 39
8 Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 36
9 Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 29
10 Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26
Correct as of 9 May 2010 Table from Magners League official site

Heineken Cup Fixtures/Results

Round Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue
Pool Stage 9 October 2009 Leinster 9 London Irish 12 RDS Arena, Dublin
Pool Stage 17 October 2009 CA Brive 13 Leinster 36 Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Pool Stage 12 December 2009 Scarlets 7 Leinster 32 Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Pool Stage 19 December 2009 Leinster 39 Scarlets 7 RDS Arena, Dublin
Pool Stage 16 January 2010 Leinster 27 CA Brive 10 RDS Arena, Dublin
Pool Stage 23 January 2010 London Irish 11 Leinster 11 Twickenham Stadium
Quarter Final 9 April 2010 Leinster 29 Clermont Auvergne 28 RDS Arena, Dublin
Semi Final 1 May 2010 Stade Toulousain 26 Leinster 16 Stade Municipal, Toulouse

Pool Table

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
Leinster (4) 6 4 1 1 19 154 60 +94 4 22
Scarlets (7) 6 4 0 2 12 116 147 −29 1 17
London Irish 6 3 1 2 16 150 94 +36 3 17
Brive 6 0 0 6 7 68 177 −109 1 1

Knock-out stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 April – Estadio Anoeta
 
 
 Biarritz29
 
2 May – Estadio Anoeta
 
 Ospreys28
 
 Biarritz18
 
10 April – Thomond Park
 
 Munster7
 
 Munster33
 
22 May – Stade de France
 
 Northampton19
 
 Biarritz19
 
11 April – Stadium Municipal
 
 Toulouse21
 
 Toulouse42
 
1 May – Stadium Municipal
 
 Stade Français16
 
 Toulouse26
 
9 April – RDS Arena
 
 Leinster16
 
 Leinster29
 
 
 Clermont Auvergne28
 
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