2010–11 Leinster Rugby season

Leinster Rugby
2010–11 season
Manager Joe Schmidt
Captain Leo Cullen
Celtic LeagueRunners-up
Heineken CupWinners
British and Irish CupQuarter-finals
Top try scorerLeague: Celtic League
Shane Horgan (7)
Heineken Cup
Seán O'Brien (4)
Top points scorerLeague: Celtic League
Isa Nacewa (142)
Heineken Cup
Johnny Sexton (138)
Highest home attendance50,645 vs Munster
2 October 2010, Aviva Stadium
Lowest home attendance9,790 vs Aironi
10 February 2011
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2010–11 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's tenth competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they competed in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. The Leinster 'A' team competed in the British and Irish Cup for their second season.

Leinster reached the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final in Thomond Park, Limerick against Munster, after finishing 2nd in the league format & beating Ulster in the semi-finals, however Leinster were beaten by Munster who had won the league twice before. In the Heineken Cup, Leinster finished top of their pool which consisted of Clermont Auvergne, Racing Metro and Saracens. Leinster beat Leicester Tigers in the quarter-finals & Stade Toulousain in the semi-finals. Leinster beat Northampton Saints in the 2011 Heineken Cup Final in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to win the Heineken Cup for their second time. The Leinster 'A' team were beaten by the Bedford Blues in the British & Irish Cup Quarter-Finals.

Squad

Coaching and Management team

The current coaching team will change at the end of 2009–10 with Michael Cheika departing after 5 seasons. Cheika will be replaced by current Clermont backs coach Josef Schmidt.[1] Schmidt is joining on a three-year contract and the rest of the coaching team will be announced before the end of the 2009–10 season.

Position Name Nationality
Head & Defence Coach Josef Schmidt New Zealand
Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes New Zealand
Scrum Coach Greg Feek[2] New Zealand
Backs Coach TBA
Skills & Kicking Coach Richie Murphy Ireland
Chief Executive Mick Dawson Ireland
Team Manager Guy Easterby Ireland
Physiotherapist James Allen Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Dennis Ireland
Chief Scout Guy Easterby Ireland
Baggage Master Patrick Moloi Botswana

Playing Squad 2010/2011

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
Richardt Strauss Hooker South Africa
Cian Healy Prop Ireland
Jack McGrath Prop Ireland
Ronan McCormack Prop Ireland
Mike Ross Prop Ireland
Heinke van der Merwe Prop South Africa
Stan Wright Prop Cook Islands
Leo Cullen (c) Lock Ireland
Nathan Hines Lock Scotland
Mariano Galarza Lock Argentina
Trevor Hogan Lock Ireland
Ed O'Donoghue Lock Ireland
Eoin Sheriff Lock Ireland
Devin Toner Lock Ireland
Shane Jennings Flanker Ireland
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker Ireland
Seán O'Brien Flanker Ireland
Rhys Ruddock Flanker Ireland
Paul Ryan Flanker Ireland
Dominic Ryan Flanker Ireland
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Ireland
Stephen Keogh Number 8 Ireland
Player Position Union
Isaac Boss Scrum-half Ireland
Paul O'Donohoe Scrum-half Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Ireland
Shaun Berne Fly-half Australia
Johnny Sexton Fly-half Ireland
Ian Madigan Fly-half Ireland
Gordon D'Arcy Centre Ireland
Fergus McFadden Centre Ireland
Brendan Macken Centre Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll Centre Ireland
Eoin O'Malley Centre Ireland
Luke Fitzgerald Wing Ireland
Shane Horgan Wing Ireland
Simon Keogh Wing Ireland
David Kearney Wing Ireland
Isa Nacewa Wing Fiji
Andrew Conway Fullback Ireland
Rob Kearney Fullback Ireland
Niall Morris Fullback Ireland

Bold indicates full international capped played.

In for 2010–11

Out for 2010–11

Celtic League

Table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Munster 21 18 0 3 474 321 +153 41 22 5 2 79
2 Leinster 21 14 1 6 457 333 +124 46 25 4 3 65
3 Ulster 21 14 1 6 460 405 +55 41 34 3 2 63
4 Cardiff Blues 21 13 1 7 456 354 +102 35 29 3 3 60
5 Ospreys 21 11 1 9 541 408 +133 56 28 6 7 59
6 Scarlets 21 11 1 9 465 430 +35 45 41 4 7 57
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 21 10 1 10 431 442 −11 46 46 3 3 48
8 Edinburgh 21 9 0 12 415 429 −14 39 41 2 5 43
9 Connacht 21 7 1 13 388 437 −49 32 40 3 6 39
10 Benetton Treviso 21 8 0 13 343 496 −153 26 58 0 2 34
11 Glasgow Warriors 21 6 1 14 398 505 −107 33 44 1 6 33
12 Aironi 21 1 0 20 237 505 −268 20 52 0 7 11
Correct as of 30 April 2011

Fixtures

3 September 2010
19:05
Glasgow Warriors 22 – 19 Leinster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,879
Referee: Tim Hayes
11 September 2010
18:30
Leinster 34 – 23 Cardiff Blues
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,890
Referee: Andy Macpherson
18 September 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso 29 – 13 Leinster
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Allan
24 September 2010
19:05
Edinburgh 32 – 24 Leinster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Tim Hayes
2 October 2010
19:30
Leinster 13 – 9 Munster
Report
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,645
Referee: J Garces
30 October 2010
18:05
Leinster 19 – 18 Edinburgh
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 16,786
Referee: Carlo Damasco
19 November 2010
19:05
Leinster 27 – 6 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,390
Referee: Stefano Penne
28 November 2010
17:00
Ospreys 19 – 15 Leinster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: David Wilkinson
3 December 2010
19:05
Scarlets 17 – 17 Leinster
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Nigel Owens
27 December 2010
16:00
Ulster 13 – 30 Leinster
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,426
1 January 2011
17:30
Leinster 30 – 8 Connacht
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 17,136
7 January 2011
Leinster 15 - 10 Ospreys
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,876
10 February 2011
19:05
Leinster 21 – 16 Aironi
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 9,790
Referee: Nigel Owens
19 February 2011
18:30
Cardiff Blues 11 – 3 Leinster
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 10,741
Referee: Carlo Damasco
25–27 February 2011
19:10
Leinster 30 – 5 Benetton Treviso
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Neil Hennessy
4 March 2011
19:35
Leinster 26 – 15 Scarlets
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 11,976
Referee: Andy Macpherson
27 March 2011
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons 16 – 26 Leinster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Andy MacPherson
2 April 2011
19:30
Munster 24 – 23 Leinster
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,923
Referee: Andrew Small
16 April 2011
Leinster 36 – 28 Ulster
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 17,670
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
23 April 2011
Aironi 8 – 20 Leinster
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
6 May 2011
19:05
Leinster 38 – 3 Glasgow Warriors
Report
RDS Arena
Referee: James Jones

Semi-final

13 May 2011 Leinster 18 – 3 Ulster RDS Arena  
19:05 Try: McFadden 25' m
Fitzgerald 72' c
Con: McFadden (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (2/3) 5', 40' 		Report Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 62' Referee: George Clancy

Final

Main article: 2011 Celtic League Grand Final
28 May 2011 Munster 19 – 9 Leinster Thomond Park  
17:05 Try: Howlett 12' c
Earls 66' m
Penalty try 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3) 		Report Pen: Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60' Attendance: 25,822
Referee: Nigel Owens

Heineken Cup

Pool table

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Leinster 6 5 0 1 21 9 +12 179 104 +75 3 1 24
Clermont 6 4 0 2 14 9 +5 114 94 +20 2 1 19
Racing Métro 6 2 0 4 9 17 −8 104 151 −47 0 1 9
Saracens 6 1 0 5 9 18 −9 107 155 −48 0 2 6

Fixtures

Pool stage

9 October 2010 Leinster 38 – 22 Racing Métro 92 RDS Arena, Dublin  
13:30 Try: O'Brien 30' c
Kearney 33' m
Strauss 48' m
Heaslip 62' c
McFadden 79' m
Con: Nacewa (2/5)
Pen: Nacewa (3/4) 4', 28', 38' 		Report Try: Vulivuli 55' c
Con: Fillol (1/1)
Pen: Fillol (3/3) 12', 41', 66'
Steyn (2/3) 36', 51' 		Attendance: 17,936
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
16 October 2010 Saracens 23 – 25 Leinster Wembley Stadium, London  
17:45 Try: Goode 12' m
Con: Hougaard
Pen: Hougaard (2/3) 15', 33'
Goode (4/4) 55', 62', 68', 74' 		Report Try: Sexton 52' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (6/6) 6', 19', 26', 35', 44', 63' 		Attendance: 45,892
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
12 December 2010 ASM Clermont Auvergne 20 - 13 Leinster Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont  
16:00 Try: Malzieu 6' c
Floch 53' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 24', 60' 		Report Try: Horgan 3' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 57' 		Attendance: 16,106
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
18 December 2010 Leinster 24 - 8 ASM Clermont Auvergne Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:45 Try: Healy 7' c
Healy 43' c
O'Brien 50' c
Con: Sexton (3/3)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 		Report Try: Nalaga 68' m
Pen: Parra (1/3) 		Attendance: 44,873
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


15 January 2011 Leinster 43 - 20 Saracens RDS Arena, Dublin  
13:30 Try: O'Brien 6' m
D. Ryan (2) 11' c, 37' c
McFadden 50' c
Nacewa 60' c
O'Malley 63' c
Con: Sexton (5/6)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28' 		Report Try: Short 24' c
Brown 32' m
Mordt 80' m
Con: Farrell (1/3)
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 56' 		Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
21 January 2011 Racing Métro 92 11 – 36 Leinster Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes  
21:00 Try: Vakatawa 15' m
Pen: Hernández (2/3) 2', 36' 		Report Try: Nacewa 11' c
O'Brien 19' c
Sexton (2) 23' c, 62' m
O'Driscoll 68' c
Con: Sexton (4/5)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 54' 		Attendance: 8,326
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Quarter-final

9 April 2011 Leinster 17 – 10 Leicester Tigers Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
18:00 Try: Nacewa 48' m
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 3', 15' 36', 73' 		Report Try: Hawkins 76' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Flood (1/2) 5' 		Attendance: 49,762
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Semi-final

30 April Leinster 32 - 23 Toulouse Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
15:30 (UTC) Try: Heaslip 30' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 30', 60'
Pen: Sexton (6/6) 10', 14', 40'+1', 47', 54', 80' 		Report Try: Fritz 4' c
Picamoles 43' c
Con: Skrela (2/2) 5', 45'
Pen: Skrela (1/2) 37'
Bézy (1/1) 75'
Drop: Skrela (1/1) 11' 		Attendance: 50,073
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

Final

Main article: 2011 Heineken Cup Final


21 May 2011 Northampton Saints 22–33 Leinster Millennium Stadium, Cardiff  
17:00 Try: Dowson 7' c
Foden 30' c
Hartley 39' m
Con: Myler (2/3)
Pen: Myler (1/1) 20' 		Report Try: Sexton (2) 43' c, 52' c
Hines 64' c
Con: Sexton (3/3)
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 13', 35', 56', 60' 		Attendance: 72,456
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

British & Irish Cup

Pool stage

Team P W D L PF PA +/- BP Pts
Worcester Warriors 5 4 0 1 175 87 88 3 19
Leinster A 5 4 0 1 138 117 21 3 19
Cornish Pirates 5 3 0 2 175 108 67 5 17
Newport 5 3 0 2 121 159 -38 4 16
Plymouth Albion 5 1 0 4 76 144 -68 0 5
Currie 5 0 0 5 104 174 -70 2 2
Correct as of 1 March 2011

Fixtures

Pool stage

17 October 2010
Newport RFC 28-33 Leinster
Report
Rodney Parade, Newport
11 December 2010
Leinster 25-16 Plymouth Albion
Report
Dr Hickey Park, Greystones
19 December 2010
Cornish Pirates 43-12 Leinster
Report
Mennaye Field, Penzance
16 January 2011
Leinster 38-23 Worcester Warriors
Report
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
23 January 2011
Leinster 30-7 Currie RFC
Report
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin

Quarter-final

5 March 2011
Bedford Blues 50-15 Leinster
Report
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: David Jones

References

  1. ^ Leinster statement on new Head Coach Leinster Rugby, 28 December 2009
  2. ^ "Schmidt's reign begins". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Van der Linde, Jackman and Keane to leave Leinster". 25 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Van der Linde signs for Cheetahs". 26 May 2010.
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