2024–25 Leinster Rugby season

Leinster Rugby
Full nameLeinster Rugby
Union IRFU
Founded1879 (1879)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Ground(s)RDS Arena
(Capacity: 18,500)
Aviva Stadium
(Capacity: 51,700)
Croke Park
(Capacity: 82,000)
Coach(es)Leo 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

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.

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 nineth 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 Men's season

Senior squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers § Leinster.
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.[2]
  1. ^ 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[a]

Props

Hookers

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

Centres

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.[3][4]
  1. ^ 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

Transfers

United Rugby Championship

Main table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster 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 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
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.[20]



Round 1

20 September 2024 (2 BP) Edinburgh 31–33 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[21]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Round 2

27 September 2024 (1 BP) Leinster 34–6 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[22]
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Round 3

5 October 2024 Benetton 5–35 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[23]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Round 4

12 October 2024 (1 BP) Leinster 26–12 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[24]
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)

Round 5

19 October 2024 Connacht 12–33 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[25]
Referee: Eoghan Cross, Ireland

Round 6

26 October 2024 Leinster 24–6 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[26]
Referee: Craig Evans, Wales

Round 7

29 November 2024 (1 BP) Ulster 20–27 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[27]
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

Round 8

21 December 2024 Leinster 20–12 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[28]
Referee: Chris Busby (SCO)

Round 9

27 December 2024 Munster 7–28 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[29]

Round 10

25 January 2025 Leinster 36–12 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

Round 11

14 February 2025 (1 BP) Ospreys 19–22 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

Round 12

1 March 2025 (1 BP) Leinster 42–24 Cardiff (1BP) Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
15:00 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
 Attendance: 17,951
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 13

22 March 2025 Bulls 21–20 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

Round 14

29 March 2025 (1 BP) Sharks 7–10 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

Round 15

19 April 2025 (1 BP) Leinster 41 - 17 Ulster Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
19:35 Try: O'Brien, 20'
Clarkson, 27'c
penalty try, 33'
Ringrose, 42'
Sheehan, 58', 69'c, 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

Round 16

26 April 2025 (1 BP) Scarlets 35 - 22 Leinster Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
17:15 Try: Davies, 9'
Rogers, 22'
Plumtree, 30'
Roberts, 42'
Con: Costelow, 9', 31', 43'
Pen: Costelow, 13'
Lloyd, 55' 79'
 Try: J Osborne, 24'
Mangan, 35'
Culhane, 48'
Con: Byrne, 25', 49'
Pen: Byrne, 18'
 Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 17

10 May 2025 (1 BP) Leinster 76–5 Zebre Parma Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:15 Try: Kelleher, 3'
McGrath, 5'
Baird, 18'
Barrett, 25', 30'
Lowe, 40'
Prendergast, 43'
v.d. Flier, 48'
J Osborne, 55', 80'
Frawley, 60'
Culhane, 76'
Con: Prendergast, 4', 19', 26', 30', 44', 50'
Frawley, 76', 80+1'
 Report Try: Garcia, 66
 Attendance: 14,681

Round 18

17 May 2025 Leinster 13 – 5 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[30]

Play-offs

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

Quarter final

With top spot in the regular season, Leinster claim home field advantage for the duration of the play-offs. In the quarter-finals, they face Scarlets.

31 May 2025 Leinster 33-21 Scarlets Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
3:00pm Try: Lowe, 5'
Gibson-Park, 10'
Osborne, 46'
Keenan, 60'
Con: Prendergast, 10', 46'
Pen: Prendergast, 36', 66', 74'
 Report Try: Rogers, 20'
Murray, 41'
J Williams, 71'
Con: Costelow, 21', 42'
Lloyd, 71'
Cards: Hepburn, 56' to 66'
Fifita, 73' to F.T.' 		Attendance: 12,879

Semi-final

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

7 June 2025 Leinster 37–19 Glasgow Warriors Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
Try: Sheehan, 3', 41'
Osborne, 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'
(Horne (0/1))
 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. 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 nineth championship in total. The Bulls were consigned to a third URC final defeat in four years.

14 June 2025 Leinster 32–7 Bulls Croke Park, Dublin  
Try: Jack Conan, 6'
Jordie Barrett, 14'
Josh van der Flier, 23'
Fintan Gunne, 73'
Con: Sam Prendergast, 7', 14'
Ross Byrne, 74'
Pen: Prendergast, 45', 68'
 Try: Akker van der Merwe, 51'
Con: Johan Goosen, 51'
 Attendance: 46,127
Referee: Andrea Piardi[31]

URC Irish Shield

Leinster won their record fourth Irish Shield title.

2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools
Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Leinster (S) 6 6 0 0 175 80 +95 26 11 5 0 29 1
2 Munster 6 4 0 2 144 150 –6 22 22 4 0 20 6
3 Ulster 6 2 0 4 125 162 –37 16 26 1 2 11 14
4 Connacht 6 0 0 6 115 167 –52 18 23 3 3 6 13
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[32]
  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

European Rugby Champions Cup

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2
Pos Team 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
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
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
Source: EPCR[33]
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 matches

Round 1

8 December 2024 Bristol Bears 12–35 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)

Round 2

14 December 2024 Leinster 15–7 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)

Round 3

12 January 2025 (1 BP) La Rochelle 14–16 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)

Round 4

18 January 2025 (1 BP) Leinster 47–21
HT: 19 – 21 		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 stages
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 Bordeaux Bègles 43
16 Ulster 31
1 Bordeaux Bègles 47
9 Munster 29
8 La Rochelle 24
9 Munster 25
1 Bordeaux Bègles 35
5 Toulouse 18
4 Toulon 72
13 Saracens 42
4 Toulon 18
5 Toulouse 21
5 Toulouse 38
12 Sale Sharks 15
1 Bordeaux Bègles 28
3 Northampton Saints 20
2 Leinster 62
15 Harlequins 0
2 Leinster 52
7 Glasgow Warriors 0
7 Glasgow Warriors 43
10 Leicester Tigers 19
2 Leinster 34
3 Northampton Saints 37
3 Northampton Saints 46
14 Clermont 24
3 Northampton Saints 51
6 Castres 16
6 Castres 39
11 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 (2) 62–0
HT : 19–0 		(15) Harlequins Croke Park, Dublin  
15:00 Try: Prendergast, 14’
McCarthy, 17’
Osborne, 27’
v.d. Flier, 44’
Ringrose, 47'
Sheehan, 58'
penalty try, 66'
Byrne, 71'
Lowe, 77', 80'
Con: Prendergast (3)
Byrne
 Report:EPCR Attendance: 55,627
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Leinster: Hugo Keenan, Jamie Osborne, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe, Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Rabah Slimani, Joe McCarthy, RG Snyman; Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt)
Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Jack Boyle, Tadhg Furlong, Ryan Baird, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Jordie Barrett

Quarter final

Leinster became the first team in the history of the competition to prevent its opponent from scoring any points in a knockout game in the Round of 16. In the quarter final one 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 2.5 full matches - of European Champions Cup play (stretching from half time in their group match against Bath Rugby), outscoring their opponents 144 - 0 in that period.

11 April 2025 Leinster (2) 52–0
H.T.: 33–0 		(7) Glasgow Warriors Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
20:00 Try: Deegan, 13’c, 75'
penalty try, 22
Lowe. 24’
O'Brien, 29’c
Keenan, 33’c
Ringrose, 46’c
Sheehan, 57’c
Con: Prendergast, 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 stirring 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 (2) 34 – 37
HT: 15 - 27 		(3) Northampton Saints Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: O'Brien, 17’
v.d. Flier, 25’, 58'
Doris, 46’
Lowe, 69’
Con: Prendergast, 25', 47', 70'
Pen: Prendergast, 13'
 Report Try: Freeman, 7', 35', 37'
Pollock, 28'
Ramm, 62'
Con: Smith, 8', 29, 63'
Pen: Smith, 22', 55'
 Attendance: 42,207
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

Home attendance

Domestic League European Cup Total
League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
2024–25 United Rugby Championship 12 316,141 26,345 80,498[35] 12,879 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup 5 194,613 38,923 55,627[36] 22,400 510,754 30,044

Leinster Women's Season

2024 IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series

Round 1

10 August 2024 (1 BP) Leinster Women 38-19 Connacht Energia Park  
4:45pm Try: Ella Roberts
Katie Whelan (2)
Aoife Dalton
Emma Tilly
Caoimhe Molloy
Con: Nikki Caughey (4)
 Report Try: Faith Oviawe (2)
Laoise McGonagle
Con: Nicole Fowley (2)

Round 2

17 August 2024 (1 BP) Munster 32-21 Leinster Women Virgin Media Park  
4:45pm Try: Beth Buttimer
Claire Bennett
Chisom Ugwueru
penalty try
Alana McInerney
Con: Kate Flannery
Pen: Kate Flannery
 Report Try: Ailsa Hughes
Aoife Dalton
Leah Tarpey
Con: Nikki Caughey (2)
Jemma Farrell

Round 3

24 August 2024 Ulster 14-39 Leinster Women (1 BP) Kingspan Stadium  
4:45pm Try: Brittany Hogan (2)
Con: Abby Moyles (2)
 Report Try: Robyn O'Connor
Ruth Campbell
Leah Tarpey
Linda Djougang
Emma Tilly
Eimear Corri
Kelly Burke
Con: Jemma Farrell (2)
Nikki Caughey

Table

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
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 7-27 Leinster Women Kingspan Stadium  
4:45pm Try: Alana McInerney
Con: Kate Flannery
 Report Try: Leah Tarpey (2)
Aoife Wafer
Con: Nikki Caughey (2)
Dannah O'Brien
Pen: Nikky Caughey
Dannah 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.[37]

Round 1

22 December 2024 '(1 BP)' Wolfhounds 33–7 Clovers Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin  
4pm Report Referee: Paul Haycock

Round 2

28 December 2024 '(1 BP)' Clovers 31–10 Wolfhounds UCD Bowl, Dublin  
12pm Report

Round 3

4 January 2025 '(1 BP)' Wolfhounds 48–7 Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
2:30pm Report

Round 4

11 January 2025 Brython Thunder 0–48 Wolfhounds (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
12pm Report Referee: Jack Davies

Round 5

18 January 2025 '(1 BP)' Wolfhounds 57–5 Brython Thunder UCD Bowl, Dublin  
1:30pm Report Referee: Oisin Quinn

Round 6

1 February 2025 Glasgow Warriors 21–64 Wolfhounds (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
11:30am Report

Round 7

9 February 2025 Wolfhounds 21–15 Gwalia Lightning (1 BP) Musgrave Park, Cork  
12:30pm Report Referee: Paudie Sheehan

Round 8

22 February 2025 '(1 BP)' Edinburgh Rugby 22–31 Wolfhounds (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh  
2pm Report Referee: Sam O’Neil

Round 9

1 March 2025 Gwalia Lightning 17–48 Wolfhounds (1 BP) CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach  
12pm Report Referee: Will Goodwin

Round 10

8 March 2025 (1 BP) Wolfhounds 102–0 Edinburgh Rugby Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin  
12:15pm Report Referee: Paul O’Connor

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Wolfhounds (C) 10 9 0 1 462 125 +337 74 20 8 0 44 Champions
2 Clovers 10 8 1 1 415 146 +269 69 23 8 0 42
3 Gwalia Lightning 10 6 0 4 241 252 −11 36 40 6 1 31
4 Brython Thunder 10 3 0 7 154 402 −248 26 66 4 1 17
5 Edinburgh Rugby 10 2 0 8 225 392 −167 38 64 5 2 15
6 Glasgow Warriors 10 1 1 8 182 372 −190 29 59 3 1 10
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.


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  1. ^ a b 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.[34]

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