2009–10 Leinster Rugby season

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 as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR 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
Jonathan 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
DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreVenue
21 August 2009 Rugby Nice10 Leinster38Stade des Arboras, Nice
28 August 2009 Leinster8 London Irish24Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin

2009–10 Magners League Fixtures/Results
Key to colours
     Magners League Semi-Final
     Magners League Final
DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreVenue
5 September 2009 Scarlets18Leinster16Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
12 September 2009 Leinster23Newport Gwent Dragons14RDS Arena, Dublin
18 September 2009 Ospreys11Leinster18Liberty Stadium, Swansea
26 September 2009 Edinburgh Rugby19 Leinster21Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
3 October 2009 Leinster30 Munster0RDS Arena, Dublin
24 October 2009 Ulster16 Leinster14Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
31 October 2009 Leinster23 Cardiff Blues6RDS Arena, Dublin
6 December 2009 Newport Gwent Dragons30 Leinster14Rodney Parade, Newport
26 December 2009 Leinster15 Ulster3RDS Arena, Dublin
20 February 2010 Leinster27 Scarlets14RDS Arena, Dublin
21 February 2010 Cardiff Blues20Leinster29Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
18 March 2010 Leinster20 Glasgow Warriors14RDS Arena, Dublin
27 March 2010 Leinster17 Connacht14RDS Arena, Dublin
2 April 2010 Munster15 Leinster16Thomond Park, Limerick
16 April 2010 Leinster20 Ospreys16RDS Arena, Dublin
21 April 2010 Connacht27 Leinster13Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
23 April 2010 Glasgow Warriors30 Leinster6Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
7 May 2010 Leinster37Edinburgh Rugby28RDS Arena, Dublin
15 May 2010 Leinster16 Munster6RDS Arena, Dublin
29 May 2010 Leinster12 Ospreys17RDS 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 181305359295+6427291255
2 Ospreys 181116384298+8637263352
3 Glasgow Warriors 181125390321+6931242151
4 Munster 18909319282+3733203645
5 Cardiff Blues 181008349315+3433282244
6 Edinburgh 188010385391−640404541
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 18819333378−4532373239
8 Ulster 187110357370−1339354236
9 Scarlets 185013361382−2135351829
10 Connacht 185112254459−20520530426
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) 64111915460+94422
Scarlets (7) 640212116147−29117
London Irish 63121615094+36317
Brive 6006768177−10911

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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