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2009–10 Leinster Rugby season

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Leinster Rugby
2009–10 season
ManagerAustralia Michael Cheika
CaptainIreland 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

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

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

Coaching and management team

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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

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In

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Player From Source
Shaun Berne Australia Bath Rugby England RTE
Nathan Hines Scotland USA Perpignan France RTE
Eoin Reddan Ireland London Wasps England RTE
Mike Ross Ireland NEC Harlequins England RTE
Rhys Ruddock Ireland Ospreys Wales

Out

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

Pre-Season Results

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

2009–10 Magners League Fixtures/Results

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

League table

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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 Ireland Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 55
2 Wales Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 52
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 51
4 Ireland Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 45
5 Wales Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 44
6 Scotland Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 41
7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 39
8 Ireland Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 36
9 Wales Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 29
10 Ireland 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

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

Pool Table

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

Knock-out stage

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