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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.

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
← 2008–09 2011–12 →

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
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

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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   Bath Rugby   RTE
Nathan Hines   USA Perpignan   RTE
Eoin Reddan   London Wasps   RTE
Mike Ross   NEC Harlequins   RTE
Rhys Ruddock   Ospreys  

Out

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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

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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

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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   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

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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   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

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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

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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

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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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