Leicester Tigers vs Leinster · Champions Cup
Champions Cup · 2025-26Full time
15–23
Match report
Leinster beat Leicester Tigers 23-15 away from home at Welford Road Stadium, Leicester in round 2 of the Champions Cup on Friday, 12 December 2025.
That makes it two wins in a row for Leinster. Leicester Tigers have now lost two in a row. Pierre Brousset refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
0
Leicester Tigers wins (0%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Leinster wins (100%)
Last 5 meetings, since May 2022
Biggest Leinster win
55–24
7 Apr 2023
Last 5 meetings
- 12 Dec 2025 · European Rugby Champions CupLeicester Tigers15Leinster2312 Dec 2025Leicester Tigers15–23LeinsterEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
- 6 Apr 2024 · European Rugby Champions CupLeinster36Leicester Tigers226 Apr 2024Leinster36–22Leicester TigersEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
- 20 Jan 2024 · European Rugby Champions CupLeicester Tigers10Leinster2720 Jan 2024Leicester Tigers10–27LeinsterEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
- 7 Apr 2023 · European Rugby Champions CupLeinster55Leicester Tigers247 Apr 2023Leinster55–24Leicester TigersEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
- 7 May 2022 · European Rugby Champions CupLeicester Tigers14Leinster237 May 2022Leicester Tigers14–23LeinsterEuropean Rugby Champions Cup
Lineups
Avg. age
28.1
Avg. age
29.6
Leicester Tigers
- 1Nicky Smith(32)
- 2Jamie Blamire(28)
- 3Joe Heyes(27)
- 4Cameron Henderson(26)
- 5Harry Wells(33)
- 7Tommy Reffell(27)
- 8Joaquín Moro(25)
- 9Tom Whiteley(30)
- 10Billy Searle(30)
- 11Ollie Hassell-Collins(27)
- 12Solomone Kata(31)
- 13Will Wand(24)
- 14Adam Radwan(28)
- 15Freddie Steward(25)
Replacements
- 16Finn Theobald-Thomas(23)
- 17Archie Van Der Flier(24)
- 18Will Hurd(27)
- 19Tom Manz(25)
- 20Sam Williams(21)
- 21Ollie Allan(22)
- 22Orlando Bailey(25)
- 23Joseph Woodward(23)
Leinster
- 1Paddy McCarthy(23)
- 2Ronan Kelleher(28)
- 4Joe McCarthy(25)
- 5James Ryan(30)
- 6Jack Conan(34)
- 7Josh Van Der Flier(33)
- 8Caelan Doris(28)
- 9Jamison Gibson-Park(34)
- 10Harry Byrne(27)
- 11James Lowe(34)
- 12Robbie Henshaw(33)
- 13Rieko Ioane(29)
- 14Tommy O'Brien(28)
- 15Jimmy O'Brien(29)
Replacements
- 16Dan Sheehan(28)
- 17Jack Boyle(24)
- 18Rabah Slimani(37)
- 19Diarmuid Mangan(23)
- 20Max Deegan(30)
- 21Luke McGrath(33)
- 22Sam Prendergast(23)
- 23Ciaran Frawley(28)