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Leinster vs Lions · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Leinster
59–10
Lions

Match report

Leinster beat Lions 59-10 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin in the quarter-finals of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 30 May 2026.

That makes it three wins in a row for Leinster. Lions have now lost three in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

5
Leinster wins (71%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Lions wins (29%)

Last 7 meetings, since February 2022

Biggest Leinster win
59–10
30 May 2026
Biggest Lions win
44–12
20 Apr 2024

Last 5 meetings

  • 26 Sept 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions27
    Leinster26
  • 30 May 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster59
    Lions10
  • 9 May 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster31
    Lions7
  • 26 Oct 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster24
    Lions6
  • 20 Apr 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions44
    Leinster12

Lineups

Avg. age
28.4
Avg. age
26

Leinster

  1. 1Andrew Porter
  2. 2Dan Sheehan
  3. 3Thomas Clarkson
  4. 4Joe McCarthy
  5. 5James Ryan
  6. 6Max Deegan
  7. 7Scott Penny
  8. 8Caelan Doris
  9. 9Luke McGrath
  10. 10Sam Prendergast
  11. 11James Lowe
  12. 12Jamie Osborne
  13. 13Rieko Ioane
  14. 14Jimmy O'Brien
  15. 15Hugo Keenan
Replacements
  1. 16Gus McCarthy
  2. 17Alex Usanov
  3. 18Rabah Slimani
  4. 19Diarmuid Mangan
  5. 20Josh Van Der Flier
  6. 21Jamison Gibson-Park
  7. 22Harry Byrne
  8. 23Robbie Henshaw

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Sebastian Lombard
  4. 4Reinhard Nothnagel
  5. 5Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  6. 6Sibabalwe Mahashe
  7. 7Bathobele Hlekani
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Nico Steyn
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Erich Cronjé
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Angelo Davids
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Franco Marais
  2. 17Eddie Davids
  3. 18RF Schoeman
  4. 19Ruan Delport
  5. 20Sibabalo Qoma
  6. 21JC Pretorius
  7. 22Rynhardt Jonker
  8. 23Hassiem Pead