Connacht vs Leinster 23-34 · United Rugby Championship

Match report

Leinster beat Connacht 34-23 away from home at Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway in round 10 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 24 January 2026.

That makes it six wins in a row for Leinster. Connacht have now lost four in a row. Eoghan Cross refereed.

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

Head to head

0

Connacht wins (0%)

0

Draws (0%)

10

Leinster wins (100%)

Last 10 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Leinster win

56–20

15 Apr 2022

Last 5 meetings

24 Jan 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Connacht23
Leinster34
24 Jan 2026Connacht23–34LeinsterUnited Rugby Championship
3 Jan 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Leinster52
Connacht17
3 Jan 2026Leinster52–17ConnachtUnited Rugby Championship
21 Dec 2024 · United Rugby Championship
Leinster20
Connacht12
21 Dec 2024Leinster20–12ConnachtUnited Rugby Championship
19 Oct 2024 · United Rugby Championship
Connacht12
Leinster33
19 Oct 2024Connacht12–33LeinsterUnited Rugby Championship
31 May 2024 · United Rugby Championship
Leinster33
Connacht7
31 May 2024Leinster33–7ConnachtUnited Rugby Championship

Lineups

Avg. age

26.3

Avg. age

26.5

Connacht

1Billy Bohan(20)
2Dylan Tierney-Martin(27)
3Sam Illo(25)
4Josh Murphy(31)
5Darragh Murray(25)
6Cian Prendergast(26)
7Paul Boyle(29)
8Sean Jansen(27)
9Caolin Blade(32)
10Josh Ioane(31)
11Finn Treacy(22)
12Cathal Forde(25)
13Harry West(23)
14Shane Jennings(25)
15Sam Gilbert(27)

Replacements

16Eoin de Buitléar(24)
17Dennis Buckley(36)
18Jack Aungier(27)
19Joe Joyce(32)
21Ben Murphy(25)
22Jack Carty(34)
23Bundee Aki(36)

Leinster

1Jack Boyle(24)
2Gus McCarthy(23)
3Niall Smyth(21)
4Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman(31)
5James Ryan(30)
6Alex Soroka(25)
7Will Connors(30)
8Caelan Doris(28)
9Fintan Gunne(23)
10Harry Byrne(27)
11James Lowe(34)
12Charlie Tector(24)
14Joshua Kenny(23)
15Ciaran Frawley(28)