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Leinster vs Lions · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Leinster
31–7
Lions

Match report

Leinster beat Lions 31-7 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin in round 17 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 9 May 2026.

Hollie Davidson refereed.

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
27.5
Avg. age
26.9

Leinster

  1. 1Ed Byrne
  2. 2John McKee
  3. 3Thomas Clarkson
  4. 4Brian Deeny
  5. 5James Ryan
  6. 6Max Deegan
  7. 7Will Connors
  8. 8James Culhane
  9. 9Luke McGrath
  10. 10Sam Prendergast
  11. 11Jimmy O'Brien
  12. 12Jamie Osborne
  13. 13Rieko Ioane
  14. 14Andrew Osborne
  15. 15Ciaran Frawley
Replacements
  1. 16Dan Sheehan
  2. 17Andrew Porter
  3. 18Rabah Slimani
  4. 19Diarmuid Mangan
  5. 20Scott Penny
  6. 21Fintan Gunne
  7. 22Hugh Cooney
  8. 23Hugo Keenan

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Asenathi Ntlabakanye
  4. 4Ettienne Oosthuizen
  5. 5Reinhard Nothnagel
  6. 6Sibabalwe Mahashe
  7. 7Ruan Venter
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Morné van den Berg
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Angelo Davids
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Erich Cronjé
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Franco Marais
  2. 17Eddie Davids
  3. 18Sebastian Lombard
  4. 19Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  5. 20Bathobele Hlekani
  6. 21JC Pretorius
  7. 22Nico Steyn
  8. 23Kelly Mpeku