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Leinster vs Sharks · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Leinster
31–5
Sharks

Match report

Leinster beat Sharks 31-5 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin in round 3 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 11 October 2025.

The win ends a run of two defeats for Leinster.

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

Head to head

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

Last 7 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Leinster win
35–5
6 May 2023
Biggest Sharks win
26–20
3 Oct 2026

Last 5 meetings

  • 3 Oct 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks26
    Leinster20
  • 11 Oct 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster31
    Sharks5
  • 29 Mar 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks7
    Leinster10
  • 28 Oct 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster34
    Sharks13
  • 6 May 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster35
    Sharks5

Lineups

Avg. age
28.2
Avg. age
28.1

Leinster

  1. 1Paddy McCarthy
  2. 2Ronan Kelleher
  3. 3Tadhg Furlong
  4. 4Brian Deeny
  5. 5Ryan Baird
  6. 6Alex Soroka
  7. 7Josh Van Der Flier
  8. 8Max Deegan
  9. 9Fintan Gunne
  10. 10Harry Byrne
  11. 11James Lowe
  12. 12Ciaran Frawley
  13. 13Robbie Henshaw
  14. 14Jimmy O'Brien
  15. 15Jamie Osborne
Replacements
  1. 16Gus McCarthy
  2. 17Jack Boyle
  3. 19Diarmuid Mangan
  4. 20James Culhane
  5. 21Luke McGrath
  6. 22Hugh Cooney
  7. 23Joshua Kenny

Sharks

  1. 1Simphiwe Matanzima
  2. 3Ruan Dreyer
  3. 4Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  4. 5Marvin Orie
  5. 6Phepsi Buthelezi
  6. 7Emmanuel Tshituka
  7. 8Nick Hatton
  8. 9Jaden Hendrikse
  9. 10Jean Smith
  10. 11Makazole Mapimpi
  11. 12Lukhanyo Am
  12. 13Jurenzo Julius
  13. 14Ethan Hooker
  14. 15Edwill Van Der Merwe
Replacements
  1. 16Bongi Mbonambi
  2. 17Dian Bleuler
  3. 18Vincent Koch
  4. 19Bathobele Hlekani
  5. 20Tino Mavesere
  6. 21Ross Braude
  7. 22Siya Masuku
  8. 23Francois Venter