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Leinster vs Connacht · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Leinster
52–17
Connacht

Match report

Leinster beat Connacht 52-17 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin in round 9 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 3 January 2026.

That makes it five wins in a row for Leinster. Connacht have now lost three in a row. Andrew Brace refereed.

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

Head to head

10
Leinster wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Connacht wins (0%)

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
  • 3 Jan 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster52
    Connacht17
  • 21 Dec 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster20
    Connacht12
  • 19 Oct 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht12
    Leinster33
  • 31 May 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster33
    Connacht7

Lineups

Avg. age
27.1
Avg. age
29.1

Leinster

  1. 1Andrew Porter
  2. 2Dan Sheehan
  3. 4Joe McCarthy
  4. 5Brian Deeny
  5. 6Diarmuid Mangan
  6. 7Will Connors
  7. 8Jack Conan
  8. 9Jamison Gibson-Park
  9. 10Sam Prendergast
  10. 11Joshua Kenny
  11. 12Charlie Tector
  12. 13Hugh Cooney
  13. 14Tommy O'Brien
  14. 15Ciaran Frawley
Replacements
  1. 16Gus McCarthy
  2. 17Jack Boyle
  3. 19Conor O’Tighearnaigh
  4. 20Max Deegan
  5. 21Josh Van Der Flier
  6. 22Luke McGrath
  7. 23Andrew Osborne

Connacht

  1. 1Dennis Buckley
  2. 2Dylan Tierney-Martin
  3. 3Finlay Bealham
  4. 4Joe Joyce
  5. 5David O'Connor
  6. 6Josh Murphy
  7. 7Cian Prendergast
  8. 8Sean Jansen
  9. 9Matthew Devine
  10. 10Josh Ioane
  11. 11Finn Treacy
  12. 12Bundee Aki
  13. 13David Hawkshaw
  14. 14Chay Mullins
  15. 15Sam Gilbert
Replacements
  1. 16Eoin de Buitléar
  2. 17Billy Bohan
  3. 18Fiachna Barrett
  4. 19Darragh Murray
  5. 20Paul Boyle
  6. 21Ben Murphy
  7. 22Harry West
  8. 23Cathal Forde