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2009–10 Leinster Rugby season
Field Value club Leinster Rugby season 2009–10 manager AUS Michael Cheika captain IRE Leo Cullen league Celtic League league result Runners-up cup1 Heineken Cup cup1 result Semi-finalist cup2 British and Irish Cup cup2 result Quarter-finals league try scorer Shane Horgan (7) (Celtic League); Seán O'Brien (4) (Heineken Cup) league points scorer Isa Nacewa (142) (Celtic League); Johnny Sexton (138) (Heineken Cup) highest attendance 20,000 vs Clermont Auvergne 9 April 2010, RDS Arena lowest attendance 11,836 vs Edinburgh 9 May 2010 average attendance 16,601 pattern_la1 pattern_b1 = _collarwhite pattern_ra1 = leftarm1 000040 body1 = 000040 rightarm1 = 000040 shorts1 = 000040 socks1 = 000040 pattern_la2 pattern_b2 = _collarwhite pattern_ra2 = leftarm2 00CCFF body2 = 00CCFF rightarm2 = 00CCFF shorts2 = FFFFFF socks2 = 00CCFF pattern_la3 pattern_b3 = _collarwhite pattern_ra3 = leftarm3 FFFFFF body3 = FFFFFF rightarm3 = FFFFFF shorts3 = 000040 socks3 = 000040 prevseason 2008–09 nextseason 2011–12
9 April 2010, RDS Arena
9 May 2010
The 2009–10 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's ninth competing in the Celtic League which they finished runners up in, alongside which they were competing in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup as defending champions until they were knocked out at the semi-finals by Stade Toulousain who went on to win the competition.
Squad
Coaching and management team
Position Name Nationality Head Coach Michael Cheika AUS Consultant Coach Alan Gaffney AUS Backs Coach Chris Whitaker AUS Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes New Zealand Defence Coach Kurt McQuilkin New Zealand Chief Executive Mick Dawson Ireland Physiotherapist James Allen Ireland Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Cowman Ireland Chief Scout Guy Easterby Ireland Baggage Master Patrick Moloi Botswana
Transfers
In
Player From Source Shaun Berne AUS Bath Rugby ENG RTE Nathan Hines SCO USA Perpignan FRA RTE Eoin Reddan Ireland London Wasps ENG RTE Mike Ross Ireland NEC Harlequins ENG RTE Rhys Ruddock Ireland Ospreys WAL
Out
Player To Source Felipe Contepomi ARG Toulon Rugby FRA BBC Rocky Elsom AUS Brumbies AUS RTE Felix Jones Ireland Munster Rugby Ireland Magners League Cameron Jowitt NZ NSW Waratahs AUS Chris Whitaker AUS Retired
Pre-Season Results
Date Home team Score Away Team Score Venue 21 August 2009 FRA Rugby Nice 10 Ireland Leinster 38 Stade des Arboras, Nice 28 August 2009 Ireland Leinster 8 ENG London Irish 24 Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
2009–10 Magners League Fixtures/Results
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Date Home team Score Away Team Score Venue 5 September 2009 WAL Scarlets 18 Leinster 16 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 12 September 2009 Ireland Leinster 23 WALNewport Gwent Dragons 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 18 September 2009 WAL Ospreys 11 IrelandLeinster 18 Liberty Stadium, Swansea 26 September 2009 SCO Edinburgh Rugby 19 Ireland Leinster 21 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 3 October 2009 Ireland Leinster 30 Ireland Munster 0 RDS Arena, Dublin 24 October 2009 Ireland Ulster 16 Ireland Leinster 14 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 31 October 2009 Ireland Leinster 23 WAL Cardiff Blues 6 RDS Arena, Dublin 6 December 2009 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 30 Ireland Leinster 14 Rodney Parade, Newport 26 December 2009 Ireland Leinster 15 Ireland Ulster 3 RDS Arena, Dublin 20 February 2010 Ireland Leinster 27 WAL Scarlets 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 21 February 2010 WAL Cardiff Blues 20 Leinster 29 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 18 March 2010 Ireland Leinster 20 SCO Glasgow Warriors 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 27 March 2010 Ireland Leinster 17 Ireland Connacht 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 2 April 2010 Ireland Munster 15 Ireland Leinster 16 Thomond Park, Limerick 16 April 2010 Ireland Leinster 20 WAL Ospreys 16 RDS Arena, Dublin 21 April 2010 Ireland Connacht 27 Ireland Leinster 13 Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway 23 April 2010 SCO Glasgow Warriors 30 Ireland Leinster 6 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 7 May 2010 Ireland Leinster 37 SCOEdinburgh Rugby 28 RDS Arena, Dublin 15 May 2010 Ireland Leinster 16 Ireland Munster 6 RDS Arena, Dublin 29 May 2010 Ireland Leinster 12 WAL Ospreys 17 RDS Arena, Dublin
League table
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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts 1 Ireland Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 2 WAL Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 3 SCO Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 4 Ireland Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 5 WAL Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 6 SCO Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 7 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 8 Ireland Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 9 WAL Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 10 Ireland Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 Correct as of 9 May 2010 Table from Magners League official site
Heineken Cup Fixtures/Results
Round Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Pool Stage 9 October 2009 IrelandLeinster 9 ENGLondon Irish 12 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 17 October 2009 FRACA Brive 13 IrelandLeinster 36 Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Pool Stage 12 December 2009 WALScarlets 7 IrelandLeinster 32 Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton Pool Stage 19 December 2009 IrelandLeinster 39 WALScarlets 7 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 16 January 2010 IrelandLeinster 27 FRACA Brive 10 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 23 January 2010 ENGLondon Irish 11 IrelandLeinster 11 Twickenham Stadium Quarter Final 9 April 2010 IrelandLeinster 29 FRAClermont Auvergne 28 RDS Arena, Dublin Semi Final 1 May 2010 FRAStade Toulousain 26 IrelandLeinster 16 Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Pool Table
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts Ireland Leinster (4) 6 4 1 1 19 154 60 +94 4 22 WAL Scarlets (7) 6 4 0 2 12 116 147 −29 1 17 ENG London Irish 6 3 1 2 16 150 94 +36 3 17 FRA Brive 6 0 0 6 7 68 177 −109 1 1
Knock-out stage
|10 April – Estadio Anoeta|FRA Biarritz|29 |WAL Ospreys|28
|10 April – Thomond Park|IRE Munster|33 |ENG Northampton|19
|11 April – Stadium Municipal|FRA Toulouse|42 |FRA Stade Français|16
|9 April – RDS Arena|IRE Leinster |29 |FRA Clermont Auvergne|28
|2 May – Estadio Anoeta|FRA Biarritz|18 |IRE Munster|7
|1 May – Stadium Municipal|FRA Toulouse**|26 |IRE **Leinster'''|16
|22 May – Stade de France|FRA Biarritz|19|FRA Toulouse|21
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