2004–05 Leinster Rugby season

2004–05 Leinster Rugby season Donnybrook, DublinLansdowne Road, Dublin Declan KidneyGerry Murphy (interim) Celtic League (3rd)Heineken Cup (quarter-final) 2003–04 2005–06 2004-05 was Leinster's tenth season under professionalism, and their only season under head coach Declan Kidney. Gerry Murphy was interim head coach for the last few games of the season. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, the 'Lions' was dropped from the name. Leinster improved during the 2004–05 season, finishing 3rd, just three points behind the eventual winners, the Ospreys.http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/history/index.php Pro12 History Celtic Rugby Leinster also won all of their pool games in that year's European Cup, and were again among the favourites for the title, however they went out at the quarter final stage to Leicester Tigers.http://www.irishtimes.com/leinster-rugby/sad-as-leinster-fail-to-show/ Sad as Leinster fail to show The Irish Times John O'Sullivan dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121024101406/http://www.irishtimes.com/leinster-rugby/sad-as-leinster-fail-to-show/ 24 October 2012 In the 2005 IRUPA awards, Shane Jennings won the unsung hero award, and David Holwell won the newcomer of the year award."O'Connor takes top award", Evening Herald, 5 May 2005 Holwell was the Leinster player of the year. Player transfers Players in ENG Guy Easterby from ENG Rotherham Titans"Guy Easterby signs one year contract with Leinster", Irish Rugby, 13 July 2004 IRE rugby union Dave Gannon IRE rugby union Jamie Heaslip IRE rugby union Dave Hewitt from IRE rugby union Connacht NZL David Holwell from NZL Hurricanes"Leinster sign Holwell subject to medical", Irish Rugby, 6 September 2004 IRE rugby union David McAllister ENG Ricky Nebbett from ENG Leicester Tigers"Leicester prop signs for Leinster", Irish Examiner, 26 August 2004 IRE rugby union Anton O’Donnell Players out IRE rugby union Enda Bohan IRE rugby union Sean Brophy IRE rugby union Rob Connolly IRE rugby union Niall Breslin (retired) IRE rugby union James Downey to IRE rugby union Connacht ENG Jason Moran IRE rugby union Shane Whelan ENG Matt Leek IRE rugby union Niall O’Brien IRE rugby union Daragh O’Shea Squad Leinster Rugby squadLeinster squad, 2003-04, Guinness Pro12, retrieved 29 August 2026Props IRE rugby union Emmet Byrne IRE rugby union Reggie Corrigan IRE rugby union Peter Coyle IRE rugby union John Lyne ENG Ricky Nebbett IRE rugby union Anto O’Donnell IRE rugby union Niall Treston Hookers IRE rugby union Brian Blaney IRE rugby union David Blaney IRE rugby union Shane Byrne IRE rugby union Gavin Hickie Locks IRE rugby union Leo Cullen IRE rugby union Dave Gannon NZL Ben Gissing IRE rugby union Malcolm O'KellyBack row IRE rugby union Victor Costello IRE rugby union Simon Crawford IRE rugby union Des Dillon IRE rugby union Keith Gleeson IRE rugby union Jamie Heaslip IRE rugby union Shane Jennings IRE rugby union Aidan McCullen IRE rugby union Eric Miller IRE rugby union Ciarán Potts IRE rugby union Niall Ronan Scrum-halves ENG Guy Easterby * IRE rugby union Brian O'Meara IRE rugby union Brian O'Riordan Fly-halves ARG Felipe Contepomi IRE rugby union Dave Hewitt NZL David Holwell IRE rugby union David McAllister AUS Christian WarnerCentres IRE rugby union Brendan Burke IRE rugby union John Hearty IRE rugby union Shane Horgan IRE rugby union Kieran Lewis IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll IRE rugby union David Quinlan Wings IRE rugby union Gary Brown IRE rugby union Gordon D'Arcy IRE rugby union Denis Hickie (c) IRE rugby union John McWeeney IRE rugby union James Norton Fullbacks IRE rugby union Girvan Dempsey (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Squad Celtic League 2004–05 Celtic League Table Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBPLBPPts1WAL Neath-Swansea Ospreys201613508267+241532773762IRE rugby union Munster201514470331+139543361693IRE rugby union Leinster201217455350+105463243574WAL Newport Gwent Dragons201109381436−55394342505WAL Llanelli Scarlets209011402446−44484273466SCO Glasgow Warriors208111465466−1405847457SCO Edinburgh209011409407+2474044448IRE rugby union Ulster209011363387−24373425439WAL Cardiff Blues208111350404−543541244010IRE rugby union Connacht207112317407−903246253711SCO Borders203017337556−21931662418Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)Source: RaboDirect PRO12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131122230417/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2004-2005 22 November 2013 Fixtures 5 September 2004 17:15 Leinster Ireland rugby union 9–9 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Donnybrook 3,256 D 11 September 2004 17:15 Ulster Ireland rugby union 15–26 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Ravenhill 6,100 W 18 September 2004 17:15 Leinster Ireland rugby union 17–15 Report Ireland rugby union Munster Donnybrook 6,500 W 24 September 2004 19:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 50–13 Report SCO Borders Donnybrook 2,800 W 1 October 2004 19:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 34–13 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Rodney Parade 5,262 L 10 October 2004 17:15 Leinster Ireland rugby union 35–13 Report SCO Edinburgh Donnybrook 4,520 W 15 October 2004 19:05 Neath-Swansea Ospreys WAL 11–3 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster St Helen's 4,829 L 5 November 2004 19:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 18–9 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Donnybrook 5,200 W 14 November 2004 17:30 Llanelli Scarlets WAL 24–22 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Racecourse Ground 4,200 L 26 November 2004 19:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 22–16 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Donnybrook 4,370 W 18 December 2004 17:30 Cardiff Blues WAL 6–15 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Cardiff Arms Park 3,300 W 27 December 2004 17:05 Leinster Ireland rugby union 9–8 Report Ireland rugby union Ulster Donnybrook 5,500 W 1 January 2005 17:30 Munster Ireland rugby union 19–13 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Musgrave Park 8,000 L 22 January 2005 19:30 Borders SCO 29–16 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Netherdale 1,150 L 30 January 2005 16:45 Leinster Ireland rugby union 55–3 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Lansdowne Road 4,600 W 19 February 2005 19:45 Edinburgh SCO 41–33 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Murrayfield 2,400 L 6 March 2005 16:45 Leinster Ireland rugby union 12–16 Report WAL Neath-Swansea Ospreys Donnybrook 3,500 L 20 March 2005 14:30 Connacht Ireland rugby union 21–26 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Sportsground 1,100 W 25 March 2005 17:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 31–25 Report WAL Llanelli Scarlets Lansdowne Road 3,600 W 16 April 2005 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 23–30 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Hughenden 4,364 W Heineken Cup 2004–05 Heineken Cup Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts Ireland rugby union Leinster (1)66003310232571001572026 ENG Bath630315114149122271215 ITA Benetton Treviso 63031421−7136181−452014 FRA Bourgoin6006929−2098237−139022 23 October 200414:30 Benetton Treviso ITA 9–25 IRE rugby union Leinster Stadio Comunale di Monigo 4,500 W 30 October 200417:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 30–11 ENG Bath Lansdowne Road 13,850 W 4 December 200417:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 92–17 FRA Bourgoin Lansdowne Road 9,100 W 10 December 200420:30 Bourgoin FRA 23–26 IRE rugby union Leinster Stade Pierre Rajon 2,500 W 8 January 200513:00 Bath ENG 23–27 IRE rugby union Leinster The Recreation Ground 10,500 W 15 January 200517:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 57–17 ITA Benetton Treviso Lansdowne Road 12,750 W Quarter-final 2 April 2005 17:15 IST Leinster Ireland rugby union 13–29 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Horgan 73' c Holwell (1) Holwell (2) 17', 55' Smith 32' cGibson 56' c Goode (2/2) Goode (4) 11', 30', 40', 64' Goode (1) 67' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 48,500 Joël Jutge (France) L End-of-season awards Winners of the 2005 Leinster Rugby Awards were:"Holwell Voted Leinster Player Of 2004/05", Irish Rugby, 30 May 2005 Player of the year: David Holwell Young player of the year: Jamie Heaslip Special merit award: Victor Costello Senior club player of the year: Rob Connolly, Greystones RFC Leinster League player of the year: Joey Moran, Naas RFC School of the year: Belvedere College Women's player of the year: Orla Brennan, Navan R.F.C. Volunteer of the year: Harry Brooks, Clontarf RFC References 2004-05 Category:2004–05 in Irish rugby union Category:2004–05 Heineken Cup