2009–10 Leinster Rugby season

July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 Leinster Rugby 2009–10 AUS Michael Cheika IRE rugby union Leo Cullen Celtic League Runners-up Heineken Cup Semi-finalist British and Irish Cup Quarter-finals Shane Horgan (7) (Celtic League); Seán O'Brien (4) (Heineken Cup) Isa Nacewa (142) (Celtic League); Johnny Sexton (138) (Heineken Cup) 20,000 vs Clermont Auvergne 9 April 2010, RDS Arena 11,836 vs Edinburgh 9 May 2010 16,601 _collarwhite 000040 000040 000040 000040 000040 _collarwhite 00CCFF 00CCFF 00CCFF FFFFFF 00CCFF _collarwhite FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 000040 2008–09 2011–12 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. Jamie Heaslip was player of the year. Squad Ireland rugby union HK John Fogarty Ireland rugby union HK Jason Harris-Wright Ireland rugby union HK Bernard Jackman RSA HK Richardt Strauss Ireland rugby union PR Cian Healy Ireland rugby union PR Ronan McCormack Ireland rugby union PR Mike Ross RSA PR CJ van der Linde Cook Islands PR Stan Wright Ireland rugby union LK Leo Cullen c SCO LK Nathan Hines Ireland rugby union LK Trevor Hogan Ireland rugby union LK Malcolm O'Kelly Ireland rugby union LK Devin Toner Ireland rugby union FL Shane Jennings Ireland rugby union FL Kevin McLaughlin Ireland rugby union FL Seán O'Brien Ireland rugby union FL Rhys Ruddock Ireland rugby union N8 Jamie Heaslip Ireland rugby union N8 Stephen Keogh Ireland rugby union SH Chris Keane Ireland rugby union SH Paul O'Donohoe Ireland rugby union SH Eoin Reddan AUS FH Shaun Berne Ireland rugby union FH Johnny Sexton Ireland rugby union CE Gordon D'Arcy Ireland rugby union CE Fergus McFadden Ireland rugby union CE Brian O'Driscoll Ireland rugby union CE Eoin O'Malley Ireland rugby union WG Luke Fitzgerald Ireland rugby union WG Shane Horgan Ireland rugby union WG Simon Keogh FIJ WG Isa Nacewa Ireland rugby union FB Girvan Dempsey Ireland rugby union FB Rob Kearney Ireland rugby union FB Andrew Conway Coaching and management team Position Name Nationality Head coach Michael Cheika AUS Australia Consultant Coach Alan Gaffney AUS Australia Backs Coach Chris Whitaker AUS Australia Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes New Zealand New Zealand Defence Coach Kurt McQuilkin New Zealand New Zealand Chief Executive Mick Dawson Ireland rugby union Ireland Physiotherapist James Allen Ireland rugby union Ireland Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Cowman Ireland rugby union Ireland Chief Scout Guy Easterby Ireland rugby union Ireland Baggage Master Patrick Moloi Botswana Botswana Transfers In Player From Source Shaun Berne AUS Bath Rugby ENG RTE Nathan Hines SCO USA Perpignan FRA RTE Eoin Reddan Ireland rugby union London Wasps ENG RTE Mike Ross Ireland rugby union NEC Harlequins ENG RTE Rhys Ruddock Ireland rugby union Ospreys WAL Out Player To Source Felipe Contepomi ARG Toulon Rugby FRA BBC Rocky Elsom AUS Brumbies AUS RTE Felix Jones Ireland rugby union Munster Rugby Ireland rugby union 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 rugby union Leinster 38 Stade des Arboras, Nice 28 August 2009 Ireland rugby union Leinster 8 ENG London Irish 24 Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin 2009–10 Magners League Fixtures/Results {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- |bgcolor="#ffffcc"|     | Magners League Semi-Final |- |bgcolor="#d8ffec"|     | Magners League Final |} Date Home team Score Away Team Score Venue 5 September 2009 WAL Scarlets 18 Leinster 16 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 12 September 2009 Ireland rugby union Leinster 23 WALNewport Gwent Dragons 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 18 September 2009 WAL Ospreys 11 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 18 Liberty Stadium, Swansea 26 September 2009 SCO Edinburgh Rugby 19 Ireland rugby union Leinster 21 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 3 October 2009 Ireland rugby union Leinster 30 Ireland rugby union Munster 0 RDS Arena, Dublin 24 October 2009 Ireland rugby union Ulster 16 Ireland rugby union Leinster 14 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 31 October 2009 Ireland rugby union Leinster 23 WAL Cardiff Blues 6 RDS Arena, Dublin 6 December 2009 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 30 Ireland rugby union Leinster 14 Rodney Parade, Newport 26 December 2009 Ireland rugby union Leinster 15 Ireland rugby union Ulster 3 RDS Arena, Dublin 20 February 2010 Ireland rugby union 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 rugby union Leinster 20 SCO Glasgow Warriors 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 27 March 2010 Ireland rugby union Leinster 17 Ireland rugby union Connacht 14 RDS Arena, Dublin 2 April 2010 Ireland rugby union Munster 15 Ireland rugby union Leinster 16 Thomond Park, Limerick 16 April 2010 Ireland rugby union Leinster 20 WAL Ospreys 16 RDS Arena, Dublin 21 April 2010 Ireland rugby union Connacht 27 Ireland rugby union Leinster 13 Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway 23 April 2010 SCO Glasgow Warriors 30 Ireland rugby union Leinster 6 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 7 May 2010 Ireland rugby union Leinster 37 SCOEdinburgh Rugby 28 RDS Arena, Dublin 15 May 2010 Ireland rugby union Leinster 16 Ireland rugby union Munster 6 RDS Arena, Dublin 29 May 2010 Ireland rugby union Leinster 12 WAL Ospreys 17 RDS Arena, Dublin League table {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- |bgcolor=#d8ffeb|     | Top four teams advance to playoffs. |} TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1Ireland rugby union Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 552WAL Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 523SCO Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 514Ireland rugby union Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 455WAL Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 446SCO Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 417WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 398Ireland rugby union Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 369WAL Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 2910Ireland rugby union Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26Correct 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 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 9 ENGLondon Irish 12 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 17 October 2009 FRACA Brive 13 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 36 Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Pool Stage 12 December 2009 WALScarlets 7 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 32 Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton Pool Stage 19 December 2009 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 39 WALScarlets 7 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 16 January 2010 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 27 FRACA Brive 10 RDS Arena, Dublin Pool Stage 23 January 2010 ENGLondon Irish 11 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 11 Twickenham Stadium Quarter Final 9 April 2010 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 29 FRAClermont Auvergne 28 RDS Arena, Dublin Semi Final 1 May 2010 FRAStade Toulousain 26 Ireland rugby unionLeinster 16 Stade Municipal, Toulouse Pool Table TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPtsIreland rugby union Leinster (4) 6 4 1 1 19 154 60 +94 4 22WAL Scarlets (7) 6 4 0 2 12 116 147 −29 1 17ENG London Irish 6 3 1 2 16 150 94 +36 3 17FRA 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 rugby union Munster 33 ENG Northampton 19 11 April – Stadium Municipal FRA Toulouse 42 FRA Stade Français 16 9 April – RDS Arena IRE rugby union Leinster 29 FRA Clermont Auvergne 28 2 May – Estadio Anoeta FRA Biarritz 18 IRE rugby union Munster 7 1 May – Stadium Municipal FRA Toulouse|26|IRE rugby union Leinster|16 |22 May – Stade de France|FRA Biarritz|19|FRA Toulouse|21''' End-of-season awards The Leinster Rugby Awards ceremony was held in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, on 21 May 2010. Winners were:"Heaslip Crowned Leinster Player Of The Year", Irish Rugby, 21 May 2010 Player of the year: Jamie Heaslip Hall of Fame: Paddy Madigan Try of the year: Gordon D'Arcy (vs Munster, 3 October) Tackle of the year: Isa Nacewa Young player of the year: Rhys Ruddock Club player of the year: Bevan Duffy School of the year: St Gerard's School, Bray Senior club of the year: St Mary's College RFC Junior club of the year: Seapoint RFC Ladies' player of the year: Tania Rosser Club public relations officer of the year: Jonny Stapleton, Clondalkin RFC References External links Official Leinster website 2009–10 Category:2009–10 Celtic League by team Category:2009–10 in Irish rugby union Category:2009–10 Heineken Cup by team