2010–11 Leinster Rugby season

The 2010–11 Leinster Rugby season is Leinster's tenth competing in the Magners League , alongside which they will be competing in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup.

Squad

Coaching and Management team

The current coaching team will change at the end of 2009-10 with Michael Cheika departing after 5 seasons. Cheika will be replaced by current Clermont backs coach Josef Schmidt. Schmidt is joining on a three-year contract and the rest of the coaching team will be announced before the end of the 2009-10 season.

Position	Name	Nationality
Head & Defence Coach	Josef Schmidt	New Zealand
Forwards Coach	Jono Gibbes	New Zealand
Scrum Coach	Greg Feek	New Zealand
Backs Coach	TBA
Skills & Kicking Coach	Richie Murphy	Ireland
Chief Executive	Mick Dawson	Ireland
Team Manager	Guy Easterby	Ireland
Physiotherapist	James Allen	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Chris Dennis	Ireland
Chief Scout	Guy Easterby	Ireland
Baggage Master	Patrick Moloi	Botswana

Playing Squad 2010/2011

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union John Fogarty Hooker Ireland Jason Harris-Wright Hooker Ireland Richardt Strauss Hooker South Africa Cian Healy Prop Ireland Jack McGrath Prop Ireland Ronan McCormack Prop Ireland Mike Ross Prop Ireland Heinke van der Merwe Prop South Africa Stan Wright Prop Cook Islands Leo Cullen (c) Lock Ireland Nathan Hines Lock Scotland Trevor Hogan Lock Ireland Ed O'Donoghue Lock Ireland Eoin Sheriff Lock Ireland Devin Toner Lock Ireland Shane Jennings Flanker Ireland Kevin McLaughlin Flanker Ireland Sean O'Brien Flanker Ireland Rhys Ruddock Flanker Ireland Paul Ryan Flanker Ireland Dominic Ryan Flanker Ireland Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Ireland Stephen Keogh Number 8 Ireland

Player Position Union Isaac Boss Scrum-half Ireland Paul O'Donohoe Scrum-half Ireland Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Ireland Shaun Berne Outside-half Australia Jonathan Sexton Outside-half Ireland Ian Madigan Outside-half Ireland Gordon D'Arcy Centre Ireland Fergus McFadden Centre Ireland Brendan Macken Centre Ireland Brian O'Driscoll Centre Ireland Eoin O'Malley Centre Ireland Luke Fitzgerald Wing Ireland Shane Horgan Wing Ireland Simon Keogh Wing Ireland David Kearney Wing Ireland Isa Nacewa Wing Fiji Andrew Conway Fullback Ireland Rob Kearney Fullback Ireland Niall Morris Fullback Ireland

Bold indicates full international capped played.

In for 2010–11

• Isaac Boss (from Ulster)
• Ed O'Donoghue (from Ulster)
• Heinke van der Merwe (from Golden Lions)

Promoted from the Leinster Academy

• Niall Moris
• Andrew Conway
• Brendan Macken
• Jack McGrath
• Eoin Sherrif
• Paul Ryan
• Dominic Ryan
• Rhys Ruddock
• Ian Madigan

Out for 2010–11

• Malcolm O'Kelly (retiring)
• Girvan Dempsey (retiring)
• Bernard Jackman (retiring)
• Chris Keane
• CJ van der Linde to Cheetahs

Magners League

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	Munster	13	11	0	2	300	198	+102	26	15	4	1	49
2	Scarlets	13	8	1	4	327	288	+39	30	31	3	3	40
3	Leinster	13	8	1	4	274	212	+62	29	16	3	2	39
4	Cardiff Blues	12	8	0	4	284	207	+77	25	20	3	2	37
5	Ospreys	13	7	0	6	329	246	+83	35	16	3	4	35
6	Ulster	12	7	1	4	245	233	+12	22	18	2	1	33
7	Edinburgh	13	6	0	7	261	276	−15	23	22	1	3	28
8	Benetton Treviso	12	6	0	6	205	258	−53	14	31	0	0	24
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	11	5	0	6	203	232	−29	19	23	0	2	22
10	Glasgow Warriors	12	4	0	8	247	278	−31	21	22	1	4	21
11	Connacht	12	2	1	9	206	251	−45	14	21	1	6	17
12	Aironi	12	0	0	12	128	330	−202	10	33	0	4	4
Correct as of 11 January 2011

Fixtures

3 September 2010 19:05

Glasgow Warriors	22 – 19	Leinster (1 BP)
	Report

Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Tim Hayes

11 September 2010 18:30

(1 BP) Leinster	34 – 23	Cardiff Blues
	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 15,890 Referee: Andy MacPherson

18 September 2010 19:05

Benetton Treviso	29 – 13	Leinster
	Report

Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Allan

24 September 2010 19:05

(1 BP) Edinburgh	32 – 24	Leinster
	Report

Murrayfield Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Tim Hayes

2 October 2010 19:30

Leinster	13 – 9	Munster (1 BP)
	Report

Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,645 Referee: J Garces

30 October 2010 18:05

Leinster	19 – 18	Edinburgh (1 BP)
	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 16,786 Referee: Carlo Damasco

19 November 2010 19:05

Leinster	27 – 6	Newport Gwent Dragons
	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,390 Referee: Stefano Penne

28 November 2010 17:00

Ospreys	19 – 15	Leinster (1 BP)
	Report

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: David Wilkinson

3 December 2010 19:05

Scarlets	17 – 17	Leinster
	Report

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Nigel Owens

27 December 2010 16:00

Ulster	13 – 30	Leinster
	Report

Ravenhill Attendance: 11,426

1 January 2011 17:30

Leinster	30 – 8	Connacht
	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 17,136

7 January 2011

Leinster	15 - 10	Ospreys
	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 14,876

11–13 February 2011

Leinster	v	Aironi

RDS Arena

18–20 February 2011

Cardiff Blues	v	Leinster

Cardiff City Stadium

25–27 February 2011

Leinster	v	Benetton Treviso

RDS Arena

4–6 March 2011

Leinster	v	Scarlets

RDS Arena

25–27 March 2011

Newport Gwent Dragons	v	Leinster

Rodney Parade

1–3 April 2011

Munster	v	Leinster

TBA

15–17 April 2011

Leinster	v	Ulster

RDS Arena

22–24 April 2011

Aironi	v	Leinster

Stadio Zaffanella

6–8 May 2011

Leinster	v	Glasgow Warriors

RDS Arena

Heineken Cup

Pool Table

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster	6	5	0	1	21	9	+12	179	104	+75	3	1	24
Clermont	6	4	0	2	14	9	+5	114	94	+20	2	1	19
Racing Métro	6	2	0	4	9	17	−8	104	151	−47	0	1	9
Saracens	6	1	0	5	9	18	−9	107	155	−48	0	2	6

Fixtures

9 October 2010 13:30

Leinster	38 – 22	Racing Métro 92
Try: O'Brien 30' c Kearney 33' m Strauss 48' m Heaslip 62' c McFadden 79' m Con: Nacewa (2/5) Pen: Nacewa (3/4) 4', 28', 38'	Report	Try: VuliVuli 55' c Con: Fillol (1/1) Pen: Fillol (3/3) 12', 41', 66' Steyn (2/3) 36', 51'

RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 17,936 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

16 October 2010 17:45

Saracens	23 – 25	Leinster
Try: Goode 12' m Con: Hougaard Pen: Hougaard (2/3) 15', 33' Goode (4/4) 55', 62', 68', 74'	Report	Try: Sexton 52' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (6/6) 6', 19', 26', 35', 44', 63'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 45,892 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

12 December 2010 16:00

ASM Clermont Auvergne	20 - 13	Leinster
Try: Malzieu 6' c Floch 53' c Con: Parra (2/2) Pen: Parra (2/3) 24', 60'	Report	Try: Horgan 3' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 57'

Stade Marcel Michelin Attendance: 16,106 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

18 December 2010 17:45

Leinster	24 - 8	ASM Clermont Auvergne
Try: Healy 7' c Healy 43' c O'Brien 50' c Con: Sexton (3/3) Pen: Sexton (1/1)	Report	Try: Nalaga 68' m Pen: Parra (1/3)

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 44,873 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

15 January 2011 13:30

Leinster	43 - 20	Saracens
Try: O'Brien 6' m D. Ryan (2) 11' c, 37' c McFadden 50' c Nacewa 60' c O'Malley 63' c Con: Sexton (5/6) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: Short 24' c Brown 32' m Mordt 80' m Con: Farrell (1/3) Pen: Farrell (1/1) 56'

RDS Arena Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

21 January 2011 21:00

Racing Métro 92	11 – 36	Leinster
Try: Vakatawa 15' m Pen: Hernández (2/3) 2', 36'	Report	Try: Nacewa 11' c O'Brien 19' c Sexton (2) 23' c, 62' m O'Driscoll 68' c Con: Sexton (4/5) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 54'

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 8,326 Referee: Greg Garner (England)

British & Irish Cup

Pool Stage

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	BP	Pts
Leinster A	5	4	0	1	138	117	21	3	19
Cornish Pirates	4	3	0	1	163	80	83	5	17
Newport	4	2	0	2	97	146	-49	3	11
Worcester Warriors	3	2	0	1	115	59	56	2	10
Currie	3	0	0	3	61	109	-48	1	1
Plymouth Albion	3	0	0	3	30	93	-63	0	0
Correct as of 23 January 2011

Fixtures

17 October

Newport RFC	28-33	Leinster
	Report

Rodney Parade

11 December 2010

Leinster	25-16	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Donnybrook

19 December 2010

Cornish Pirates	43-12	Leinster
	Report

Mennaye Field

16 January 2011

Leinster	38-23	Worcester Warriors
	Report

Donnybrook

23 January 2011

Leinster	30-7	Currie RFC
	Report

Donnybrook

External links

• Official website