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Leinster put in a clincal display to beat Irish rivals Ulster 43-20 victory in the United Rugby Championship play-offs quarter-final in Dublin.
It was contested by Leinster and Toulouse, the two most decorated clubs in the competition's history. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the host venue of the final, becoming the second stadium in London to host the final after Twickenham Stadium. [1] The final was won by Toulouse, who beat Leinster 31–22 after extra-time. [2] [3] [4]
Leinster versus Munster is, according to some Irish commentators, one of the biggest provincial rivalries in world rugby, [1] which dates back to 1879, the year of founding of the provincial sides. Games between the two have occurred on an annual basis since the inception of the Irish inter-provincial championship in 1946.
The Leinster Branch was inaugurated at a meeting on 31 October 1879. The meeting was held at Lawrence's premises at 63 Grafton Street and was largely attended. Although this was the formal founding of Leinster as we know it today, with the amalgamation of the Irish Football Union and the Northern Union, the Leinster provincial team had been active since 1879 – when the first interprovincial ...
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The Leinster Senior Cup is a major rugby competition in Ireland, involving all senior rugby clubs in Leinster, i.e., clubs from Leinster competing in the All-Ireland League. From 2006 until 2016 it was known as the Leinster Senior League Cup during the period when the Leinster Senior League had been discontinued, but reverted to its traditional ...
Gerard Siggins' series of novels, Rugby Spirit (2012), Rugby Warrior (2014), Rugby Rebel (2015), Rugby Flyer (2016) and Rugby Runner (2017) tell the story of a boy, Eoin Madden, who plays rugby for the fictional Dublin school "Castlerock College". He takes part in several campaigns with the school, including the Leinster Junior Cup.
After rugby union was declared open to professionalism in 1995, they were developed into professional teams. [12] Today, they compete in the United Rugby Championship (URC) alongside teams from Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa, [13] and the European Rugby Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, which also include teams from France and ...