URC - Lions vs Leinster on 9 May 2026



May 9, 2026 - The match was played at Aviva Stadium on Saturday 9 May 2026, and kick-off was at 18:30 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Hollie Davidson
AR1: Keane Davison
AR2: Stuart Gaffikin
TMO: Andrew McMenemy

Teams

Leinster: 15. Ciarán Frawley, 14. Joshua Kenny, 13. Rieko Ioane, 12. Jamie Osborne, 11. Jimmy O’Brien, 10. Sam Prendergast, 9. Luke McGrath, 8. James Culhane, 7. Will Connors, 6. Max Deegan, 5. James Ryan (C), 4. Brian Deeny, 3. Thomas Clarkson, 2. John McKee, 1. Ed Byrne.
Replacements: 16. Dan Sheehan, 17. Andrew Porter, 18. Rabah Slimani, 19. Diarmuid Mangan, 20. Scott Penny, 21. Fintan Gunne, 22. Hugh Cooney, 23. Hugo Keenan.

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Erich Cronje, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Richard Kriel, 11. Angelo Davids, 10. Chris Smith, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn (c), 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Siba Mahashe, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. SJ Kotze.
Replacements: 16. Franco Marais, 17. Eddie Davids, 18. Sebastian Lombard, 19. Darrien Landsberg, 20. Batho Hlekani, 21. JC Pretorius, 22. Nico Steyn, 23. Kelly Mpeku.

Scorers

Leinster: 31 (14): Tries: Jamie Osborne, Thomas Clarkson, Hugo Keenan, Rieko Ioane, Jimmy O’Brien. Conversions: Sam Prendergast (2), Ciarán Frawley. Penalties:

Lions: 7 (7): Tries: Francke Horn. Conversions: Chris Smith. Penalties:

“Forwards win games, backs decide by how much.”