The 2010–11 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's tenth competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they competed in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. The Leinster 'A' team competed in the British and Irish Cup for their second season.
Leinster reached the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final in Thomond Park, Limerick against Munster, after finishing 2nd in the league format & beating Ulster in the semi-finals, however Leinster were beaten by Munster who had won the league twice before. In the Heineken Cup, Leinster finished top of their pool which consisted of Clermont Auvergne, Racing Metro and Saracens. Leinster beat Leicester Tigers in the quarter-finals & Stade Toulousain in the semi-finals. Leinster beat Northampton Saints in the 2011 Heineken Cup Final in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to win the Heineken Cup for their second time. The Leinster 'A' team were beaten by the Bedford Blues in the British & Irish Cup Quarter-Finals.
Isa Nacewa was player of the year.
Squad
Coaching and Management team Head coach Michael Cheika left at the end of 2009–10, after 5 seasons with the province. He was replaced by former Clermont backs coach Joe Schmidt,Leinster statement on new Head Coach Leinster Rugby, 28 December 2009 who joined on a three-year contract. The rest of the coaching team would be announced before the end of the 2009–10 season.
Position Name Nationality Head & Defence Coach Joe Schmidt Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes Scrum Coach Greg Feek Backs Coach TBA Skills & Kicking Coach Richie Murphy Chief Executive Mick Dawson Team Manager Guy Easterby Physiotherapist James Allen Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Dennis Chief Scout Guy Easterby Baggage Master Patrick Moloi
Playing Squad 2010/2011
Bold indicates full international capped played.
In for 2010–11 Isaac Boss (from Ulster) Mariano Galarza (from Universitario de La Plata) 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) Mariano Galarza to Pampas XV Bernard Jackman (retiring) Chris Keane CJ van der Linde to Cheetahs
Celtic League
Table TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts 1 Munster 21 18 0 3 474 321 +153 41 22 5 2 79 2 Leinster 21 14 1 6 457 333 +124 46 25 4 3 65 3 Ulster 21 14 1 6 460 405 +55 41 34 3 2 63 4 Cardiff Blues 21 13 1 7 456 354 +102 35 29 3 3 60 5 Ospreys 21 11 1 9 541 408 +133 56 28 6 7 59 6 Scarlets 21 11 1 9 465 430 +35 45 41 4 7 57 7 Newport Gwent Dragons 21 10 1 10 431 442 −11 46 46 3 3 48 8 Edinburgh 21 9 0 12 415 429 −14 39 41 2 5 43 9 Connacht 21 7 1 13 388 437 −49 32 40 3 6 39 10 Benetton Treviso 21 8 0 13 343 496 −153 26 58 0 2 34 11 Glasgow Warriors 21 6 1 14 398 505 −107 33 44 1 6 33 12 Aironi 21 1 0 20 237 505 −268 20 52 0 7 11Correct as of 30 April 2011
Fixtures
Semi-final
Final
Heineken Cup
Pool table TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts 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
Pool stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
End-of-season awards The Leinster Rugby Awards ceremony was held at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, on 7 May 2011. Winners were:
Players' player of the year: Isa Nacewa Young player of the year: Eoin O'Malley Hall of Fame: Niall Brophy Try of the year: Isa Nacewa Tackle of the year: Dominic Ryan Club of the year: St Mary's College RFC Club player of the year: Bevan Duffy, Boyne RFC Ladies' player of the year: Sinead Ryan, Blackrock College RFC Ladies' club player of the year: Carmela Morey, Cill Dara RFC Club public relations officer of the year: Owen Taaffe, Skerries RFC School of the year: Clongowes Wood College Special merit school: Newpark Comprehensive School
References
External links Official website