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Season summaries
Gold background denotes champions Silver background denotes runners-up

* After dropping into the competition from the Champions Cup/Heineken Cup

Current squad
Players Out:
 * Michael Bent CONFIRMED
 * Marcus Hanan ST
 * Greg McGrath ST
 * 🇦🇺 Scott Fardy CONFIRMED
 * Rowan Osborne CONFIRMED
 * Hugh O'Sullivan
 * Tim Corkery ST ACADEMY
 * Cian Kelleher CONFIRMED
 * Jamie Osborne ST ACADEMY

PLAYERS IN


 * Nick McCarthy from Munster
 * Michael Alaalatoa from 🇳🇿 Crusaders
 * Tom Clarkson promoted from Academy
 * David Hawkshaw promoted from Academy
 * Michael Milne promoted from Academy

These are the historical results of the Irish Rugby Football Union teams, Leinster and Connacht, as part of the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and later the Celtic League, Pro12 and Pro14.

Statistics
Highest scoring match

2001–02: 69 points (Connacht 20 Leinster 49)

Lowest scoring match

1960–61: Leinster 0 Connacht 0

Highest margin of victory

Leinster: 47 points (54–7 at home in 2019–20)

Connacht: 37 points (47–10 at home in 2017–18)

Most consecutive wins

Leinster: 20 (1965–1985)

Connacht: 2 (2015–2016)

Statistics
Biggest win

Leinster: 32–0 (1958–59)

Munster: 30–6 (2005–06)

Highest scoring match

Leinster 40–45 Munster (85 points, 1996–97)

Lowest scoring match

Munster 0–0 Leinster (0 points, 1953–54)

Most consecutive wins

Leinster: 5 (2008–09 – 2010–11, 2018–19 – 2020–21)

Munster: 3 (1989–90 – 1991–92, 1996–97 – 1998–99, 2004–05 – 2005–06)

Highest attendance

82,208 (Heineken Cup semi-final, Croke Park, May 2009)

Statistics
Biggest wins

Leinster: 40–7 (33 points, 5 January 2019), 38–7 (31 points, 2017/18), 9–39 (30 points, 1980/81)

Ulster: 30–6 (24 points, 2015/16), 28-6 (22 points, 2003/04), 14–34 (10 points, 1998/99)

Highest scoring match

Leinster 54 - Ulster 42 (96 points, 20 December 2019)

Lowest scoring match

Leinster 0 - Ulster 0 (0 points, 1947/48)

Most consecutive wins

Leinster: 9 (1975/76 - 1983/84), 7 (2009/10 - 2011/12), 5 (1993/1994 - 1997/98 & 2012/13 - 2014/15)

Ulster: 9 (1984/85 - 1992/93), 5 (1966/67 - 1970/71), 3 (1955/56 - 1957/58)

Highest attendance

81,774 (European Cup Final, Twickenham Stadium, May 2012)

Current squad
The current Leinster senior squad for 2018-19 is:


 * Senior 15s internationally capped players in bold.
 * Players qualified to play for on dual nationality or residency grounds*.
 * Irish Provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").
 * Notes:

Academy squad
The Leinster academy squad for 2018–19 is:

History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Ulster

Leinster versus Ulster is the oldest fixture in Irish rugby, with the first ever interprovincial match taking place between the sides in 1875.

Both provinces combined to provide the Irish international representative side from 1875 until the IRFU was formally founded in 1879, comprising of the Leinster and Ulster branches formal founding and the additiona of a thrid provincial side, the Munster branch. Finally a Connacht branch was founded in 1885.

The Interprovincial Championship did not formally begin until the 1946–47 season. Since then, Leinster and Ulster have played in many high profile games, including League and European Cup finals, with Leinster getting the upper hand on the big occasions thus far.

Statistics
Biggest wins

Leinster: 38-7 (2017/18) 9-39 (1980/81), 29-0 (2007/08)

Ulster: 14-34 (1998/99), 30-6 (2015/16), 28-6 (2003/04)

Highest scoring match

Leinster 32 - Ulster 30 (62 points, 2003/04)

Lowest scoring match

Leinster 0 - Ulster 0 (0 points, 1947/48)

Most consecutive wins

Leinster: 9 (1975/76 - 1983/84) 7 (2009/10 - 2011/12) 5 (1993/1994 - 1997/98 & 2012/13 - 2014/15)

Ulster: 9 (1984/85 - 1992/93) 5 (166/67 - 1970/71) 3 (1955/56 - 1957/58)

Highest attendance

81,774 (European Cup Final, Twickenham Stadium, May 2012)