12 Facts About Leinster Rugby

1.

Leinster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland and the most successful Irish team domestically.

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2.

Leinster Rugby Branch was inaugurated at a meeting on 31 October 1879.

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3.

Leinster Rugby lost to Ulster by a converted try and beat Munster by one goal to nil.

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4.

Since then, Leinster Rugby has played against every major touring side from Fiji to France.

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5.

Leinster Rugby won all of their pool games in that year's European Cup, and were again among the favourites for the title, however they went out at the quarter final stage to Leicester Tigers.

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6.

Once again, Leinster Rugby targeted the double, and faced a repeat of the 2010 Pro12 final against the Ospreys.

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7.

The Leinster Rugby crest is on all official club merchandise including replica jerseys.

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8.

Leinster Rugby had 3,700 season ticket holders in 2006, double the number of the previous season.

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9.

Leinster Rugby's supporters were named as 'Player of the Month' for April 2009 following their support in the European Cup Quarter Final against Harlequins at The Stoop.

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10.

On several occasions Leinster Rugby have set the record for the largest Celtic league and Pro12 attendances.

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11.

ERC European Dream Team The following Leinster players were selected in the ERC European Dream Team, an all-time dream team of Heineken Cup players over the first 15 years of professional European rugby.

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12.

European Cup Team of the Year The following Leinster Rugby players were selected on the European Cup team of the year.

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