2011–12 Leinster Rugby season

Leinster Rugby
2011–12 season
Manager New Zealand Josef Schmidt
Pro 12 League Runners-up
Heineken Cup Winners vs Ulster
British and Irish Cup Semi-final, lost to Munster A
Top try scorer Ian Madigan (8)
Top points scorer Jonathan Sexton (213)
Highest home attendance 50,340 vs. Cardiff Blues, 7 April 2012
Lowest home attendance 14,362 vs. Dragons, 9 September 2011

The 2011–12 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's eleventh season competing in the Pro 12, they also competed in the Heineken Cup which they won for the second consecutive year. The Leinster 'A' team however were knocked out of the British and Irish Cup by Munster A in the semi-final.

Squad

Coaching and Management team

Position Name Nationality
Head & Defence Coach Josef Schmidt  New Zealand
Forwards Coach Jono Gibbes  New Zealand
Scrum Coach Greg Feek  New Zealand
Skills & Kicking Coach Richie Murphy  Ireland
Chief Executive Mick Dawson  Ireland
Team Manager Guy Easterby  Ireland
Team Doctor Prof. John Ryan  Ireland
Team Doctor Prof. Arthur Tanner  Ireland
Team Doctor Dr. Jim McShane  Ireland
Physiotherapist James Allen  Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Jason Cowman  Ireland
Chief Scout Guy Easterby  Ireland

Playing Squad 2011/2012

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Sean Cronin Hooker Ireland Ireland
Richardt Strauss Hooker South Africa South Africa
Aaron Dundon Hooker Ireland Ireland
Tom Sexton Hooker Ireland Ireland
Jamie Hagan Prop Ireland Ireland
Cian Healy Prop Ireland Ireland
Jack McGrath Prop Ireland Ireland
Mike Ross Prop Ireland Ireland
Heinke van der Merwe Prop South Africa South Africa
Nathan White Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Damian Browne Lock Ireland Ireland
Leo Cullen (c) Lock Ireland Ireland
Ed O'Donoghue Lock Ireland Ireland
Steven Sykes Lock South Africa South Africa
Devin Toner Lock Ireland Ireland
Mark Flanagan Lock Ireland Ireland
Brad Thorn Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Shane Jennings Flanker Ireland Ireland
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker Ireland Ireland
Sean O'Brien Flanker Ireland Ireland
Dominic Ryan Flanker Ireland Ireland
Rhys Ruddock Flanker Ireland Ireland
Leo Auva'a Number 8 New Zealand New Zealand
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 Ireland Ireland
Player Position Union
Isaac Boss Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
John Cooney Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Matt Berquist Outside-half New Zealand New Zealand
Ian Madigan Outside-half Ireland Ireland
Jonathan Sexton Outside-half Ireland Ireland
Gordon D'Arcy Centre Ireland Ireland
Brendan Macken Centre Ireland Ireland
Fergus McFadden Centre Ireland Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll Centre Ireland Ireland
Eoin O'Malley Centre Ireland Ireland
Fionn Carr Wing Ireland Ireland
Luke Fitzgerald Wing Ireland Ireland
Shane Horgan Wing Ireland Ireland
David Kearney Wing Ireland Ireland
Isa Nacewa Fullback Fiji Fiji
Andrew Conway Fullback Ireland Ireland
Rob Kearney Fullback Ireland Ireland

In for 2011–12

Out for 2011/12

Pre-season

Fixtures

RaboDirect PRO12

Table

Pro12 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Ireland Leinster (F) 221813568326+24248285281
2 Wales Ospreys (C) 221615491337+15444222371
3 Ireland Munster (SF) 221417489367+12245275467
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 221345445321+12434232365
5 Wales Scarlets 221228446373+7343305562
6 Ireland Ulster 2212010474424+5053415356
7 Wales Cardiff Blues 2210012446460−1443455550
8 Ireland Connacht 227114321433−11227360737
9 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 227114370474−10427411536
10 Italy Benetton Treviso 227015419558−13941573536
11 Scotland Edinburgh 226115454588−13442652432
12 Italy Aironi 224018289551−26222541522

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[21]

  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest number of red cards received;
  7. the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Qualification for the Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams. Because Leinster won the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, Ireland earned an extra Heineken Cup place, which will go to Connacht. Aironi were denied a licence for the 2012–13 season due to financial issues; the newly established Zebre side replaced Aironi in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup.

Updated 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

    Fixtures

    Playoffs

    Semi-final

    Final

    Heineken Cup

    Pool Table

    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
    Ireland Leinster 6 5 1 0 18 7 +11 172 88 +84 2 0 24
    Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 106 133 -27 0 2 12
    England Bath 6 2 0 4 11 15 -4 122 151 -29 0 3 11
    France Montpellier 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 84 112 -28 0 2 10

    Fixtures

    Pool Stage

    Quarter-final

    Semi-final

    Final

    Player statistics

    Squad

    Last updated 9 June 2012

    Key: = Appearances, = Tries, = Yellow card, Red card = Red card

    Position Nation Name Pro 12 Heineken Cup Total
    Red card Red card Red card
    HK Ireland Sean Cronin 14300920023500
    HK South Africa Richardt Strauss 20100800028100
    HK Ireland Aaron Dundon 500000005000
    HK Ireland Tom Sexton 100000001000
    PR Ireland Jamie Hagan 17100100018100
    PR Ireland Simon Shawe 000000000000
    PR Ireland Cian Healy 8000830016300
    PR Ireland Mike Ross 9010900018010
    PR South Africa Heinke van der Merwe 22110910031210
    PR New Zealand Nathan White 16110700023110
    PR Ireland Jack McGrath 12010000012010
    PR Ireland Jack O'Connell 200000002000
    PR Ireland Martin Moore 100000001000
    LK Ireland Damian Browne 17000401021010
    LK Ireland Leo Cullen 9020901018030
    LK Ireland Ed O'Donoghue 000000000000
    LK Ireland Eoin Sheriff 000000000000
    LK Ireland Mark Flanagan 600000006000
    LK South Africa Steven Sykes 400000004000
    LK Ireland Devin Toner 22200801030210
    LK Ireland Ciaran Ruddock 100000001000
    LK New Zealand Brad Thorn 400030007000
    FL Ireland Shane Jennings 14100900023100
    FL Ireland Kevin McLaughlin 19100700026100
    FL Ireland Sean O'Brien 6100921015310
    FL Ireland Dominic Ryan 11000000011000
    FL Ireland Rhys Ruddock 17100410021200
    FL Ireland Jordi Murphy 600000006000
    N8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip 7010900016010
    N8 New Zealand Leo Auva'a 19500000019500
    SH Ireland Isaac Boss 14210820022410
    SH Ireland Eoin Reddan 12000910021100
    SH Ireland John Cooney 510010006100
    SH Ireland Cillian Willis 600000006000
    SH Ireland Luke McGrath 100000001000
    OH New Zealand Matt Berquist 200000002000
    OH Ireland Ian Madigan 21700510026800
    OH Ireland Jonathan Sexton 8000810016100
    OH Ireland Noel Reid 610000006100
    CE Ireland Gordon D'Arcy 8000910017100
    CE Ireland Colm O'Shea 200000002000
    CE Ireland Brendan Macken 10200000010200
    CE Ireland Fergus McFadden 13300800021300
    CE Ireland Brian O'Driscoll 400031007100
    CE Ireland Eoin O'Malley 17100520022300
    WG Ireland Fionn Carr 18500200020500
    WG Ireland Luke Fitzgerald 13200620019400
    WG Ireland Shane Horgan 000000000000
    WG Ireland David Kearney 19300200021300
    WG Ireland Darren Hudson 500000005000
    FB Fiji Isa Nacewa 18510910027610
    FB Ireland Andrew Conway 700000007000
    FB Ireland Rob Kearney 7100960016700

    British & Irish Cup

    Pool Stage

    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
    Ireland Leinster (1) 4 3 1 0 13 8 +5 117 75 +42 2 0 16
    England Bedford Blues 4 2 1 1 19 10 +9 137 104 +33 1 1 12
    Wales Aberavon 4 1 0 3 12 9 +3 89 97 -8 1 1 6
    England London Scottish 4 1 0 3 4 23 -19 47 162 -115 0 0 4

    Fixtures

    Pool Stage

    12 November 2011
    15:00
    Esher RFC England 32 18 Ireland Leinster A
    Report
    Molesey Road, Surrey
    Referee: Jackson (England)
    19 November 2011
    18:00
    Leinster A Ireland 42 20 Scotland Melrose
    Report
    11 December 2011
    13:00
    Llanelli Wales 13 19 Ireland Leinster A
    Report
    18 December 2011
    14:00
    Leinster A Ireland 24 24 Wales London Welsh
    Report
    Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
    Referee: Thomas (Wales)

    Quarter-final

    22 January 2012
    14:00
    Leinster A Ireland 32 0 Wales Pontypridd
    Report

    Semi-final

    6 April 2012
    18:00
    Leinster A Ireland 29 32 Ireland Munster A
    Report
    Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
    Referee: Davies (Wales)

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