Leinster 31 - 5 Sharks

Full time

11 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Aviva Stadium

Leinster Rugby delivered a commanding performance against the Sharks, finishing the match with a score of 31-5. Jamie Osborne opened the scoring with a try in the 11th minute, followed by successful conversions from Harry Byrne. By the 26th minute, Leinster had added two more tries from Jimmy O'Brien and Josh van der Flier, establishing a significant lead. The Sharks managed to score a try through Ethan Hooker before halftime, but it was a mere consolation. In the second half, Max Deegan and Gus McCarthy further extended Leinster's dominance with additional tries. Leinster's defensive line stood resolute, limiting the Sharks to just one try throughout the match. Jack Boyle received a yellow card late in the game, but it did little to affect Leinster's overall control and victory.

Weather

Temperature: 13.1°C (Feels like 13.0°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 5.0 km/h, gusting to 11.5 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 83%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Try

Jamie Osborne · Leinster

5 - 0
12'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

7 - 0
22'

Try

Jimmy O'Brien · Leinster

12 - 0
22'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

14 - 0
26'

Try

Josh van der Flier · Leinster

19 - 0
27'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

21 - 0
29'

Try

Ethan Hooker · Sharks

21 - 5
Halftime 21 - 5
Second Half
47'

Substitution

Vincent Koch on for Ruan Dreyer · Sharks
48'

Try

Max Deegan · Leinster

26 - 5
50'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Tadhg Furlong · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Gus McCarthy on for Ronan Kelleher · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Siya Masuku on for Paddy McCarthy · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Jack Boyle on for Jaden Hendrikse · Leinster
50'

Substitution

Ross Braude on for Fez Mbatha · Sharks
52'

Substitution

Bongi Mbonambi on for Robbie Henshaw · Sharks
55'

Substitution

Hugh Cooney on for Fintan Gunne · Leinster
59'

Substitution

Luke McGrath on for Brian Deeny · Leinster
59'

Substitution

Diarmuid Mangan on for Simphiwe Matanzima · Leinster
61'

Substitution

Dian Bleuler on for Emmanuel Tshituka · Sharks
61'

Substitution

Bathobele Hlekani on for Lukhanyo Am · Sharks
63'

Substitution

Francois Venter on for Jamie Osborne · Sharks
70'

Try

Gus McCarthy · Leinster

31 - 5
71'

Substitution

James Culhane on for Josh van der Flier · Leinster
71'

Substitution

Tinotenda Mavesere on for Phepsi Buthelezi · Sharks
73'

Yellow Card

Jack Boyle · Leinster
83'

Yellow Card Complete

Jack Boyle · Leinster
Fulltime 31 - 5

Player ratings

Leinster

15 Jamie Osborne 8.5
14 Jimmy O'Brien 7.5
13 Robbie Henshaw 6.3
12 Ciaran Frawley 7.1
11 James Lowe 8.8
10 Harry Byrne 7.1
9 Fintan Gunne 7.5
1 Paddy McCarthy 6.9
2 Ronan Kelleher 7.0
3 Tadhg Furlong 6.5
4 Brian Deeny 6.7
5 Ryan Baird 6.8
6 Alex Soroka 6.5
7 Josh van der Flier 8.0
8 Max Deegan 8.9
16 Gus McCarthy 7.3
17 Jack Boyle 5.0
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.5
19 Diarmuid Mangan 6.3
20 James Culhane –
21 Luke McGrath 6.5
22 Hugh Cooney 6.3
23 Joshua Kenny –

Sharks

15 Edwill van der Merwe 5.4
14 Ethan Hooker 7.7
13 Jurenzo Julius 7.1
12 Lukhanyo Am 5.7
11 Makazole Mapimpi 6.5
10 Jean Smith 6.1
9 Jaden Hendrikse 5.4
1 Simphiwe Matanzima 7.1
2 Fez Mbatha 7.3
3 Ruan Dreyer 5.2
4 Vincent Tshituka 6.0
5 Marvin Orie 5.6
6 Phepsi Buthelezi 6.2
7 Emmanuel Tshituka 6.3
8 Nick Hatton 6.6
16 Bongi Mbonambi 6.4
17 Dian Bleuler 6.0
18 Vincent Koch 6.1
19 Bathobele Hlekani 6.4
20 Tinotenda Mavesere –
21 Ross Braude 5.7
22 Siya Masuku 5.7
23 Francois Venter 6.4