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Leinster Leinster 68 - 14 Ospreys Ospreys

Full time

16 May 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Aviva Stadium

Leinster vs Ospreys head to head

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Leinster Rugby showcased a dominant performance against Ospreys, winning 68-14 at Aviva Stadium. The home team quickly established their superiority, with Joe McCarthy scoring the opening try just three minutes in, followed by further tries from Max Deegan, Josh van der Flier, and Jimmy O'Brien. Harry Byrne's accurate kicking contributed significantly, as he converted each of his first four attempts. Ospreys managed to break through with a try from Huw Owen-Sutton, but Leinster continued to apply pressure, with Jordan Larmour scoring twice in the second half. Ciaran Frawley, who replaced Byrne at fly half, maintained the momentum with precise conversions. Joe McCarthy completed his brace, while James Lowe added another try, further highlighting Leinster's attacking prowess. Ospreys' Dan Edwards scored a late consolation try, but it was a comprehensive victory for Leinster.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 13.4°C (Feels like 8.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 19.9 km/h, gusting to 40.3 km/h Humidity: 70% Cloud Cover: 81%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Try

    Joe McCarthy 路 Leinster

    5 - 0
  • 3'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne 路 Leinster

    7 - 0
  • 3'

    Substitution

    Max Deegan on for Diarmuid Mangan 路 Leinster

  • 6'

    Try

    Max Deegan 路 Leinster

    12 - 0
  • 6'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne 路 Leinster

    14 - 0
  • 14'

    Substitution

    Diarmuid Mangan on for Max Deegan 路 Leinster

  • 19'

    Try

    Josh van der Flier 路 Leinster

    19 - 0
  • 20'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne 路 Leinster

    21 - 0
  • 22'

    Try

    Jimmy O'Brien 路 Leinster

    26 - 0
  • 23'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne 路 Leinster

    28 - 0
  • 30'

    Try

    Huw Owen-Sutton 路 Ospreys

    28 - 5
  • 31'

    Conversion

    Dan Edwards 路 Ospreys

    28 - 7
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Ciaran Frawley on for Harry Byrne 路 Leinster

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Fintan Gunne on for Jamison Gibson-Park 路 Leinster

  • Halftime 28 - 7
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    Garry Ringrose 路 Leinster

    33 - 7
  • 44'

    Conversion

    Ciaran Frawley 路 Leinster

    35 - 7
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Alex Usanov on for Jerry Cahir 路 Leinster

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Ronan Kelleher on for Josh van der Flier 路 Leinster

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Tadhg Furlong on for Rabah Slimani 路 Leinster

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Kian Hire on for Ben Warren 路 Ospreys

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Cameron Jones on for Garyn Phillips 路 Ospreys

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Lewis Lloyd on for Efan Daniel 路 Ospreys

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Max Deegan on for Jack Conan 路 Leinster

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Hugh Cooney on for Garry Ringrose 路 Leinster

  • 52'

    Try

    Jordan Larmour 路 Leinster

    42 - 7
  • 52'

    Conversion

    Ciaran Frawley 路 Leinster

    37 - 7
  • 54'

    Try

    Joe McCarthy 路 Leinster

    47 - 7
  • 56'

    Substitution

    Luke Morgan on for Jack Walsh 路 Ospreys

  • 57'

    Try

    Jordan Larmour 路 Leinster

    54 - 7
  • 57'

    Conversion

    Ciaran Frawley 路 Leinster

    49 - 7
  • 58'

    Substitution

    Phil Cokanasiga on for Owen Watkin 路 Ospreys

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Harri Deaves on for Ross Moriarty 路 Ospreys

  • 61'

    Try

    Joe McCarthy 路 Leinster

    59 - 7
  • 62'

    Conversion

    Ciaran Frawley 路 Leinster

    61 - 7
  • 62'

    Substitution

    Caelan Doris on for Joe McCarthy 路 Leinster

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Ross Moriarty on for James Ratti 路 Ospreys

  • 63'

    Try

    James Lowe 路 Leinster

    66 - 7
  • 64'

    Conversion

    Ciaran Frawley 路 Leinster

    68 - 7
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Garyn Phillips on for Cameron Jones 路 Ospreys

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Kieran Hardy on for Reuben Morgan-Williams 路 Ospreys

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Ben Roberts on for Huw Owen-Sutton 路 Ospreys

  • 77'

    Try

    Dan Edwards 路 Ospreys

    68 - 12
  • 78'

    Conversion

    Dan Edwards 路 Ospreys

    68 - 14
  • Fulltime 68 - 14

Player ratings

Leinster
  • 15 Jimmy O'Brien 8.4
  • 14 Jordan Larmour 9.5
  • 13 Garry Ringrose 7.4
  • 12 Robbie Henshaw 7.6
  • 11 James Lowe 7.3
  • 10 Harry Byrne 6.9
  • 9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.0
  • 1 Jerry Cahir 6.5
  • 2 Gus McCarthy 7.3
  • 3 Rabah Slimani 5.7
  • 4 Joe McCarthy 10.0
  • 5 Diarmuid Mangan 6.2
  • 6 Jack Conan 8.5
  • 7 Josh van der Flier 8.0
  • 8 James Culhane 7.6
  • 16 Ronan Kelleher 6.8
  • 17 Alex Usanov 6.5
  • 18 Tadhg Furlong 6.9
  • 19 Max Deegan 7.4
  • 20 Caelan Doris 7.0
  • 21 Fintan Gunne 6.6
  • 22 Ciaran Frawley 7.8
  • 23 Hugh Cooney 6.3
Ospreys
  • 15 Jack Walsh 5.6
  • 14 Keelan Giles 7.4
  • 13 Evardi Boshoff 6.1
  • 12 Owen Watkin 6.3
  • 11 Iestyn Hopkins 6.2
  • 10 Dan Edwards 5.7
  • 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams 5.5
  • 1 Garyn Phillips 5.7
  • 2 Efan Daniel 7.7
  • 3 Ben Warren 6.1
  • 4 Rhys Davies 6.8
  • 5 Huw Owen-Sutton 7.6
  • 6 James Ratti 6.3
  • 7 Jac Morgan 6.5
  • 8 Ross Moriarty 6.3
  • 16 Lewis Lloyd 5.9
  • 17 Cameron Jones 6.0
  • 18 Kian Hire 5.6
  • 19 Ben Roberts 6.0
  • 20 Harri Deaves 6.4
  • 21 Kieran Hardy 6.3
  • 22 Phil Cokanasiga 6.3
  • 23 Luke Morgan 5.7