Leicester Leicester 15 - 23 Leinster Leinster

● full_time 80 minutes

12 Dec 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 2

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Head to Head

🎉 2
👏 1
🔥 1
😭 1

Leinster Rugby defeated Leicester Tigers 23-15 in a competitive Champions Cup clash at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. The home side took an early lead through a penalty from Searle, followed by a try from Radwan, which he converted to make it 10-3. Leicester extended their advantage with another try from Hassell-Collins just before halftime. After the break, Leinster responded with a try from Gibson-Park and a conversion by Byrne, narrowing the gap. The game shifted when Dan Sheehan scored a crucial try for Leinster, with Prendergast adding the conversion. Despite Leicester's efforts, they could not reclaim the lead, finishing the match without further points. The result emphasized Leinster's resilience and tactical execution in a tightly contested encounter.

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Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 2' substitution Jack Conan
  • 11' substitution Jimmy O'Brien
  • 14' penalty Harry Byrne
  • 19' penalty Billy Searle
  • 20' try Adam Radwan
  • 21' conversion Billy Searle
  • 31' penalty Harry Byrne
  • 39' try Ollie Hassell-Collins
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 47' substitution Ronan Kelleher
  • 49' try Jamison Gibson-Park
  • 50' conversion Harry Byrne
  • 58' substitution Paddy McCarthy
  • 58' substitution Thomas Clarkson
  • 60' penalty Harry Byrne
  • 61' substitution Harry Byrne
  • 61' substitution Solomone Kata
  • 61' substitution Nicky Smith
  • 61' substitution Tom Whiteley
  • 66' substitution Jamie Blamire
  • 66' substitution Joe Heyes
  • 66' substitution Harry Wells
  • 71' try Dan Sheehan
  • 72' conversion Sam Prendergast
  • 75' substitution Josh van der Flier
  • 75' substitution Jamison Gibson-Park
  • 80' full_time