Leicester 15 - 23 Leinster

Full time

12 Dec 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 2

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester vs Leinster head to head

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👏 2

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😭 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.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 5.3°C (Feels like 3.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 9.5 km/h, gusting to 16.1 km/h Humidity: 90% Cloud Cover: 76%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Substitution

Max Deegan on for Jack Conan · Leinster
11'

Substitution

Ciaran Frawley on for Jimmy O'Brien · Leinster
14'

Penalty

Harry Byrne · Leinster

0 - 3
19'

Penalty

Billy Searle · Leicester

3 - 3
20'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

8 - 3
21'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

10 - 3
31'

Penalty

Harry Byrne · Leinster

10 - 6
39'

Try

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester

15 - 6
Halftime 15 - 6
Second Half
47'

Substitution

Dan Sheehan on for Ronan Kelleher · Leinster
49'

Try

Jamison Gibson-Park · Leinster

15 - 11
50'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

15 - 13
58'

Substitution

Jack Boyle on for Paddy McCarthy · Leinster
58'

Substitution

Rabah Slimani on for Thomas Clarkson · Leinster
60'

Penalty

Harry Byrne · Leinster

15 - 16
61'

Substitution

Sam Prendergast on for Harry Byrne · Leinster
61'

Substitution

Orlando Bailey on for Solomone Kata · Leicester
61'

Substitution

Archie van der Flier on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
61'

Substitution

Ollie Allan on for Tom Whiteley · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Finn Theobald-Thomas on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Sam Williams on for Harry Wells · Leicester
71'

Try

Dan Sheehan · Leinster

15 - 21
72'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

15 - 23
75'

Substitution

Diarmuid Mangan on for Josh van der Flier · Leinster
75'

Substitution

Luke McGrath on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Leinster
Fulltime 15 - 23

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.1
14 Adam Radwan 7.3
13 Will Wand 5.6
12 Solomone Kata 7.4
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.2
10 Billy Searle 5.6
9 Tom Whiteley 5.5
1 Nicky Smith 6.4
2 Jamie Blamire 6.8
3 Joe Heyes 6.1
4 Cameron Henderson 6.5
5 Harry Wells 6.1
6 James Thompson 7.3
7 Tommy Reffell 7.3
8 Joaquin Moro 5.8
16 Finn Theobald-Thomas 5.8
17 Archie van der Flier 5.6
18 Will Hurd 5.7
19 Tom Manz –
20 Sam Williams 6.0
21 Ollie Allan 6.1
22 Orlando Bailey 6.2
23 Joseph Woodward –

Leinster

15 Jimmy O'Brien 6.7
14 Tommy O'Brien 7.1
13 Rieko Ioane 7.0
12 Robbie Henshaw 6.3
11 James Lowe 7.3
10 Harry Byrne 7.2
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.5
1 Paddy McCarthy 6.3
2 Ronan Kelleher 6.2
3 Thomas Clarkson 6.2
4 Joe McCarthy 7.5
5 James Ryan 6.5
6 Jack Conan –
7 Josh van der Flier 7.5
8 Caelan Doris 8.0
16 Dan Sheehan 7.7
17 Jack Boyle 7.0
18 Rabah Slimani 6.0
19 Diarmuid Mangan –
20 Max Deegan 7.4
21 Luke McGrath –
22 Sam Prendergast 6.2
23 Ciaran Frawley 6.7