History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Connacht

These are the historical results[1][2] of the Irish Rugby Football Union teams, Leinster and Connacht, as part of the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, and later the Celtic League, Pro12 and Pro14.


Overall Summary of Games Since 1946
Played Won by Leinster Won by Connacht Drawn
96 73 19 4

Statistics

Highest scoring match

2001–02: 69 points (Connacht 20 Leinster 49)

Lowest scoring match

1960–61: Leinster 0 Connacht 0

Highest margin of victory

Leinster: 47 points (54–7 at home in 2019–20)

Connacht: 37 points (47–10 at home in 2017–18)

Most consecutive wins

Leinster: 20 (1965–1985)

Connacht: 2 (2015–2016)

Results between 1946 and 1995
SeasonWinnerLoserWinnerNote(s)
1946–47Leinster 5Connacht 5Draw (1)
1947–48Leinster 15Connacht 0Leinster (1)
1948–49Leinster 3Connacht 0Leinster (2)
1949–50Leinster 31Connacht 3Leinster (3)
1950–51Connacht 10Leinster 6Connacht (1)
1951–52Leinster 39Connacht 3Leinster (4)
1952–53Leinster 35Connacht 0Leinster (5)
1953–54Leinster 34Connacht 14Leinster (6)
1954–55Leinster 6Connacht 3Leinster (7)
1955–56Connacht 8Leinster 6Connacht (2)
1956–57Leinster 19Connacht 3Leinster (8)
1957–58Leinster 9Connacht 3Leinster (9)
1958–59Leinster 9Connacht 3Leinster (10)
1959–60Leinster 3Connacht 3Draw (2)
1960–61Leinster 0Connacht 0Draw (3)Lowest scoring match in the history of this fixture
1961–62Leinster 13Connacht 9Leinster (11)
1962–63Leinster 18Connacht 17Leinster (12)
1963–64Leinster 11Connacht 6Leinster (13)
1964–65Leinster 6Connacht 6Draw (4)
1965–66Leinster 13Connacht 6Leinster (14)
1966–67Leinster 26Connacht 3Leinster (15)
1967–68Leinster 24Connacht 11Leinster (16)
1968–69Leinster 15Connacht 6Leinster (17)
1969–70Leinster 26Connacht 6Leinster (18)
1970–71Leinster 11Connacht 3Leinster (19)
1971–72Leinster 12Connacht 6Leinster (20)
1972–73Leinster 13Connacht 0Leinster (21)
1973–74Leinster 20Connacht 13Leinster (22)
1974–75Leinster 12Connacht 3Leinster (23)
1975–76Leinster 7Connacht 0Leinster (24)
1976–77Leinster 21Connacht 7Leinster (25)
1977–78Leinster 30Connacht 9Leinster (26)
1978–79Leinster 13Connacht 6Leinster (27)
1979–80Leinster 25Connacht 10Leinster (28)
1980–81Leinster 18Connacht 9Leinster (29)
1981–82Leinster 20Connacht 10Leinster (30)
1982–83Leinster 13Connacht 7Leinster (31)
1983–84Leinster 29Connacht 6Leinster (32)
1984–85Leinster 14Connacht 3Leinster (33)
1985–86Connacht 9Leinster 6Connacht (3)
1986–87Leinster 41Connacht 6Leinster (34)
1987–88Leinster 20Connacht 19Leinster (35)
1988–89Connacht 11Leinster 10Connacht (4)
1989–90Leinster 16Connacht 12Leinster (36)
1990–91Leinster 20Connacht 18Leinster (37)
1991–92Leinster 24Connacht 9Leinster (38)
1992–93Connacht 28Leinster 9Connacht (5)
1993–94Leinster 15Connacht 11Leinster (39)
1994–95Connacht 20Leinster 19Connacht (6)

Results since 1995/96 season
SeasonHomeAwayWinnerNote(s)
1995–96Leinster 41Connacht 9Leinster (40)
1996–97Connacht 22Leinster 13Connacht (7)
1997–98Leinster 23Connacht 6Leinster (41)
1998–99Leinster 29Connacht 24Leinster (42)
1998–99Connacht 24Leinster 23Connacht (8)
1999–00Leinster 22Connacht 19Leinster (43)
1999–00Connacht 8Leinster 53Leinster (44)
2000–01Leinster 21Connacht 15Leinster (45)
2000-01Connacht 22Leinster 20Connacht (9)
2001–02Connacht 20Leinster 49Leinster (46)Highest scoring match in the history of this fixture
2002-03Leinster 23Connacht 26Connacht (10)
2003–04Leinster 21Connacht 6Leinster (47)
2003–04Connacht 35Leinster 24Connacht (11)
2004–05Leinster 18Connacht 9Leinster (48)
2004–05Connacht 21Leinster 26Leinster (49)
2005–06Connacht 9Leinster 21Leinster (50)
2005–06Leinster 16Connacht 13Leinster (51)
2005–06Connacht 16Leinster 31Leinster (52)
2005–06Leinster 30Connacht 21Leinster (53)
2007–08Leinster 29Connacht 9Leinster (54)
2007–08Connacht 10Leinster 16Leinster (55)
2008–09Connacht 19Leinster 18Connacht (12)
2008–09Leinster 26Connacht 18Leinster (56)
2009–10Leinster 17Connacht 14Leinster (57)
2009–10Connacht 27Leinster 13Connacht (13)
2010–11Connacht 6Leinster 18Leinster (58)
2010–11Leinster 30Connacht 8Leinster (59)
2011–12Leinster 30Connacht 20Leinster (60)
2011–12Connacht 13Leinster 15Leinster (61)
2012–13Connacht 34Leinster 6Connacht (14)
2012–13Leinster 17Connacht 0Leinster (62)
2013–14Leinster 16Connacht 12Leinster (63)
2013–14Connacht 8Leinster 16Leinster (64)
2014–15Connacht 10Leinster 9Connacht (15)
2014–15Leinster 21Connacht 11Leinster (65)
2015–16Leinster 13Connacht 0Leinster (66)
2015–16Connacht 7Leinster 6Connacht (16)
2015–16Connacht 20Leinster 10Connacht (17)2016 Pro12 Grand Final
2016–17Leinster 24Connacht 13Leinster (67)
2016–17Connacht 24Leinster 37Leinster (68)
2017–18Leinster 21Connacht 18Leinster (69)
2017–18Connacht 47Leinster 10Connacht (18)Highest margin of victory for Connacht
2018–19Connacht 3Leinster 20Leinster (70)
2018–19Leinster 33Connacht 29Leinster (71)
2019–20Connacht 11Leinster 42Leinster (72)
2019–20Leinster 54Connacht 7Leinster (73)Highest margin of victory for Leinster
2020–21Leinster 24Connacht 35Connacht (19)

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Team History Archive". Irishrugby.ie.
    2. "Leinster Fixtures & Results". leinsterrugby.ie.
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