Leinster versus Ulster is the oldest fixture in Irish rugby , with the first ever interprovincial match taking place between the sides in 1875.[ 1] As such, a healthy rivalry has developed between the two provincial rivals.[ 2]
Both provinces combined to provide the squad for the Irish international representative side from the first international match in 1875 until the IRFU was formally founded in 1879, consisting of the formal founding of the Leinster and Ulster branches and the addition of a third provincial side, the Munster branch . Finally a Connacht branch was added in 1885 to complete representation for all four provinces of Ireland.
The Interprovincial Championship did not formally begin until the 1946–47 season. Since then, Leinster and Ulster have played in many high profile games, including League and European Cup finals, with Leinster getting the upper hand on the big occasions thus far.
Overall Summary of Games Since 1946
Details
Played
Won by Leinster
Won by Ulster
Drawn
Leinster Home
59
43
15
1
Ulster Home
52
24
23
5
Neutral Venue
1
1
0
0
Overall
112
68
38
6
Statistics
Biggest wins
Leinster: 40–7 (33 points, 5 January 2019), 38–7 (31 points, 2017/18), 9–39 (30 points, 1980/81)
Ulster: 30–6 (24 points, 2015/16), 28-6 (22 points, 2003/04), 14–34 (10 points, 1998/99)
Highest scoring match
Leinster 54 - Ulster 42 (96 points, 20 December 2019)
Lowest scoring match
Leinster 0 - Ulster 0 (0 points, 1947/48)
Most consecutive wins
Leinster: 9 (1975/76 - 1983/84), 7 (2009/10 - 2011/12), 6 (2019/2020 - 2021/2022)
Ulster: 9 (1984/85 - 1992/93), 5 (1966/67 - 1970/71), 3 (1955/56 - 1957/58)
Highest attendance
81,774 (European Cup Final , Twickenham Stadium , May 2012)
Results
Season
Home
Away
Winner
Note(s)
1946/47
Ulster 16
Leinster 8
Ulster (1)
1947/48
Leinster 0
Ulster 0
Draw (1)
1948/49
Ulster 0
Leinster 8
Leinster (1)
1949/50
Leinster 8
Ulster 0
Leinster (2)
1950/51
Ulster 10
Leinster 3
Ulster (2)
1951/52
Leinster 14
Ulster 17
Ulster (3)
1952/53
Ulster 3
Leinster 5
Leinster (3)
1953/54
Leinster 0
Ulster 3
Ulster (4)
1954/55
Ulster 3
Leinster 5
Leinster (4)
1955/56
Leinster 6
Ulster 21
Ulster (5)
1956/57
Ulster 17
Leinster 8
Ulster (6)
1957/58
Leinster 13
Ulster 24
Ulster (7)
1958/59
Ulster 12
Leinster 16
Leinster (5)
1959/60
Leinster 16
Ulster 6
Leinster (6)
1960/61
Ulster 9
Leinster 9
Draw (2)
1961/62
Leinster 8
Ulster 3
Leinster (7)
1962/63
Ulster 11
Leinster 8
Ulster (8)
1963/64
Leinster 12
Ulster 8
Leinster (8)
1964/65
Ulster 8
Leinster 8
Draw (3)
1965/66
Leinster 8
Ulster 6
Leinster (9)
1966/67
Ulster 8
Leinster 6
Ulster (9)
1967/68
Leinster 5
Ulster 9
Ulster (10)
1968/69
Ulster 14
Leinster 8
Ulster (11)
1969/70
Leinster 3
Ulster 8
Ulster (12)
1970/71
Ulster 6
Leinster 3
Ulster (13)
1971/72
Leinster 12
Ulster 10
Leinster (10)
1972/73
Ulster 6
Leinster 11
Leinster (11)
1973/74
Leinster 20
Ulster 13
Leinster (12)
1974/75
Ulster 22
Leinster 9
Ulster (14)
1975/76
Leinster 16
Ulster 9
Leinster (13)
1976/77
Ulster 6
Leinster 12
Leinster (14)
1977/78
Leinster 29
Ulster 18
Leinster (15)
1978/79
Ulster 3
Leinster 9
Leinster (16)
1979/80
Leinster 18
Ulster 12
Leinster (17)
1980/81
Ulster 9
Leinster 39
Leinster (18)
1981/82
Leinster 19
Ulster 6
Leinster (19)
1982/83
Ulster 9
Leinster 15
Leinster (20)
1983/84
Leinster 20
Ulster 16
Leinster (21)
1984/85
Ulster 16
Leinster 3
Ulster (15)
1985/86
Leinster 13
Ulster 19
Ulster (16)
1986/87
Ulster 14
Leinster 12
Ulster (17)
1987/88
Leinster 22
Ulster 29
Ulster (18)
1988/89
Ulster 18
Leinster 17
Ulster (19)
1989/90
Leinster 6
Ulster 14
Ulster (20)
1990/91
Ulster 13
Leinster 6
Ulster (21)
1991/92
Leinster 21
Ulster 22
Ulster (22)
1992/93
Ulster 12
Leinster 8
Ulster (23)
1993/94
Leinster 25
Ulster 0
Leinster (22)
1994/95
Ulster 6
Leinster 12
Leinster (23)
1995/96
Leinster 31
Ulster 3
Leinster (24)
1996/97
Ulster 25
Leinster 35
Leinster (25)
1997/98
Leinster 26
Ulster 25
Leinster (26)
1998/99
Leinster 14
Ulster 34
Ulster (24)
1998/99
Ulster 11
Leinster 35
Leinster (27)
1999/00
Leinster 15
Ulster 26
Ulster (25)
1999/00
Ulster 22
Leinster 23
Leinster (28)
2000/01
Leinster 19
Ulster 6
Leinster (29)
2000/01
Ulster 26
Leinster 13
Ulster (26)
2001/02
Leinster 31
Ulster 9
Leinster (30)
2002/03
N/A
N/A
N/A
No Fixture
2003/04
Ulster 23
Leinster 23
Draw (4)
2003/04
Leinster 32
Ulster 30
Leinster (31)
2003/04
Ulster 28
Leinster 6
Ulster (27)
2004/05
Ulster 15
Leinster 26
Leinster (32)
2004/05
Leinster 9
Ulster 8
Leinster (33)
2005/06
Leinster 30
Ulster 23
Leinster (34)
2005/06
Ulster 19
Leinster 24
Leinster (35)
2006/07
Ulster 6
Leinster 6
Draw (5)
2006/07
Leinster 20
Ulster 12
Leinster (36)
2007/08
Ulster 16
Leinster 16
Draw (6)
2007/08
Leinster 29
Ulster 0
Leinster (37)
2008/09
Ulster 13
Leinster 21
Leinster (38)
2008/09
Leinster 32
Ulster 6
Leinster (39)
2009/10
Ulster 16
Leinster 14
Ulster (28)
2009/10
Leinster 15
Ulster 3
Leinster (40)
2010/11
Ulster 13
Leinster 30
Leinster (41)
2010/11
Leinster 34
Ulster 26
Leinster (42)
2010/11
Leinster 18
Ulster 3
Leinster (43)
2011/12
Leinster 42
Ulster 13
Leinster (44)
2011/12
Ulster 8
Leinster 16
Leinster (45)
2011/12
Leinster 42
Ulster 14
Leinster (46)
European Cup Final
Neutral Venue (Twickenham Stadium )
Highest Attendance (81,774)
2012/13
Ulster 27
Leinster 19
Ulster (29)
2012/13
Leinster 18
Ulster 22
Ulster (30)
2012/13
Ulster 18
Leinster 24
Leinster (47)
2013/14
Leinster 19
Ulster 6
Leinster (48)
2013/14
Ulster 20
Leinster 22
Leinster (49)
2013/14
Leinster 13
Ulster 9
Leinster (50)
2014/15
Leinster 24
Ulster 11
Leinster (51)
2014/15
Ulster 26
Leinster 10
Ulster (31)
2015/16
Leinster 8
Ulster 3
Leinster (52)
2015/16
Ulster 30
Leinster 6
Ulster (32)
2015/16
Leinster 30
Ulster 18
Leinster (53)
2016/17
Leinster 22
Ulster 7
Leinster (54)
2016/17
Ulster 17
Leinster 13
Ulster (33)
2017/18
Ulster 10
Leinster 25
Leinster (55)
2017/18
Leinster 38
Ulster 7
Leinster (56)
2018/19
Leinster 40
Ulster 7
Leinster (57)
2018/19
Leinster 21
Ulster 18
Leinster (58)
European Cup Quarter-Final
2018/19
Ulster 14
Leinster 13
Ulster (34)
2019/20
Leinster 54
Ulster 42
Leinster (59)
2019/20
Ulster 10
Leinster 28
Leinster (60)
Ulster home match played at the Aviva stadium due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019/20
Leinster 27
Ulster 5
Leinster (61)
2020 Pro14 Grand Final
2020/21
Leinster 24
Ulster 12
Leinster (62)
2020/21
Ulster 19
Leinster 38
Leinster (63)
2020/21
Leinster 21
Ulster 17
Leinster (64)
Rainbow Cup fixture
2021/22
Leinster 10
Ulster 20
Ulster (35)
2021/22
Ulster 18
Leinster 13
Ulster (36)
[ 3]
2022/23
Ulster 13
Leinster 20
Leinster (65)
[ 4]
2022/23
Leinster 38
Ulster 29
Leinster (66)
[ 5]
2022/23
Leinster 30
Ulster 15
Leinster (67)
Champions Cup round of 16[ 6]
2023/24
Leinster 21
Ulster 22
Ulster (37)
[ 7]
2023/24
Ulster 23
Leinster 21
Ulster (38)
[ 8]
2023/24
Leinster 43
Ulster 20
Leinster (68)
United Rugby Championship quarter-final[ 9]
See also
References
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