Leinster player ratings vs Glasgow Warriors | 2024/25 URC

Leinster player ratings: Leo Cullen’s men didn’t need to reach the same ruthless heights as April’s 52–0 dismantling of Glasgow, but they showed enough quality to manage a far more competitive Warriors side 13–5 in the final round of the URC regular season.

Here’s how rated the Leinster players:

1. Andrew Porter – 7
Reliable as ever in the tight exchanges, where he edged Finlay Richardson. Won key collisions and maintained a high work rate throughout.

2. Dan Sheehan – 6
Got in Glasgow faces early when defending wee Fintan Gunne from an angry-looking Scottish forward. Mostly accurate at the lineout and carried with his usual violence on one or two occasions.

3. Thomas Clarkson – 7
Another solid performance. Steady at scrum time against Jamie Bhatti and contributed around the park. Continues to grow into the role in high-level matches.

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4. RG Snyman – 7.5
Busy across the park and doled out some thunderous hits (just ask Adam Hastings). Disrupted lineout ball, made ground in contact as frequent first receiver for Leinster, and linked well in open play to create space for those around him.

5. James Ryan – 7
First start since January. Slotted back in seamlessly, organising the defensive lineout and tackling his backside off in the loose.

6. Ryan Baird – 6
Didn’t quite hit the heights seen last week against Zebre. Covered ground well and was a solid target for Sheehan at the lineout, but was guilty of a raft of errors.

7. Scott Penny – 6
Worked tirelessly, not unlike a 102kg wolverine protecting rucks from larger predators. Did the unglamorous work effectively and tackled his face off around the park, even if he came off second best on a couple of occasions.

8. Jack Conan – 7.5
Trucky McTruck Face for Leinster with the amount of carrying he took on against a fairly resolute Glasgow defence. He kept on asking questions.

9. Fintan Gunne – 7
Controlled performance from the young scrum-half. Clean distribution and calm under pressure, a few scraps aside. A fiery little critter.

10. Sam Prendergast – 6.5
Uncharacteristically looked a little low on confidence early doors, spilling several balls in the first half before playing himself into the game. Probed the Glasgow defence with his usual repertoire of kicks out of hand, and his crossfield kick for Jimmy O’Brien was the type of heads-up rugby he makes look so easy—even if it was disallowed. Fumbling the ball over the tryline epitomised another Prendergast mixed bag.

11. Jimmy O’Brien – 8
Sharp in attack and supremely brave in the air. Eked out metres where he could and was a reliable kick chaser for Prendergast. Nearly got his just rewards collecting a sneaky crossfield kick—only for Ben Whitehouse to overrule the try—but ended up scoring in the same spot a few minutes later.

12. Jordie Barrett – 8
Should have been a box office battle with the returning Sione Tuipulotu, but it simmered more than exploded. Carried hard and hit hard, including a blindside shot on the aforementioned Glasgow centre, but his performance didn’t quite coalesce into anything spectacular on this occasion.

13. Robbie Henshaw – 6
Showed a rare turn of pace breaking down the right wing in the 16th minute but seemed to injure himself in the tackle. Was replaced four minutes later.

14. Tommy O’Brien – 6.5
One big tackle assist aside, it was a very quiet first forty for the rookie livewire. Exploded into life in the second half with a searing middle break and another run up the wing. Missed a few too many tackles to score any higher for this rater.

15. Hugo Keenan – 7
Dependable at the back after a sleepy start. Positionally sound, clean under the high ball, and caused Glasgow problems when transitioning into attack.

REPLACEMENTS

16. Ronan Kelleher – 6
Slotted in smoothly and added some no-fuss directness.

17. Jack Boyle – 6
Another strong display from the young prop. Held his own at the scrum, although the set-piece was becoming a free-for-all.

18. Tadhg Furlong – NA
Unused.

19. Diarmuid Mangan – NA
Unused.

20. Max Deegan – 6
Made his presence felt around the park.

21. Luke McGrath – 6
Brought some calm when he came on.

22. Ciaran Frawley – 6.5
Bright. Made a decent 30-metre break before fluffing the offload, but the intent was there.

23. Jamie Osborne – 6
Got the guts of sixty minutes and showed good support lines and physical presence, notwithstanding a few errors.