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Caelan Doris, right, and Max Deegan of Leinster after the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Leinster at Thomond Park in Limerick. (Photo By Piaras \u00d3 M\u00eddheach\/Sportsfile via Getty Images) https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/leinster-player-ratings-vs-munster-2025-26-urc-2\/ <\/p>\n
Leinster<\/a> player ratings:\u00a0Leinster were able to exact revenge at Thomond Park on Saturday, with a 13-8 victory over Munster<\/a> in the United Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n Having lost 31-14 at home earlier this season, Leinster would have taken any win over their bitter rivals, and, as it turned out, this wasn\u2019t an affair that will live long in the memory.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how the Leinster players rated:<\/p>\n 15. Ciar\u00e1n Frawley \u2013 7 14. Tommy O\u2019Brien \u2013 6.5 13. Rieko Ioane<\/a> \u2013 7 12. Robbie Henshaw<\/a> \u2013 7 11. James Lowe<\/a> \u2013 6.5\u00a0 10. Harry Byrne<\/a> \u2013 7.5 9. Jamison Gibson-Park<\/a> \u2013 7.5 1. Andrew Porter<\/a> \u2013 7\u00a0 2. R\u00f3nan Kelleher \u2013 6\u00a0 3. Thomas Clarkson<\/a> \u2013 7.5 4. Joe McCarthy<\/a> \u2013 8.5 5. James Ryan<\/a> \u2013 8 6. Max Deegan<\/a> \u2013 7 7. Josh van der Flier \u2013 8 8. Caelan Doris<\/a> \u2013 7.5 Replacements
Calm and secure under pressure, with good contact work in a low-margin contest.<\/p>\n
Busy defensively and diligent in the chase, though chances with ball in hand were scarce.<\/p>\n
Powerful carrier who bent the line, but conceded a couple of penalties that stalled momentum.<\/p>\n![\"Team](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/310.png.webp.png\")
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Set a physical tone early and won penalties before injury cut his night short.<\/p>\n
Threatened when involved but one penalty and limited space kept his influence in check.<\/p>\n
Game-managed superbly, landed key kicks and steered Leinster through tense periods.<\/p>\n
Controlled tempo intelligently, with just one minor lapse in discipline on an otherwise sharp display.<\/p>\n
A destructive scrummager, but three penalties slightly dulled an otherwise dominant set-piece showing.<\/p>\n
Busy and physical, though an inconsistent lineout hurt Leinster\u2019s efficiency.<\/p>\n
Held firm and played his part in a scrum that delivered crucial pressure and penalties.<\/p>\n
An absolute defensive leader, relentless in contact and outstanding in the closing exchanges.<\/p>\n
Huge tackle count and late authority, even if the lineout never fully settled.<\/p>\n
Physical and committed throughout, with one penalty the only blot on a strong defensive shift.<\/p>\n
The match-winner with his try, relentless as ever across breakdown and defensive duties.<\/p>\n
Led calmly under sustained pressure, combining hard carries with vital breakdown moments.<\/p>\n
16. John McKee \u2013 6.5
17. Paddy McCarthy<\/a> \u2013 7
18. Tadhg Furlong<\/a> \u2013 7.5
19. Diarmuid Mangan<\/a> \u2013 6.5
20. Scott Penny<\/a> \u2013 7
21. Fintan Gunne<\/a> \u2013 6.5
22. Charlie Tector<\/a> \u2013 7
23. Andrew Osborne<\/a> \u2013 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"mens united-rugby-championship Caelan Doris, right, and Max Deegan of Leinster after the United Rugby Championship match between Munster…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-376045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}