1999–2000 Leinster Rugby season

1999–2000 Leinster Rugby season
Ground(s)Donnybrook, Dublin
CoachMike Ruddock
Top scorerEmmett Farrell (62)
Most triesDenis Hickie (5)
John McWeeney (5)
League(s)Heineken Cup (2nd in pool)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (3rd)
← 1998–99 2000–2001 →

The 1999-2000 season was Leinster's fifth season under professionalism, and their third under head coach Mike Ruddock. They competed in the Heineken Cup, finishing second in their pool, and the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, finishing third. They hosted Argentina, losing 22-51, featuring guest players Rob Henderson and Kieron Dawson.[1]

Player transfers

Squad

Leinster Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
6 6 0 0 242 103 5 29 Champions; qualified for 2000–01 Heineken Cup
6 3 0 3 186 129 3 15 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
6 2 0 4 145 137 2 10 Qualified for 2000–01 Heineken Cup
6 0 0 6 85 289 1 1 Qualified 2000–01 European Challenge Cup
7 August 1999 Munster 31–20 Leinster Temple Hill  
Try: Langford
Foley
Kelly
O'Neill
Con: O'Gara (4)
Pen: O'Gara
 Report[4] Try: Hickie (2)
Con: Everitt
Pen: Everitt (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Liam Toland,
9. Ciaran Scally, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. Denis Hickie (c), 12. Gareth Gannon, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Peter Smyth (for Byrne 60'), Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 60'), Gary Halpin (for McKeen 74'), Derek Hegarty (for Scally 77'), Peter McKenna (for Hickie 74-76').

13 August 1999 Leinster 15-26 Ulster Donnybrook  
Pen: Everitt (5)
 Report[5] Try: Howe
Mason
Con: Mason (2)
Pen: Mason (3)
Drop: Humphreys
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Ciaran Scally, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. Denis Hickie (c), 12. Brian O'Driscoll, 13. Gareth Gannon, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Gary Halpin (for McKeen 79')

3 September 1999 Leinster 22-19 Connacht Donnybrook Stadium  
Try: S. Byrne
O'Driscoll
Pen: Dempsey
Everitt (3)
 Report[6] Try: Deane
Con: Elwood
Pen: Elwood (4)
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne (c), 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Liam Toland,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Brian O'Driscoll, 13. Peter McKenna, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Gareth Gannon (for Dempsey 8'), Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 46'), Mark McHugh (for Gannon 79').

30 October 1999 Connacht 8-53 Leinster Musgrave Park  
Try: Deane
Pen: Elwood
 Report[7] Try: Costello (2)
McWeeney (2)
D'Arcy (2)
Hickie
Horgan
Farrell
Con: Everitt (2)
Farrell
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Liam Toland (c)
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13, Peter McKenna, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Gordon D'Arcy,
Replacements: Peter Coyle (for McKeen 65'), Emmett Farrell (for Everitt 69'), Stuart Forster (for Hegarty 69'), Peter Smyth (for Byrne 69'), Colin McEntee (for Costello 69').

5 November 1999 Leinster 13–30 Munster Donnybrook  
Try: Horgan
Con: Everitt
Pen: Everitt
Drop: Everitt
 Report[8] Try: O'Neill (2)
Wood
Foley
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Liam Toland (c)
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13, Peter McKenna, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Gordon D'Arcy,
Replacements: Mark McHugh (for D'Arcy 54'), Emmett Farrell (for Everitt 74'), Peter Smyth (for Byrne 74')

12 November 1999 Ulster 22-23 Leinster Ravenhill  
Try: Bromley
Con: Mason
Pen: Mason (5)
 Report[9] Try: Hickie
Pen: McHugh (6)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. J. Blaney, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello
9. Stuart Forster, 10. Mark McHugh,
11. Denis Hickie, 12. Daniel Whiston, 13, Peter McKenna, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
15. G. Dunphy,
Replacements: Leo Cullen (for Costello 46'), Reggie Corrigan (E. Byrne 64'), Shane Byrne (for Blaney 60', Angus McKeen (for Halpin 60').

Heineken Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Heineken Cup

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Stade Français 6 4 0 2 22 9 13 192 109 83 8
Leinster 6 4 0 2 12 17 −5 150 138 12 8
Glasgow Rugby 6 2 0 4 14 23 −9 130 179 −49 4
Leicester Tigers 6 2 0 4 12 11 1 127 173 −46 4
19 November 1999 Leinster 27–20 Leicester Tigers Donnybrook  
19:30 Pen: McHugh (7)
Drop: McHugh (2)
 Report[10] Try: Howard
Pen: Stimpson (5)
 Attendance: 6,500
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Malcolm O'Kelly, 5. Bob Casey,
6. Liam Toland, 7. Declan O'Brien, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10 Mark McHugh,
11. Peter McKenna, 12. Brian O'Driscoll, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Reggie Corrigan, Leo Cullen.

26 November 1999 Glasgow 29–17 Leinster Hughenden, Glasgow  
19:30 Try: Longstaff (2)
Bulloch
Hayes
Con: Hayes (3)
Pen: Hayes
 Report[11] Try: S. Byrne
Penalty try
Con: McHugh (2)
Pen: McHugh
 Attendance: 1,800
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Leo Cullen,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10 Mark McHugh,
11. Peter McKenna, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Gordon D'Arcy, Reggie Corrigan, Peter Smyth, Gabriel Fulcher.

12 December 1999 Stade Français 39–6 Leinster Stade Jean-Bouin  
15:00 Try: Moni
Dominici (2)
Stolz
Lombard (2)
Con: Domínguez (3)
Pen: Domínguez
 Report[12] Pen: McHugh (2)
 Attendance: 3,424
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10 Mark McHugh,
11. Gordon D'Arcy, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Girvan Dempsey.
Replacements: Peter Coyle, Peter Smyth, Emmett Farrell, Leo Cullen.

17 December 1999 Leinster 24–23 Stade Français Donnybrook  
17:30 Try: O'Driscoll
McWeeney
Con: Farrell
Pen: Farrell (3)
Drop: Farrell
 Report[13] Try: Domínguez
Pool-Jones
Con: Domínguez (2)
Pen: Domínguez (3)
 Attendance: 3,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Stuart Forster, 10. Emmett Farrell,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Peter McKenna.

7 January 2000 Leinster 44–17 Glasgow Donnybrook  
18:30 Try: Halpin
McKenna
McWeeney
Farrell
O'Driscoll
Hickie
Con: Farrell (4)
Pen: Farrell (2)
 Report[14] Try: Metcalfe
Simpson
Con: Hayes (2)
Pen: Hayes
 Attendance: 5,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Stuart Forster, 10. Emmett Farrell,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Peter McKenna.
Replacements: Mark McHugh, Peter Coyle, Trevor Brennan.

15 January 2000 Leicester Tigers 10–32 Leinster Welford Road  
15:00 Try: Ezuliki
Lloyd
 Report[15] Try: McWeeney
Casey
Con: Farrell (2)
Pen: Farrell (5)
Drop: Farrell
 Attendance: 12,458
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Liam Toland, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Stuart Forster, 10. Emmett Farrell,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Peter McKenna.
Replacements: Peter Smyth, Peter Coyle, Leo Cullen, Trevor Brennan.

Representative

24 August 1999 Leinster 22-51 Argentina Donnybrook  
Try: Coyle
McKenna
Con: Everitt (2)
Pen: Everitt
 Report[1] Try: Contepomi (2)
Jurado
Camardón
Orengo
Corleto
Con: Contepomi (5)
Pen: Contepomi
Drop: Fernández Miranda
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Gary Halpin,
4. Bob Casey, 5. Brian Cusack,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Kieron Dawson, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Stuart Forster, 10. Barry Everitt,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Rob Henderson, 14. Denis Hickie (c),
15. Emmett Farrell.
Replacements: Peter McKenna (for Hickie 31'), Gabriel Fulcher (for Cusack 50'), Liam Toland (for Dawson 60'), Peter Coyle (for Halpin).

References

  1. ^ a b Kieran Rooney, "Argentina romp home", Irish Independent, 25 August 2025
  2. ^ Thornley, Gerry (30 July 1999). "End of line for Clarke". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Gerry Thornley, "Ulster bid to continue their roll by recruiting heavily", The Irish Times, 31 July 1999
  4. ^ Barry Coughlan, "Munster dig deep to repel strong Leinster challenge", Irish Examiner, 9 August 1999
  5. ^ Jim Stokes, "Dion to Ulster's rescue", Belfast Telegraph, 14 August 1999
  6. ^ "Cup woe strikes Dempsey", Irish Independent, 4 September 1999
  7. ^ "Leinster chalk up record in Galway", Sunday Life, 31 October 1999
  8. ^ "Leinster 13-30 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Leinster snatch win to salvage some pride", Irish Examiner, 13 November 1999
  10. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Marks-man McHugh shoots down Tigers", Irish Independent, 20 November 1999
  11. ^ "Leinster fall back to earth", Irish Independent, 27 November 1999
  12. ^ Tony Ward, "Late Stade blitz leaves Leinster in the lurch", Irish Independent, 13 December 1999
  13. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Farrell puts Leinster back in Euro picture", Irish Independent, 18 December 1999
  14. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Leinster keep Cup hopes alive", Irish Independent, 8 January 2000
  15. ^ Peter O'Reilly, "Leinster miss out on the cigar", Sunday Tribune, 16 January 2000
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