In the Heineken Cup, Leinster finished top of their pool which consisted of Clermont Auvergne, Racing Metro and Saracens.

Leinster beat Leicester Tigers in the quarter-finals & Stade Toulousain in the semi-finals.

The Leinster 'A' team were beaten by the Bedford Blues in the British & Irish Cup Quarter-Finals.

The current coaching team will change at the end of 2009–10 with Michael Cheika departing after 5 seasons.

[1] Schmidt is joining on a three-year contract and the rest of the coaching team will be announced before the end of the 2009–10 season.