Ahead of the historic meeting of Leinster and the Bulls at Dublin’s Croke Park for the URC Grand Final, it’s worth taking a look at the stats and facts the create such an intriguing storylines around these two incredible teams.

URC History

  • New winner of the URC will be crowned.
  • Fourth different winner in four seasons.
  • First URC final outside of South Africa.
  • Third cross-hemisphere finale in a row.

URC Final Venue: Croke Park

  • First-ever rugby final to be played at the home of GAA.
  • Leinster have never lost a game at Croke Park (four wins from four).
  • The Springboks are the only South African team to ever play at Croke Park, losing 15-10 to Ireland in November 2009.

Home Team: Leinster

  • Record eight-time league winners but have not won a title in the URC era.
  • Leinster last lifted a trophy in front of their home fans when they won the league in 2018 defeating Scarlets in the PRO14 Final.
  • RG Snyman voted URC Player’s Player of the Season.
  • Have a record 12 players selected for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
  • Two players voted into the URC ‘Elite XV’ team of the season: RG Snyman and Jamie Osbourne.
  • Record v Vodacom Bulls: Played 6; Won 2; Lost 4; Scored 151; Conceded 138.

Away Team: Bulls

  • Have beaten Leinster twice in the URC Semi-finals in (2022 and 2024).
  • South Africa’s most successful club team winning three Super Rugby titles and 25 Currie Cups.
  • Have lost two URC Grand Finals (2022 v Stormers and 2024 v Glasgow Warriors).
  • Star Players: Double World Cup winner Willie Le Roux, Canan Moodie, Marcell Coetzee, Cameron Hanekom.
  • Cameron Hanekom recently won the URC’s Next-Gen Player of the Season award is now injured and misses the game.
  • Three players voted into the URC ‘Elite XV’ team of the season: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Wilco Louw, Cameron Hanekom.
  • Record v Leinster: Played 6; Won 4; Lost 2; Scored 138; Conceded 151.

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