Leinster to play all home games at Aviva Stadium and Croke Park

Leinster Rugby has confirmed the club is to play all their home games at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next season.

The move is due to work being carried out on the RDS.

The majority of Leinster's games in the URC and the Champions Cup will be staged at the Aviva, but number of games will also take place in Croke Park, including the Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton in May.

Leinster have played a number of games in the Aviva Stadium over the years, particularly in the knockout stages of the Champions Cup.

Leinster Rugby chief executive Shane Nolan said: “This is a hugely exciting update for everyone associated with Leinster Rugby, and we look forward to supporting the RDS in its ambition to regenerate.

"We are very fortunate to be able to relocate to Aviva Stadium, a stadium that we are very familiar with as an organisation and as a supporter base, and where we have enjoyed many brilliant days together. Last Saturday’s win was another one to add to a long list of great days.

"I’d like to put on record my appreciation and indeed the Leinster Rugby Branch’s appreciation to the Boards of the RDS, the IRFU, the FAI and the Aviva Stadium for all their help in facilitating this move and indeed to the GAA for their help in securing Croke Park for a number of games next season.

"It will be a season like no other, of that there will be no doubt, and while we acknowledge that there will be some inconvenience in any stadium move, we are also very excited to bring a full season of Leinster Rugby matches to venues of the quality of the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park, two of the finest stadia in Europe.

"We very much appreciate in advance the ongoing support of our season ticket holders as we navigate the road ahead during