The reigning Premiership champions head to Dublin with a place in the Principality Stadium final at stake
Watch a Leinster v Northampton Saints live stream to find out if the Irish side can overcome the English Premiership champions to reach their sixth final in eight years.
This guide explains how to watch Leinster v Northampton Saints live streams online, on TV and from anywhere this weekend. You’ll also find a match preview at the end of the article.
Key information
– Leinster v Northampton Saints date: Saturday 3 May 2025
– Leinster v Northampton Saints kick-off time: 5.30pm BST / 6.30pm CET / 6.30pm SAST / 12.30pm ET
– Leinster v Northampton Saints free stream: RTÉ Player (Ireland)
– Leinster v Northampton Saints TV channels: Premier Sports (UK/Ireland), FloRugby (US), SuperSport (South Africa)
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Live stream Leinster v Northampton Saints FREE in Ireland
Irish rugby fans can watch Leinster v Northampton Saints for FREE on Saturday evening, courtesy of public broadcaster RTÉ.
You can watch a Leinster v Northampton Saints live stream via the RTÉ Player website and app, and you don’t even need to register to use the service. If terrestrial TV is more your thing, the game’s also available on RTÉ2.
Build-up to the big match gets underway at 4.45pm IST, ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off.
As with every other Champions Cup game this season, Leinster v Northampton Saints is also available on the Premier Sports Ireland subscription service.
Travelling outside Ireland on Saturday? You can still access your usual RTÉ Player service from abroad by using a VPN – more on that below.
Watch Leinster v Northampton Saints from abroad
Being overseas this weekend doesn’t mean you have to miss out on Leinster’s latest bid for a place in the Champions Cup final. Thanks to a handy piece of tech called a VPN, you can avoid geo-restrictions you might encounter on your usual streaming services.
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Watch Leinster v Northampton Saints live streams in the UK
Premier Sports is the UK rights holder for European Champions Cup matches. They’re pulling out the stops for the last English side left in the competition, with a whole hour of build-up before the kick-off. Tune in from 4.30pm BST on Saturday afternoon.
Online subscriptions to Premier Sports cost £15.99 per month, £11.99 per month if you commit to a full year, or £120 if you pay for the year up front. You can then stream the game online via Premier Sports’ website and app.
Sky, Virgin Media, and Amazon also offer Premier Sports on their platforms. It usually costs £15.99 per month to add it to your TV package.
Not in the UK right now? You can still access your usual Premier Sports service from overseas by using a VPN, such as NordVPN.
Watch Leinster v Northampton Saints in South Africa
SuperSport has been showing selected Champions Cup matches throughout the tournament, and there was no way they were going to miss out on a game as big as this Leinster v Northampton Saints semi-final. The match kicks off at 6.30pm SAST on Saturday.
You can get Supersport on your TV via DStv, and you can also stream online. Check out the latest SuperSport packages.
Live stream Leinster v Northampton Saints in the US
FloRugby will live stream Leinster v Northampton Saints for fans in the United States. Kick-off is 12.30pm ET / 9.30am PT on Saturday.
A FloRugby subscription costs $29.99 a month but drops to $12.50 per month if you sign up for a full year.
Other Leinster v Northampton Saints broadcasters
- beIN Sports (France)
- Viaplay (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden)
- EPCR TV (Various European countries, Australia, South-east Asia, Pacific Islands)
- Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Leinster v Northampton Saints: Match preview
A Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster has to be one of the most daunting prospects in rugby. The Irish side have turned reaching the final into an habit, winning five of the last semis they’ve played. The unfortunate flipside of that statistic is that Leinster haven’t lifted the trophy since 2018, a fact that’s sure to fire them up even more than usual in Dublin.
The Irish side certainly aren’t resting on their laurels, having added All Blacks star Jordie Barrett to a squad that already included a hefty chunk of Andy Farrell’s Ireland team – many of whom are expected to travel to Australia this summer with the British & Irish Lions. They’ve been one of the standout teams in tournament, winning every game they’ve played – in fact, they’re yet to concede a point in the knockout stages, having annihilated Harlequins and Glasgow Warriors 62-0 and 52-0, respectively.
Standing between Leinster and a fourth consecutive final are Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton Saints. Although their league form has been disappointing – Phil Dowson’s side are a longshot for the play-offs – they’ve pulled out all the stops in the Champions Cup to be the last English side standing. Victories over Munster, Clermont Auvergne and Castres show they can hold their own against Europe’s elite, and a backline that features Alex Mitchell, Fin Smith, Tommy Freeman and other stars of England’s Six Nations team will be the envy of most sides on the continent.
The question is, can they raise their game enough to compete with one of Europe’s giants in their own backyard?
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