the 2007–08 season saw the rds become the official home of leinster when the branch signed a 20-year lease on the ground, with all of the home games for the season to be hosted there. this change came about after it became apparent that the team's former home of donnybrook stadium no longer had a sufficient capacity. after renovation and expansion, the grandstand and north and south stands were expanded, boosting the capacity to 18,500 along with floodlights being installed and a new playing surface being laid, to withstand the demands of a full rugby season and show jumping events.