LEINSTER HEAD coach Leo Cullen for theย game away to Cell C Sharks on Saturday evening.
The two-week tour of South Africa begins today.
Leinster will travel to Kings Park in Durban where we face Cell C Sharks this Saturday (KO 5.15pm Irish time).
Cullen had handed two debuts to Brian Deeny and John McKee. Both are set to make their debuts tomorrow.
According to the 42: Belfast native McKee, who has been named on the bench, captained Campbell College to an Ulster Schools Cup in 2018 before moving to UCD. He has also captained Ireland at underage level and currently plays with Old Belvedere.
Deeny, who has played for Wexford Wanderers and Clontarf, has also featured for the Irish U20 side and has been selected to start in the second row.
๐ | ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐
๐งข | Two Leinster debutants will be led out by @RhysRuddock in Durban.๐
โ Full story: https://t.co/PD8YGGZ1EQ#SHAvLEI #URC pic.twitter.com/ez1EAcI7qJ— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) April 22, 2022
The game can be watched LIVE on TG4 from 5.10pm and Premier Sports 2 from 5.10pm
The team is as follows:
Front Row: Andrew Porter, Rรณnan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson.
Second row: Brian Deeny, Jack Dunne.
Back Row: Rhys Ruddock, Scott Penny, Max Deegan.
Half backs: (outhalf) Nick McCarthy ( scrumhalf) Harry Byrne,
Centres: Jamie Osborne, Ciarรกn Frawle.
Wingers: Tommy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne,
Full back: Chris Cosgrave.
Replacements: John McKee, Peter Dooley, Michael Ala'alatoa, Josh Murphy, Alex Soroka, Cormac Foley, David Hawkshaw, Martin Moloney.
