The Leinster Rugby team has announced their side to take on the Leicester Tigers in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 at the Aviva Stadium later this evening. Three changes have been made to the team that defeated Leicester in January.
Here's a reminder incase you missed it.
Hugo Keenan returns to start at full-back, with Jordan Larmour and James Lowe named on the wing. Robbie Henshaw and Jamie Osborne start in midfield. Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne start as the halfbacks.
In the front pack, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, and Tadhg Furlong start. The second row consists of Ross Molony and Joe McCarthy. The side is completed by a backrow of captains Caelan Doris, Jack Conan, and Ryan Baird.
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Here is the #LeinsterRugby team to play @LeicesterTigers tomorrow evening in the @ChampionsCup#LEIvLEI #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/cUvfPmIHAf
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) April 5, 2024
Among the replacements, Conan is joined by Academy scrum-half Ben Murphy and the returning Ciarán Frawley.
Speaking ahead of the game, Leinster Rugby’s Assistant Coach Andrew Goodman has said recent matches against tomorrow’s opponents won't count for anything when the teams take to the pitch.
“We’ve had a great rivalry with Leicester in the past few years. We have good footage to look back on, but they have a clear DNA, and we have big respect for what they do!”
KO: 8 pm, live on RTÉ2, TNT Sport, and RTÉ Radio 1.
Leinster: Hugo Keenan; Jordan Larmour, Robbie Henshaw, Jamie Osborne, James Lowe; Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong; Ross Molony, Joe McCarthy; Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (captain).
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Michael Ala'alatoa, Jason Jenkins, Jack Conan, Ben Murphy, Harry Byrne, and Ciarán Frawley.
Leicester: Jamie Shillcock; Freddie Steward; Dan Kelly; Solomone Kata; Ollie Hassell-Collins; Handré Pollard; Jack van Poortvliet; James Cronin; Julián Montoya (captain); Dan Cole; Harry Wells; Kyle Hatherell; Hanro Liebenberg; Olly Cracknell; Jasper Wiese.
Replacements: Charlie Clare, Francois van Wyk, Will Hurd, Finn Carnduff, Emeka Ilione, Tom Whiteley, Phil Cokanasiga, and Mike Brown
