Leinster and Connacht lock horns on New Years day in the other inter-provincal clash on Sunday.
Andy Friend's Connacht travel to Dublin to take on table toppers Leinster in the RDS this weekend.
The game kicks off at 7:35pm on Sunday night.
Dublin , Ireland - 15 April 2022; James Lowe of Leinster on his way to scoring his side's eighth try during the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 Second Leg match between Leinster and Connacht at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)When is it on?
Sunday 1st January
What TV station is it on?.
The game is live on RTÉ TV, RTÉ Radio and URC TV
What time does it start?
Kick off is at 7.35pm Irish time
What time does coverage start?
The coverage starts from 7.oopm
Where is it on?
RDS Arena, Dublin
Odds for the game
https://oddspedia.com/rugby-union/leinster-connacht-330999
Tickets for the game
Tickets can be found here
Teams for the game
Leinster
Fullback: 15. Jimmy O’Brien
Winger: 14. Jordan Larmour
Centres 13. Liam Turner , 12. Charlie Ngatai
Winger: 11. Rob Russell
Outhalf:10. Johnny Sexton , Scrumhalf: 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
Front row: 1. Michael Milne. 2. Rónan Kelleher. 3. Michael Ala’alatoa
Second row: 4. Brian Deeny 5. James Ryan
Back row: 6. Ryan Baird. 7. Josh van der Flier. 8. Caelan Doris
Replacements: 16. John McKee, 17. Marcus Hanan, 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze, 19. Alex Soroka, 20. Scott Penny, 21. Cormac Foley, 22. Harry Byrne. 23. Jamie Osborne
Connacht
Connacht
Fullback: 15. Tiernan O’Halloran
Winger: 14. Diarmuid Kilgallen
Centres: 13. Tom Farrell, 12. David Hawkshaw
Winger: 11. John Porch
Out half: 10. Jack Carty (C), Scrumhalf: 9. Caolin Blade
Front row: 1. Peter Dooley , 2. Dave Heffernan, 3. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
Second Row 4. Darragh Murray, 5. Niall Murray
Back row: 6. Cian Prendergast, 7. Shamus Hurley-Langton, 8. Jarrad Butler.
Replacements: 16. Shane Delahunt, 17. Denis Buckley, 18. Sam Illo, 19. Oisín Dowling, 20. Conor Oliver, 21. Kieran Marmion, 22. Tom Daly , 23. Byron Ralston.
Where are both teams in their domestic tables?
Leinster are top of the league
Connacht sit in 12th.
What happened last time the sides met ?
Leinster won 0-10 in Galway last October
What have the people said ?
Director of Rugby Andy Friend says: “There’s no bigger challenge in the URC than the one we have on Sunday night and it’s one we’ll relish. The performance against Ulster wasn’t good enough but if we cut out our unforced errors and play like we did in those final 20 minutes it’ll give us every chance of a win.
Unfortunately we’re missing a few players through illness but this is a great opportunity to see the benefits of the depth within the squad, which is the best it’s been in my 5 years here.”
