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.
People looking to watch the game can do so by tuning into RTÉ TV, RTÉ Radio and URC TV
Both sides have named strong sides for the first Irish derby of the 2023
Starting with Leinster, Leo Cullen has selected a back three of Jimmy O'Brien, Jordan Lamour, and Rob Russell.
A midfield pairing of Liam Turner and Charlie Ngatai also start.
At 10 and 9 Johnny Sexton captains the side with Jamison Gibson-Park
A front row of Michael Milnem, Rónan Kelleher. Michael Ala’alatoa also start.
Brian Deeny and James Ryan start as locks.
Ryan Baird. Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris complete the 15
Leo Cullen has made 13 changes from the team that defeated Munster on St. Stephen's Day
Johnny Sexton is set to captain the side against Connacht on Sunday evening
Read the full #LEIvCON team announcement here: https://t.co/hSR9FJmuf7#BKTURC #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/r4hSTAKnB3— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) December 30, 2022
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 have selected a back three of Tiernan O’Halloran, Diarmuid Kilgallen, and John Porch.
A midfield pairing of Tom Farrell and David Hawkshaw also start.
At 10 and 9 Jack Carty captains the side with Caolin Blade
A front row of Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan, and Dominic Robertson-McCoy also start.
Darragh Murray, and Niall Murray start as locks.
Cian Prendergast, Shamus Hurley-Langton, and Jarrad Butler complete the 15
🟢 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 🟢
Meet the first Connacht squad of 2023 🙌#LEIvCON #BKTURC
Full story: https://t.co/oJ4bYhKq0m pic.twitter.com/dkfqZxF1Sy— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) December 30, 2022
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.
