The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Glasgow Warriors tomorrow in the Guinness PRO14 has been named by head Coach Leo Cullen (KO: 3.00pm – live on
It is the last regular season home game to be played by Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 and sees them take on a Glasgow team that are also top of their Conference.
Séan O’Brien will lead out the team and there is also a welcome return from injury for a number of players.
In the back three, Rob Kearney is joined by Jordan Larmour and Dave Kearney, with the returning Robbie Henshaw paired with Joe Tomane in the centre.
Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne are the half backs.
Ed Byrne, James Tracy and Michael Bent start in the front row, with Devin Toner back from injury to take his place in the second row alongside Academy forward Jack Dunne. It will be a first Leinster start for 20 year old Dunne.
The back row sees Josh Murphy, captain Seán O’Brien and Caelan Doris pack down.
On the bench there is the potential for a seasonal debut for Will Connors. Connors injured his ACL against Newcastle Falcons in the pre-season friendly back in August and has been out injured since. Should he come on he will become the 56th player used by Cullen this season.
Glasgow:
Dave Rennie has made two changes to his starting side for their trip to face the reigning Guinness PRO14 and Heineken Champions Cup Champions, Leinster in Dublin this weekend.
Glasgow beat Ulster 30-7 at Scotstoun last Friday to earn maximum points and name an unchanged backline, including try-scorers that night Adam Hastings and Tommy Seymour.
Up front Scott Cummings comes into the second-row with Rob Harley shifting to six and Jamie Bhatti starting at loose-head.
Huw Jones has been named amongst the replacements and will play his first game since picking up a knee injury whilst playing for Scotland against Ireland in this year’s Guinness Six Nations in February.
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Dave Rennie said: “We’re looking forward to testing ourselves against the best team in Europe.
“It’s an exciting challenge and exactly the kind of game we need as we gear towards knock out footy.
“We’ve prepared well and 1-23 expect to see the same levels of desperation and brutality that we saw against Ulster on Friday night.”
