Leinster vs Connacht: Conflict of Irish Provinces in URC Showdown

Kick-off: 7:35 pm, Friday, thirty first Might 2024

Venue: RDS Area, Dublin

Match Preview

Leinster will welcome Connacht to the RDS Area for his or her second interprovincial conflict of the season and the ultimate spherical of the 2023/24 United Rugby Championship (URC). Kick-off is scheduled for 7:35 pm on Friday. After a heartbreaking extra-time loss within the Champions Cup final weekend, Leinster faces a fast turnaround for this sport.

Leinster’s Latest Kind and Crew Information

Leinster are coming off a grueling Champions Cup match that prolonged into additional time, leading to a troublesome loss. Given the emotional and bodily toll of that match, it’s probably that Leinster will relaxation a lot of their key gamers for this URC fixture. Count on a lineup just like the one which featured of their South African tour, giving alternatives to youthful and fewer skilled squad members.

Leinster’s head coach Leo Cullen has named a staff with a mixture of skilled and contemporary faces. Scott Penny will captain the facet, with Rhys Ruddock making his 229th look earlier than retirement. Jamie Osborne and Ciarán Frawley, who starred within the Champions Cup Ultimate, begin within the heart. Sam Prendergast and Cormac Foley type a brand new half-back pairing.

Leinster Beginning XV:

1. Ed Byrne
2. Rónan Kelleher
3. Thomas Clarkson
4. Ross Molony
5. Brian Deeny
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Scott Penny (C)
8. Jack Conan
9. Cormac Foley
10. Sam Prendergast
11. Rob Russell
12. Ciarán Frawley
13. Jamie Osborne
14. Tommy O’Brien
15. Jimmy O’Brien

Leinster Replacements:

16. Dan Sheehan
17. Michael Milne
18. Michael Ala’alatoa
19. Ryan Baird
20. Max Deegan
21. Luke McGrath
22. Harry Byrne
23. Charlie Ngatai

Connacht’s Kind and Crew Information

Connacht has struggled over the previous 4 months, reflecting a staff in want of morale boosts. Regardless of these challenges, head coach Pete Wilkins has named a comparatively robust squad for this fixture. Key gamers like Bundee