LEO CULLEN HAS turned to experience for tomorrow’s United Rugby Championship quarter-final with Ulster.
The Leinster head coach has named captain James Ryan in his starting XV for the first time in a month as the Blues prepare for the Aviva Stadium showdown [KO 5pm, live on TG4 and Premier Sport].
Ulster have also been boosted by the return of Stuart McCloskey at inside centre after the 31-year-old missed last week’s match against Munster through injury.
For Cullen, Jimmy O’Brien keeps his place at full-back after a two-try display against Connacht and is joined in the back three by Jordan Larmour and James Lowe.
📥 | 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚...
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) June 7, 2024
Here is the #LeinsterRugby team to face @UlsterRugby tomorrow evening in the #BKTURC Quarter-Final.#LEIvULS #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/S0ftYnS8ON
The impressive centre partnership of Robbie Henshaw and Jamie Osborne continues with Ross Byrne and player of the year Jamison Gibson-Park completing the back line.
In the pack, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong form a formidable front row.
All set for a HUGE one tomorrow!
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) June 7, 2024
Your Ulster side to take on @leinsterrugby tomorrow at Aviva 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9XAeD2zY8j
Ulster boss Richie Murphy will hand Matty Rea his 100th appearance at blindside flanker while 22 year-old forward Harry Sheridan gets the nod to start alongside Cormac Izuchukwu in the second row.
Hooker Rob Herring captains the province and is joined by Eric O’Sullivan at loosehead prop and Tom O’Toole at tighthead prop in an unchanged front row.
Leinster
15. Jimmy O’Brien; 14. Jordan Larmour; 13. Robbie Henshaw; 12. Jamie Osborne; 11. James Lowe; 10. Ross Byrne; 9. Jamison Gibson-Park; 1. Andrew Porter; 2. Dan Sheehan; 3. Tadhg Furlong; 4. Joe McCarthy; 5. James Ryan (captain) 6. Ryan Baird; 7. Josh van der Flier; 8. Caelan Doris
Replacements:
16. Rónan Kelleher; 17. Cian Healy; 18. Michael Ala’alatoa; 19. Ross Molony; 20. Max Deegan; 21. Luke McGrath; 22. Sam Prendergast; 23. Ciarán Frawley.
Ulster
15. Stewart Moore; 14. Mike Lowry; 13. Will Addison; 12. Stuart McCloskey; 11. Jacob Stockdale; 10. Billy Burns; 9. John Cooney; 1. Eric O’Sullivan; 2. Rob Herring (captain); 3. Tom O’Toole; 4. Harry Sheridan; 5. Cormac Izuchukwu; 6. Matty Rea; 7. David McCann; 8. Nick Timoney.
Replacements:
16. Tom Stewart; 17. Andy Warwick; 18. Scott Wilson; 19. Greg Jones; 20. Dave Ewers; 21. Nathan Doak; 22. Ethan McIlroy; 23. Jude Postlethwaite.
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@Joe Vlogs: What’s your number? ;-)
@Quoka: Check out The Irish Pain. He’s giving Anna some stiff competition these days :-)
2 big Thursday night teams going at it, cmon The Wanderers
@talksense: hahahha!
@Paul F. White: stay tuned to man utd articles, talk sense will always make a comment on man utd. The club ruined his teenage years it’s his pay back time.
This is not going to end well for Man United I’m sorry to say.
@Ricky: I was talking to a Utd mate earlier and he has the same expectation
That is one dung midfield for united.
70 mins gone. Utd no shots on target. Wolves even way off standard. Poor game
@Vinny: ever think of working for sky or bt? That’s right out of the Jamie redknapp/ Michael Owen school of analysis.
GGMU
@InOleWeTrust:
my hot photos are here…
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only 18+
God that was awful.
Great to see United humbled by mediocre season