LEINSTER BOSS LEO Cullen has made three changes to his starting XV for tomorrow’s Champions Cup clash against Racing 92 at the Aviva Stadium [KO 3.15pm, RTÉ 2 and BT Sport].
All three are in the pack as Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, and Jack Conan come into the side with Leinster looking to make it four wins from four in the pool stages.
Kelleher replaces Dan Sheehan at hooker, McCarthy starts in the second row as Ross Molony moves to the bench, and Conan comes into the back row in place of Ryan Baird.
Johnny Sexton and Tadhg Furlong remain sidelined through injury but are expected to be fit for the start of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, while James Lowe is currently back in New Zealand for personal reasons.
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Cullen names an unchanged backline for the visit of Racing, with Hugo Keenan again joined in the back three by Jimmy O’Brien and Jordan Larmour. New Ireland call-up Jamie Osborne partners captain Garry Ringrose in midfield, while Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne continue their halfback pairing.
Kelleher joins Andrew Porter and Michael Ala’alatoa in the front row, McCarthy is alongside James Ryan in the second row, while Caelan Doris moves to number six to make room for Conan at eight, with Josh van der Flier continuing at openside.
Cian Healy covers tighthead prop from the bench again, with returning scrum-half Luke McGrath and back row Scott Penny coming into the matchday 23.
Leinster:
15. Hugo Keenan
14. Jordan Larmour
13. Garry Ringrose (captain)
12. Jamie Osborne
11. Jimmy O’Brien
10. Ross Byrne
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter
2. Rónan Kelleher
3. Michael Ala’alatoa
4. Joe McCarthy
5. James Ryan
6. Caelan Doris
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Jack Conan
Replacements:
16. Dan Sheehan
17. Michael Milne
18. Cian Healy
19. Ross Molony
20. Ryan Baird
21. Luke McGrath
22. Harry Byrne
23. Scott Penny
Racing 92:
15. Warrick Gelant
14. Christian Wade
13. Olivier Klemenczak
12. Gael Fickou
11. Louis Dupichot
10. Finn Russell
9. Nolann Le Garrec
1. Eddy Ben Arous
2. Janick Tarrit
3. Trevor Nyakane
4. Baptiste Chouzenoux
5. Boris Palu
6. Wenceslas Lauret
7. Mahamadou Coulibaly
8. Kitione Kamikamica
Replacements:
16. Peniami Narisia
17. Guram Gogichashvili
18. Gia Kharaishvili
19. Anthime Hemery
20. Maxime Baudonne
21. Antoine Gibert
22. Francis Saili
23. Max Spring
Referee: Matthew Carley [RFU].
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Kelleher, McCarthy and Conan start for Leinster against Racing
LEINSTER BOSS LEO Cullen has made three changes to his starting XV for tomorrow’s Champions Cup clash against Racing 92 at the Aviva Stadium [KO 3.15pm, RTÉ 2 and BT Sport].
All three are in the pack as Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, and Jack Conan come into the side with Leinster looking to make it four wins from four in the pool stages.
Kelleher replaces Dan Sheehan at hooker, McCarthy starts in the second row as Ross Molony moves to the bench, and Conan comes into the back row in place of Ryan Baird.
Johnny Sexton and Tadhg Furlong remain sidelined through injury but are expected to be fit for the start of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, while James Lowe is currently back in New Zealand for personal reasons.
Cullen names an unchanged backline for the visit of Racing, with Hugo Keenan again joined in the back three by Jimmy O’Brien and Jordan Larmour. New Ireland call-up Jamie Osborne partners captain Garry Ringrose in midfield, while Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne continue their halfback pairing.
Kelleher joins Andrew Porter and Michael Ala’alatoa in the front row, McCarthy is alongside James Ryan in the second row, while Caelan Doris moves to number six to make room for Conan at eight, with Josh van der Flier continuing at openside.
Cian Healy covers tighthead prop from the bench again, with returning scrum-half Luke McGrath and back row Scott Penny coming into the matchday 23.
Leinster:
Replacements:
Racing 92:
Replacements:
Referee: Matthew Carley [RFU].
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