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Rory Best has made the front row of the Pro12 Dream Team. Presseye/William Cherry/INPHO

Seven Irish-based players make Pro12 Dream Team

Not one of them wear the blue of Leinster, however.

SEVEN IRISH BASED players have played their way onto the Guinness Pro12 Dream Team for the 2014/15 season but, perhaps unsurprisingly, no Leinster player makes the grade.

Ulster’s Rory Best, Franco van der Merwe and Craig Gilroy are all included, the latter’s 11 tries the most of any player in this year’s competition.

Gilroy is joined in the backs by fellow Ireland international Robbie Henshaw who is one of two representatives from Connacht, the other being Denis Buckley at loosehead.

The two Munster representatives are CJ Stander and Tommy O’Donnell who is rewarded for a fine year in both the red of the southern province and the green of Ireland.

The Dream Team was selected by a media panel made up of 4 Irish, 3 Welsh, 2 Scottish and 2 Italian Rugby writers.

Guinness Pro12 Dream Team

15 – Liam Williams – Scarlets
14 – Tommy Seymour – Glasgow Warriors
13 – Robbie Henshaw – Connacht
12 – Peter Horne – Glasgow Warriors
11 – Craig Gilroy – Ulster
10 – Dan Biggar – Ospreys
9 – Rhys Webb – Ospreys

1 – Denis Buckley – Connacht
2 – Rory Best – Ulster
3 – WP Nel – Edinburgh
4 – Alun Wyn Jones – Ospreys
5 – Franco van der Merwe – Ulster
6 – CJ Stander – Munster
7 – Tommy O’Donnell – Munster
8 – Josh Strauss – Glasgow Warriors

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