Leinster missing Garry Ringrose and Jimmy O’Brien for visit of Leicester Tigers while Crowley and Casey once again start for Munster
Champions Cup team news: Keenan fit for Leinster as Munster welcome back SnymanFin Smith in flying form and looking to oversee a second Champions Cup win over MunsterIn the pack, Ross Molony and Joe McCarthy once again form the lock pairing while Caelan Doris replaces Jack Conan at number eight, leaving a backrow of himself, Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird.
Leicester are without George Martin and Ollie Chessum, two forwards that were part of the England pack that handed Ireland their sole defeat of the Six Nations. Tommy Reffell, the Welsh backrow who finished with the most turnovers of any individual player during the Six Nations, is also absent from the 23.
Tadhg Beirne captains the side and partners Snyman at secondrow as Peter O’Mahony, John Hodnett and Gavin Coombes make up the backrow trio behind them. Jeremy Loughman starts at loosehead on his 100th appearance for the province. Stephen Archer and Niall Scannell start alongside him in the frontrow.
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