The two provinces go head-to-head at Aviva Stadium today.
SITTING IN THE Thomond Park press conference this day last week, Richie Murphy described Ulster ’s URC quarter-final trip to play Leinster today as a ‘free hit’ for his side.
One senses Soper’s words ring closer to what the players are feeling and Murphy might be quietly confident his team can spring a surprise today, with the underdog status alleviating some of the pressure that comes with knockout rugby. Leinster need to save their season, and are taking no chances here with Cullen naming as strong a team as he can.
Murphy will be delighted to welcome back centre Stuart McCloskey but injury troubles elsewhere could prove costly, and it would be no surprise if Leinster’s pack proved the decisive factor. In their absence, 22-year-old Harry Sheridan starts alongside the in-form Cormac Izuchukwu, who has been lighting it up in the Ulster backrow since Murphy took the reins. Needs must, but Ulster may miss his dynamism at six.
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