Lock returns to starting lineup for the first time since January
a week ahead of next weekend’s Champions Cup final in London after being named to captain the side in their penultimateRyan returns to the starting lineup for the first time since January, after suffering an arm injury during the Guinness Six Nations. In a further boost for the province, Leinster also welcome back Hugo Keenan, who has been sidelined with a hip issue played since the Investec Champions Cup win over Leicester Tigers last month.
Tommy O’Brien and Charlie Ngatai are promoted from the bench, while Rob Russell completes the back three, and Harry Byrne starts alongside Cormac Foley, who starts his first domestic game of 2024, having returned from injury last month in South Africa.URC playoff permutations: who needs to do what to qualify?
In his first match since signing a two-year deal as head coach, the former Leinster outhalf Richie Murphy has made one change to the Ulster’s starting line-up from the 31-20 win away to the Scarlets last week, with Tom O’Toole returning from injury at tighthead prop.
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