Leinster's December destroyer of La Rochelle parachuted in for quarter-final

Will Connors wreaked havoc on Ronan O'Gara's attack when the sides met in the pool stages

Will Connors has been named in Leinster's Champions Cup line-up for the first time since his outstanding display in December against tomorrow's quarter-final opponents La Rochelle.

Caelan Doris skippers the side with Ross Byrne continuing at out-half alongside Jamison Gibson-Park, last week's man of the match against Leicester Tigers. In the pack, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong are in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and Jenkins in the second row.Among the replacements, Michael Milne and Luke McGrath come into the matchday 23, in place of Cian Healy, who suffered a leg injury last week, and Ben Murphy.

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