The teams meet at the Aviva Stadium for a festive period showdown.
Connacht take on Leinster in a thrilling United Rugby Championship clash at the Aviva Stadium this evening.
Connacht sit ninth in the league table winning just three of their seven games but have the potential to cause an upset and hand Leinster a first defeat of the year.I haven't been more excited about an inter-pro for a long time and it's easy to feel the mood among the supporters here and here abouts.
But given the side Pete Wilkins has slated to start, he has all hands on the deck and in thinking Leo Cullen would rotate heavility, the shrewd Connacht coach was hoping the pragmatic Leinster would go a player or two too far. Of the 'locals', if centre Cathal Forde holds up his season's form it should be a Six Nations squad pointer; scrum-half Ben Murphy, posting himself as one to watch in recent weeks, gets his test; while Dave Heffernan should be still mulling over not being capped in November.
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