Leinster look to maintain their 100 per cent league record in their first outing of the year
Connacht Head Coach Andy Friend and Leinster head coach Leo Cullen ahead of kick-off. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/InphoLet’s start with the teams. Leinster have brought back a raft of internationals while sprinkling in some of their younger talent. Gibson-Park, Sexton and Ngatai form the 9-10-12 axis with former Blackrock school’s cup captain Liam Turner at 13.
Brian Deeny starts at secondrow alongside James Ryan, while many people’s new favoured potential Ireland backrow of Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris starts tonight. There’s a late change to the bench where Marcus Hannan has been ruled out, Andrew Porter takes the 17 jersey.
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