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Provinces Name Teams For United Rugby Championship Action

Friday, 8 October 2021 13:44

Laois, Offaly and Westmeath are represented across the teams.

Birr's Peter Dooley is in line for his first Leinster appearance of the season from the bench tomorrow. 

They host Zebre in the United Rugby Championship.

Adam Byrne will start his first game for Leinster in almost two-years. The Ireland capped winger has been sidelined with a succession of injuries since December 2019. 

Jordan Larmour also returns from injury to start on the other wing at the R-D-S, with Jimmy O’Brien making his first appearance of the season at full-back.

Flanker Dan Leavy and out-half Harry Byrne have also been handed their first starts of the campaign. 

Leinster XV: 

15. Jimmy O’Brien (35) 
14. Adam Byrne (57)
13. Jamie Osborne (7) 
12. Ciarán Frawley (37) 
11. Jordan Larmour (62) 
10. Harry Byrne (24) 
9. Luke McGrath (152) CAPTAIN

1. Ed Byrne (72)
2. Seán Cronin (195) 
3. Michael Ala’alatoa (2)
4. Devin Toner (266) 
5. Ryan Baird (29) 
6. Dan Leavy (73) 
7. Scott Penny (29) 
8. Rhys Ruddock (190)

Replacements:
 
16. Rónan Kelleher (25) 
17. Peter Dooley (93) 
18. Cian Healy (233) 
19. Ross Molony (118) 
20. Max Deegan (67) 
21. Nick McCarthy (37) 
22. Johnny Sexton (174)
23. Rob Russell (1) 

Connacht head-coach Andy Friend has made three changes for his team's clash with the Dragons tomorrow. 

Matthew Burke, Ben O’Donnell and Ireland international Paul Boyle come into the side for the game at the Sportsground. 

Burke joins Bucaneers pair Finlay Bealham and Dave Heffernan in the front-row with Boyle coming in at number-eight. 

Wing O'Donnell gets his first start of the campaign in a back-three which also includes Mack Hansen and Tiernan O'Halloran. 

Athlone's Jack Carty continues at out-half. 

Connacht XV:

15. Tiernan O’Halloran (192)
14. Ben O’Donnell (6)
13. Tom Farrell (64)
12. Tom Daly (51)
11. Mack Hansen (2)
10. Jack Carty (161)
9. Kieran Marmion (189)


1. Matthew Burke (25)
2. Dave Heffernan (146)
3. Finlay Bealham (161)
4. Oisin Dowling (9)
5. Ultan Dillane (116)
6. Cian Prendergast (12)
7. Jarrad Butler (75) (C)
8. Paul Boyle (59)

Replacements:

16. Shane Delahunt (102)
17. Jordan Duggan (15)
18. Jack Aungier (15)
19. Leva Fifita (1)
20. Conor Oliver (22)
21. Caolin Blade (132)
22. Conor Fitzgerald (37)
23. Sammy Arnold (18) 

Meanwhile Munster are ringing the changes for their trip to Wales to face the Scarlets, making 11 in total. 

Matt Gallagher, Liam Coombes and Neil Cronin all make their first appearances of the season in the Reds' backline while flanker Jack O'Donoghue skippers the side.

Ben Healy comes in to start at out-half as head-coach Johann van Graan shuffles his pack after wins against the Stormers and Sharks. 

Munster XV:

  1. Jeremy Loughman
  2. Diarmuid Barron
  3. Stephen Archer
  4. Thomas Ahern
  5. Fineen Wycherley
  6. Jack O’Donoghue (C)
  7. Chris Cloete
  8. Jack O’Sullivan
  9. Neil Cronin
  10. Ben Healy
  11. Shane Daly
  12. Dan Goggin
  13. Liam Coombes
  14. Calvin Nash
  15. Matt Gallagher

Replacements:

  • Kevin O’Byrne
  • Josh Wycherley
  • John Ryan
  • RG Snyman
  • Alex Kendellen
  • Paddy Patterson
  • Jack Crowley
  • Jack Daly

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