2023-05-20 17:50:53
Leinster arrives with its armada to try to avoid a second consecutive white season. The Dubliners, kicked from the URC by Munster on their lawn (15-16) on May 13, have no room for error and will have to compose without their master to play, Jonathan Sexton, package for the end of season. Absent for a month, James Lowe returns to the wing. Center Robbie Henshaw, associated with Gary Ringrose to form an explosive pair, and hooker Ronan Kelleher are also making a comeback after several weeks of absence.
The starting XV : 15. Keenan ; 14. J. O’Brien, 13. Ringrose, 12. Henshaw, 11. Lowe ; 10. R. Byrne, 9. Gibson Park; 7. Van Der Flier, 8. Conan, 6. Doris ; 5. Ryan (cap.), 4. Molony; 3. Furlong, 2. Sheenan, 1. Porter.
Substitutes : 16. Kelleher, 17. Healy, 18. Ala’alatoa, 19. Jenkins, 20. Baird, 21. L. McGrath, 22. Frawley, 23. Fish.
𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭.
This is the Leinster Rugby team that will take on La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final this afternoon. 💪#LEIvSR#HeinekenChampionsCuppic.twitter.com/H4a5JL9ozn
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) May 20, 2023
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