Leinster have restored Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher to their starting XV against Connacht in the second leg of the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 5.30pm – live on BT Sport and RTÉ Radio One).
Meanwhile, Andy Friend makes one change as Connacht also rotate at scrumhalf, with Caolin Blade named to start and Kieran Marmion on the bench.
Porter and Kelleher are thus restored alongside Tadhg Furlong in the first-choice Irish frontrow which began the Six Nations, with Kelleher making his first appearance since the second round game in Paris when he suffered a shoulder injury in the first-half, and Porter his first appearance since sustaining an ankle injury in the third round game against Italy.
The trio are thus reunited as the starting frontrow for Leinster for the first time since the 89-7 pool win over Montpellier three months ago. Dan Sheehan drops to the bench, where Ed Byrne has been named ahead of Cian Healy.
Gibson-Park, who was yellow carded for a high hit on Marmion in the first leg and had an ensuin …
- April 14, 2022
