URC: Sharks vs Leinster, Saturday April 23rd, Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium (kick-off 5.15pm Irish time, live on TG4, Premier Sports, URC TV).
Leinster will hand debuts to two academy prospects as Leo Cullen has named his squad to take on the Sharks in Durban on Saturday evening Irish time. Wexford native and Ireland U20 international Brian Deeny starts at lock while Belfast native John McKee lines out on the bench as hooker cover.
Elsewhere Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher, the sole Six Nations squad members to have travelled to South Africa, start in the frontrow alongside tighthead Thomas Clarkson. Rhys Ruddock captains the side in a backrow trio of himself, Scott Penny and Max Deegan.
Harry Byrne gets an outing at outhalf as he partners Nick McCarthy in the halfbacks, while Ciarán Frawley and …
- April 23, 2022
