Wounded Leinster name fully international XV for visit of Connacht

Leinster, smarting from a rare home loss at the RDS, have named a fully international fifteen for the visit of provincial rivals Connacht in the URC.

Ulster successfully raided their D4 fortress last weekend, bagging a first win in Dublin in eight years.

Head coach Leo Cullen's men will be eager to paper over the blemish on their URC record with a win over the Westerners and the former second row has named team heavy in international experience.

Hugo Keenan, Jordan Larmour and James Lowe will form the back three, while Robbie Henshaw moves from outside center to inside center, while Garry Ringrose returns to the number 13 jersey.

Luke McGrath will captain the team once more, and he will be joined in the half-backs by Harry Byrne, who came on as a replacement against Ulster last week.

Cian Healy, Dan Sheehan, and Michael Ala'alatoa form the front row of the pack, with Ryan Baird and Devin Toner filling in behind them. Autumn Nations Series Player of the Year Caelan Doris starts at No. 8 and is joined by Rhys Ruddock and Josh van der Flier.

If he comes off the bench, Josh Murphy will make his 50th appearance for the province.

LEINSTER VS CONNACHT:

15. Hugo Keenan

14. Jordan Larmour

13. Garry Ringrose

12. Robbie Henshaw

11. James Lowe

10. Harry Byrne

9. Luke McGrath (C)

1. Cian Healy

2. Dan Sheehan

3. Michael Ala'alatoa

4. Ryan Baird

5. Devin Toner

6. Rhys Ruddock

7. Josh van der Flier

8. Caelan Doris

REPLACEMENTS:

16. Rónan Kelleher

17. Andrew Porter

18. Vakh Abdaladze

19. Josh Murphy

20. Max Deegan

21. Nick McCarthy

22. Ross Byrne

23. Tommy O'Brien