Irish Daily Star - Inside Sport
LUKE WILL LEAD BLUES
Lei nster , who will be working with massive Six Nations disruption in terms of personnel, will have Luke
McGrath captaining an unfamiliar side in Cardiff tonight in the United Rugby Championship ( 7.35pm).
Ross O’Byrne starts ahead of his brother Harry at out- half with Ciaran Frawley at firstcentre while Academy second- row Joe McCarthy will be making his starting debut.
“We are blessed at Leinster to have three real quality out- halves so be able to play Ciaran Frawley at no12 is a real bonus,” says Stuart Lancaster.
“Along with Ross Byrne and Luke McGrath, his experience is vital as we have 16 players away with Ireland.”
Visitors
Elsewhere, Munster are away at Zebre (5pm) and Tiernan O’Halloran will be making his 200th Connacht appearance when Glasgow are the visitors today (2.55pm).
Lei nster : Jimmy O’Brien; Adam Byrne, Jamie Osbourne, Ciarán Frawley, Rory O’Loughlin; Ross Byrne, Luke
McGrath (capt); Ed Byrne, Sean Cronin, Michael Ala’alatoa, Devin Toner, Joe McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Will Connors, Scott Penny.
Munster : Matt Gallagher; Calvin Nash, Liam Coombes, Dan Goggin, Shane Daly; Jake Flannery, Neil Cronin; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Keynan Knox, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue (capt), John Hodnett, Jack O’Sullivan. CONNAC HT: Tiernan O’Halloran; Alex Wootton, Tom Farrell, Sammy Arnold, Diarmuid Kilgallen; Cathal Forde, Kieran Marmionl Jordan Duggan, Dave Heffernan, Greg McGrath, Ultan Dillane, Leva Fifita, Eoghan Masterson,
Jarrad Butler (capt), Paul Boyle.