Henshaw and Conan return as Leinster face Munster

Robbie Henshaw and Jack Conan return to the Leinster team after the Rugby World Cup for tomorrow’s game with Munster.

Garry Ringrose and James Ryan co-captain the team that includes 15 Ireland internationals. The line-up that sees five changes from the team that defeated Scarlets last weekend.

The back three remains the same, with Hugo Keenan starting at full-back. Jordan Larmour and Jimmy O’Brien start on the wing. Ringrose and Henshaw are paired together for the first time this season.

After becoming the third player in the history of Leinster Rugby to reach 1,000 points last weekend, Ross Byrne returns to the starting line-up. Byrne is joined by Jamison Gibson-Park in the half-backs.

Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Furlong pack down in the front row for the first time since Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

Ryan and Joe McCarthy form the heart of the pack for the second week in a row. Whereas, Conan joins Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris in the back-row.

In the replacements, Academy players Jack Boyle, James Culhane and Ben Murphy are set to feature tomorrow evening.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that former Leinster and Ireland star Johnny Sexton will be introduced to the crowd before the game. The Official Leinster Supporters Club making a special presentation to him.

Leinster: 15. Hugo Keenan, 14. Jordan Larmour, 13. Garry Ringrose (Co-Captain), 12. Robbie Henshaw, 11. Jimmy O’Brien, 10. Ross Byrne, 9. Jamison Gibson-Park, 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Dan Sheehan, 3. Tadhg Furlong, 4. Joe McCarthy, 5. James Ryan (Co-Captain), 6. Jack Conan, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Caelan Doris.

Replacements: 16. Rónan Kelleher, 17. Jack Boyle, 18. Michael Ala’alatoa, 19. Ross Molony, 20. James Culhane, 21. Ben Murphy, 22. Ciarán Frawley, 23. Scott Penny.