Leinster host Munster and Connors to make Connacht debut as seven Kildare players set for URC action
Joey Carbery will start for Leinster against his former team, Munster, on Saturday evening. Photo: INPHO/Ben Brady
Cian Prendergast will once again lead out Connacht tonight in Galway as the westerners look to get back to winning ways against Italian side, Zebre.
There is also a Connacht debut on the cards for Donadea's Will Connors, who is set to make his first appearance for the province off the bench.
Connors is joined amongst the replacements by Jordan Duggan, who provides front-row cover for Stuart Lancaster's men.
Athy's Martin Moloney has not been able to force his way into Richie Murphy's team as Ulster are in South Africa to challenge the Bulls.
Having made his official return for Leinster last week in France, Joey Carbery will make his first start for the province in over eight year's when he faces Munster - the team he left Leinster for - on Saturday evening at the Laya Arena.
The Athy man has been given the nod at fly half ahead of Sam Prendergast, despite the Suncroft star winning Player of the Match for the past two weeks in a row. Carbery will be joined in the back-line by fellow Kildare men, Jimmy O'Brien (left wing) and Jamie Osborne (outside centre).
Munster, meanwhile, have picked just one of their three Kildare players for the trip to Dublin, with Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne captaining the side from the second row.
Considered by many to be the biggest derby in club rugby, Leinster v Munster will once again highlight the depth of the rivalry between Ireland’s two must successful provinces.
