Leinster team named to face Leicester Tigers for Champions Cup quarter-final

Ciarán Frawley during the Leinster Rugby captain's run at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

placeholder image — Ciarán Frawley during the Leinster Rugby captain's run at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Leicester Tigers in the Quarter-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Friday evening in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen. Kick off will be at 8pm and the game will be live on RTÉ2, BT Sport 1, RTÉ Radio and Newstalk.

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Garry Ringrose and Caelan Doris return to the lineup, replacing Jordan Larmour and Josh van der Flier, in the only two personnel changes from last week’s win over Ulster.

Hugo Keenan starts at full-back, with Jimmy O’Brien and James Lowe named on the wings.

Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw form the centre partnership for the first time since October’s win over Munster, with Ross Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park completing the back line.

Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong make up the front row for the second week running.

James Ryan captains the team and is partnered in the second row by Ross Molony.

Caelan Doris comes into the back-row and is joined by Ryan Baird and Jack Conan, with Baird set to win his 50th Leinster cap.

On the bench, there are no changes from last Saturday’s win over Ulster, with Cian Healy set to become Leinster's joint-second highest capped player.

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Hugo Keenan (52)

14. Jimmy O’Brien (67)

13. Garry Ringrose (113)

12. Robbie Henshaw (74)

11. James Lowe (70)

10. Ross Byrne (144)

9. Jamison Gibson-Park (122)