Leinster make 13 changes for Ospreys clash
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen makes 13 changes for Saturday's United Rugby Championship [URC] clash against the Ospreys at Aviva Stadium [17:15 BST].
Jimmy O'Brien is one of two starting survivors from last week's win over the Lions [Getty Images] Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has made 13 changes for Saturday's United Rugby Championship [URC] clash against the Ospreys at Aviva Stadium [17:15 BST]. Jack Conan will captain the side from blindside flanker with Josh van der Flier on the opposite side with James Culhane - one of two survivors from last week's win over the Lions - at number eight. In the front row, hooker Gus McCarthy is flanked by Jerry Cahir and Rabah Slimani with Joe McCarthy and Diarmuid Mangan in the second row.
A strong half-back line will see a partnership of Harry Byrne at fly-half and Jamison Gibson-Park at scrum-half. Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose for the partnership at centre, with Jordan Larmour and Tommy O'Brien on the wings, while Jimmy O'Brien reverts to full-back this week. Leinster sit third in the URC standings heading into this weekend's final round of regular season games, two points off leaders Glasgow.
Leinster: J O'Brien, T O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Larmour, Byrne, Gibson-Park; Cahir, G McCarthy, Slimani, J McCarthy, Mangan, Conan (capt. ), Van der Flier, Culhane. Replacements: Kelleher, Usanov, Furlong, Deegan, Doris, Gunne, Frawley, Lowe.