Seven of the 23 players that featured in Ireland’s 24-15 win over England last weekend have returned to their club sides for round 18 of the PRO14.
Joey Carbery, Jordi Murphy, Andrew Porter, Seán Cronin and Jack McGrath have all returned to the Leinster side to face the Ospreys on Saturday, while in Ulster, Jacob Stockdale and Iain Henderson have both come back into Jono Gibbes’ side to face Cardiff this weekend.
Meanwhile in Munster, there are six changes to the side that was beaten by Edinburgh last weekend as academy player Calvin Nash, Ian Keatley, Dave Kilcoyne, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan and Tommy O’Donnell all come into the side with Keatley and Ryan both returning from international duty with Ireland.
JJ Hanrahan moves to full-back with Nash and Alex Wootton on the wings while Rory Scannell and Sammy Arnold continue their centre partnership with James Hart joined in the half-backs by Keatley.
Connacht are also boosted by the return of second-row Quinn Roux for their match with Edinburgh in the Sportsground on Friday (Kick off 7:35pm). However, Ireland internationals Bundee Aki, Kieran Marmion and Ultan Dillane have all been rested after their involvement with Ireland’s Grand Slam winning Six Nations squad.
📢 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Here is your Ulster team for tomorrow afternoon's clash versus Cardiff Blues… pic.twitter.com/HhbL6xlJv7— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) March 23, 2018
📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Here is your Munster side for tomorrow evening's big Guinness PRO14 clash against reigning champions Scarlets at @ThomondStadium (5.30pm).
See full team details here | https://t.co/BTwn3IhuzP#MUNvSCA #SUAF pic.twitter.com/vRbBNX0OHb
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) March 23, 2018
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | Quinn Roux returns to starting 15 for Guinness PRO14 clash with Edinburgh tomorrow night.
Full details ⬇️https://t.co/bzMFolveBs pic.twitter.com/SX1LEdnA1R
— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) March 22, 2018
