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Three Kildare Players Named For Leinster And One For Connacht In The Investec Champions Cup

Leinster play La Rochelle and Connacht are against Lyon

LEINSTER

The Leinster Rugby team, to play La Rochelle in Round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday has been named.

Tadhg Furlong returns to the team to win his 150th Leinster cap, with Jamison Gibson-Park also set to hit the same milestone.

Caelan Doris captains the team from number eight with Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird in the back row.

Furlong is joined by Cian Healy and Rónan Kelleher in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and James Ryan in the second row.

Suncroft's Sam Prendergast partners Gibson-Park at out-half, while Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw are the centres.

Naas’s Jamie Osborne is at full-back as Tommy O'Brien and Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien start on the wings.



MUNSTER

A calf injury has ruled Peter O'Mahony out of Munster's clash with Saracens at Thomond Park tomorrow evening.

Ian Costello has been able to bring Jack Crowley, Conor Murray and Jack O’Donoghue in to start.

It'll be Murray's first match in over three months, and he joins Crowley in the half-backs.



ULSTER

Iain Henderson is back from injury to skipper Ulster against Leicester at Welford Road tomorrow night.

He joins fellow Ireland international Cormac Izuchukwu in the second-row.

Zac Ward is back on the left wing, with Aidan Morgan getting the nod to start at out-half.



CONNACHT

The returning Peter Dooley joins Dave Heffernan and Finlay Bealham in the Connacht front-row for their meeting with Lyon in the Challenge Cup at Dexcom Stadium tomorrow.

Suncroft's Cian Prendergast skippers Pete Wilkins' team from blindside flanker, with Bundee Aki named to start in midfield.

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