PRO14 Final Line Ups Confirmed: Carbery starts for Munster, Sexton and Lowe on the bench

March 26, 2021
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The teams for this weekend’s Guinness PRO14 Final have been confirmed.

Headlines:

Devin Toner to become Leinster's most-capped player in a match-day squad that includes 22 international players (21 Irish & 1 Australian)
Ireland Six Nations stars Keith Earls, Conor Murray, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O'Mahony and CJ Stander all start for Munster who includ World Cup winner Damian de Allende in their backline

Leinster team news:

Luke McGrath will captain the side for the first time in a major final, while Devin Toner will become the most capped Leinster Rugby player of all time when he takes to the field in Leinster blue for the 262nd time. Hugo Keenan starts at full-back having played in every minute of Ireland’s recent Guinness Six Nations campaign, with Jordan Larmour on the right wing and Dave Kearney on the left. Kearney has scored 10 tries in all competitions for Leinster this season.

In the centre, Robbie Henshaw will wear the number 12 jersey with Rory O’Loughlin starting in a final for the first time outside him. In the pack, there is a return for a trio of players involved with Ireland last weekend against England as Cian Healy, Rónan Kelleher and Andrew Porter start in the front row. The back row sees Rhys Ruddock at blindside flanker, with Josh van der Flier at openside and Jack Conan named at number eight.

On the replacements bench there is another possible landmark for Jamison Gibson-Park with the scrum-half in line to win his 100th cap should he be introduced. James Lowe is in line to win his 50th cap for Leinster.

Munster team news:

Mike Haley starts at full-back with Andrew Conway and Keith Earls completing the back three. Damian de Allende and Chris Farrell form the centre partnership as Conor Murray and Joey Carbery start in the half-backs together for the first time this season.

James Cronin, Niall Scannell and John Ryan pack down in the front row with Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne starting in the engine room. Gavin Coombes, captain Peter O’Mahony and CJ Stander complete the starting XV.

Dave Kilcoyne has completed the return to play protocols and is named among the replacements.

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