www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/14780.php#.VvUpxnohG24

15. Isa Nacewa (144) CAPTAIN
14. Fergus McFadden (139)
13. Garry Ringrose (16)
12. Ben Te'o (33)
11. Luke Fitzgerald (149)
10. Ian Madigan (141)
9. Luke McGrath (43)
1. Cian Healy (150)
2. Richardt Strauss (124)
3. Tadhg Furlong (44)
4. Ross Molony (17)
5. Hayden Triggs (10)
6. Dominic Ryan (101)
7. Josh van der Flier (20)
8. Rhys Ruddock (106)

16. Sean Cronin (107)
17. Jack McGrath (89)
18. Mike Ross (128)
19. Devin Toner (176)
20. Jamie Heaslip (211)
21. Eoin Reddan (133)
22. Noel Reid (57)
23. Zane Kirchner (61)

That is some bench.

www.connachtrugby.ie/connacht-team-to-fa...ster-6/#ConnachtNews

Connacht team to face Leinster, Saturday March 26th, 5:15pm

15 Tiernan O’Halloran
14 Niyi Adeolokun
13 Bundee Aki
12 Peter Robb
11 Matt Healy
10 AJ MacGinty
9 Kieran Marmion

1 Denis Buckley
2 Tom McCartney
3 Nathan White
4 Quinn Roux
5 Aly Muldowney
6 Sean O’Brien
7 Jake Heenan
8 John Muldoon (captain)

Replacements:

16 Dave Heffernan
17 Ronan Loughney
18 Finlay Bealham
19 Andrew Browne
20 Eoin McKeon
21 Caolin Blade
22 Shane O’Leary
23 Robbie Henshaw

Some good stuff in the Connacht supplement in the Independent today to whet the appetite for tomorrow:

www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/

You know it's a big one when Sky Sports are over doing a preview. Good video I have to say:

www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/15183...-grown-old-complexes

going to give myself plenty of time to get into the Sportsground aiming to be in the ground an hour before kickoff, also there's a soccer game on earlier in the afternoon so this could lead to a buildup in traffic.

The craggy Island crew will be on Galway Bay FM between 6 and 7 this evening, if Linley is on then there she might have some clues about the likely starting 15

clanman wrote: So munster have named 4 players in their starting lineup for the game tomorrow evening that started for Ireland last weekend, Henshaw will have had an extra days rest. So if he doesn't play I think we have been badly done by.

He has been confirmed available. If he doesn't play for any reason then that's Pat's decision.

So munster have named 4 players in their starting lineup for the game tomorrow evening that started for Ireland last weekend, Henshaw will have had an extra days rest. So if he doesn't play I think we have been badly done by.

I think you may be undervaluing the importance of Ronaldson to the team. AJ has done very well since Carty got injured but AJ still isn't trusted with place-kicking. Realistically Ronaldson is our only reliable place kicker and as such would be a certainty to play if fit. He brings a lot more too but for place-kicking alone he'd have to start and he will be a big loss. This game will tight and I could see us losing by a couple of points having missed a few kicks.

I may have expressed myself unclearly. I didn't expect to trigger the uproar for saying what I considered such an uncontested thing.

Henshaw may be available
He's mainly a Centre now
At no moment I said he should be ahead of TOH for FB
BUT yes I'm certain he's ahead of Robb, Ronaldson and Parata, even if those last two were available, to form the pairing with Aki.
AJ deserves to retain his starting 10 spot, and Lam does'nt play Craig there anyway. Kicking to the post is not enough to change his global strategy.

So Craig would have been on the bench except if Robbie has played FB, with TOH on the wing (i wouldn't have been in favour of that solution, it would have implied dropping Healy our best tryscorer, I disagree whatever the weather.)

Beside the cases "Henshaw as 15 or out", it is obvious Craig would have benched. My opinion. I keep going with it, but FFS it's not a nonsense.

Game is at 5:15. Think I'll aim to be up in the Sportsground for 4:30
Means I'll need to be in O'Connells for 3:30 for my two pre-match pints.

Delighted that's it's a sell out. Can't wait. Hopefully a great atmosphere and a Connacht win. Will have to hit the town earlier as I'm thinking getting to ground 10-15 mins before kick off is a no no for this match. Unbeaten this season with my ritual - O'Connell's-An Pucan-Murty Rabbit's-Sportsground-Connacht Win Ye guys thinking of meeting up anywhere????

Is the #SeaOfGreen thing still happening?

I was just thinking, Leinster usually send down a decent number of fans to this game, and their accents seem to echo throughout the Clan Stand. Will need to make sure they're drowned out

And to be fair, it usually adds to the atmosphere, as once they start singing, some Connacht fans sing louder

Hope all the Leinster fans get stuck behind the posts

Should be a cracker, however I think the Galway Indo may have let the occasion get to them and have gotten slightly ahead of themselves:

Galway Independent wrote: The winners of the league could very well be decided on Saturday depending on who comes out on top in this monumental league clash

www.galwayindependent.com/sport/topics/a...connacht-vs-leinster

Ya going to head anyway hopefully I can get one Outside . should have bought one earlier