Leinster vs Bath: Keenan returns for hosts as Cokanasiga hits century-ZoomTech News


Eire full-back Hugo Keenan will return to motion for Leinster towards Tub in Saturday’s remaining Invstec Champions Cup Pool Two match.

Unbeaten Leinster have already certified for the last-16 and may safe a house knockout tie with victory over the Premiership leaders on the Aviva Stadium.

Wing Joe Cokanasiga will win his a hundredth cap for Tub, who’re third within the Pool and know victory will safe development, though even defeat might be sufficient if different outcomes go their means.

Keenan’s return is a fine addition for Eire with the Six Nations two weeks away, as head coach Leo Cullen makes 5 modifications from the win over La Rochelle.

Garry Ringrose begins on the wing to accommodate the centre pairing of Robbie Henhsaw and All Black Jordie Barrett.

There are two modifications within the entrance row as Andrew Porter and Rabah Slimani begin, whereas Tadhg Furlong drops out of the squad after making his return from harm towards the French facet.

Jack Conan will captain the facet from quantity eight, with Caelan Doris dropping to the bench.

Though they’ve returned to coaching, Eire hooker Dan Sheehan and wing James Lowe miss out on choice.

It’s a landmark weekend for Cokanasiga as he prepares for his a hundredth Tub look, whereas second row Ross Molony will face his former facet in considered one of three modifications from Sunday’s win over Clermont.

The opposite modifications come within the entrance row as hooker Niall Annett and prop Will Stuart get the nod to start out in Dublin.

Ben Spencer will captain Tub from scrum-half and will probably be partnered by Scotland’s talisman Finn Russell.

Leinster: Keenan; Ringrose; Henshaw, Barrett; J Osborne, Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Slimani; J McCarthy, Ryan; Deegan, van der Flier, Conan (capt).

Replacements: G McCarthy, Healy, Clarkson, Snyman, Doris, McGrath, R Byrne, J O’Brien.

Tub: De Glanville; Cokanasiga; Lawrence, Ojomoh; McConnochi; Russell, Spencer; Obano, Annett, Stuart; Roux, Molony; Hill, Reid, Barbeary.

Replacements: Dunn, van Wyk, du Toit, Ewels, Bayliss, Schreuder, Bailey, Coetzee.


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