Leo Cullen James Ryan Tadhg Furlong Josh Van Peter Omahony John Hodnett Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Ross Byrne Robbie Henshaw Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Jack Conan Dan Sheehan Joe Maccarthy Jamie Osborne Gavin Coombes Leinster Rugby Tom Ahern Ireland Jordan United Rugby Championship Munster Rugby Sport Rugby as Leo Cullen James Ryan Tadhg Furlong Josh Van Peter Omahony John Hodnett Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Ross Byrne Robbie Henshaw Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Jack Conan Dan Sheehan Joe Maccarthy Jamie Osborne Gavin Coombes Leinster Rugby Tom Ahern Ireland Jordan

Leinster at full strength as Diarmuid Barron captains Munster

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Robbie Henshaw, Ross Byrne, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan have all been included in the Leinster side for Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship interpro with Munster at the Aviva Stadium.The Ireland internationals all come into the starting side, with head coach Leo Cullen selecting his strongest available XV for their first Irish derby of the season.It amounts to five changes from last weekend's win against the Scarlets, with Henshaw and Conan coming in for their first appearances of the season.Henshaw replaces Jamie Osborne in the centre where he partners co-captain Garry Ringrose, while Ross Byrne steps in at out-half having appeared off the bench last week.Jamison Gibson-Park continues at scrum-half, while the back-three is unchanged, with Hugo Keenan at full-back, with Jordan Larmour and Jimmy O'Brien on the wings.Up front, Dan Sheehan swaps with Rónan Kelleher at hooker, while Tadhg Furlong also steps into the starting side, joining Andrew Porter at prop.

Joe McCarthy and James Ryan pack down behind them in the second row.Conan makes his first Leinster appearance of the season, coming in at blindside flanker, while Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flier complete the side.Munster have made six changes from last weekend's win over the Stormers, with hooker Diarmuid Barron (above) captaining the side.Peter O'Mahony, who this week confirmed he would be stepping down as skipper, misses out due to injury, as does fellow back-row Jack O'Donoghue.Head coach Rowntree has made a number of interesting calls, with Tom Ahern drafted into the first team at blind side flanker, in a first back row appearance for the Waterford man, who usually features at lock.He joins Gavin Coombes and John Hodnett at the back of the

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