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Leo Cullen: Champions Cup final selection is up for grabs

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Leo Cullen says he's keeping an open mind around selection for the Investec Champions Cup final later this month, and has challenged his squad to use their next two games as an opportunity to impress.The province turn their attention back towards the BKT United Rugby Championship this evening, with the Ospreys visiting the RDS, in a game that has play-off ramifications for both sides.The Leinster coach has largely stuck with the same group of players that featured in last weekend's Champions Cup semi-final win against Northampton Saints, with Will Connors brought into the starting team, while Michael Milne, Thomas Clarkson, Charlie Ngatai and Tommy O'Brien are drafted onto the benchAnd Cullen says there's still time for those players to catch his eye in the next two games."It would be unfair for me to even have a fixed view on that, because things will happen tomorrow that will have to be judged on what is taking place," he said."The form of how guys are training, there is always different little bits going on in the background, body management and loads and stuff.

It all feeds in, and you want to have an open mind for guys so they have a genuine window, a genuine opportunity."Clearly some level of opinion has been formed over time for us [coaches], but when guys go out there, you want to reward the guys who are in form and playing well based on not too far historically, because it is based on who is going to deliver in the here and now."One of those players keen to impress will be Will Connors (above).The flanker hasn't played since starting in the Champions Cup quarter-final win over La Rochelle last month, with the 28-year-old rested while the second-string squad traveled to South Africa, before missing out on

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