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The Leinster team to take on Connacht in the URC on Saturday evening sees Alex Soroka make his first appearance of the season, while international trio Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen and Finlay Bealham all return for the visitors.

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Lions loss inflates importance of next Leinster outing against Stormers

It was third time lucky for the Emirates Lions as they got their first win over Leinster last weekend in Johannesburg.

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URC teams: Frawley's Leinster return, Connacht make five changes

Ciarán Frawley returns to the Leinster lineup for the first time since featuring for Ireland in the Guinness Six Nations while Ed Byrne will make his 100th appearance against Zebre Parma in their BKT URC clash in Italy on Saturday night (live on RTÉ2).

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McNabney only change for Ireland U20s' final clash

James McNabney returns to the Ireland team for their World Rugby U20 Championship final against France as the only change to the side that beat South Africa.

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Prendergast, Quinn and McCarthy return for Ireland U20s for semi-final against South Africa

Captain Gus McCarthy, Ruadhan Quinn and Sam Prendergast all return to the Ireland side to face South Africa in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final on Sunday.

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Ireland U20s were unsure if game against Fiji would go ahead

Ireland head coach Richie Murphy admitted that he wasn't sure if their World Rugby U20s Championship match against Fiji would go ahead after the death of one of the player’s fathers.