Leinster go for changes

Leinster have made four changes from the side that beat Ulster 26-25 last weekend for their potential Interprovincial decider…

Leinster have made four changes from the side that beat Ulster 26-25 last weekend for their potential Interprovincial decider against Munster at Musgrave Park on Saturday. Alan McGowan and David O'Mahoney replace Richard Governey and Alain Rolland as the half-backs while Steve Jameson returns in the second row for Declan O'Brien and Colin McEntee comes in at flanker for the injured Stephen Rooney. Munster, the defending champions, have named an unchanged side from that which accounted for Connacht by 29-9.

Leinster - C Clarke (Terenure); D Hickie (St Mary's), M Ridge (Old Belvedere), K McQuilkin (Lansdowne) capt., Darragh O'Mahoney (Lansdowne); A McGowan (Blackrock), David O'Mahoney (Lansdowne); H Hurley (Old Wesley), S Byrne (Blackrock), A McKeen (Lansdowne), S Jameson (St Mary's), A Freeman (lansdowne), C McEntee (Lansdowne), V Costello (St Mary's), T Brennan (St Mary's). Replacements: R Governey (Lansdowne), A Rolland (Wanderers), G Dempsey (Terenure), R Corrigan (Greystones), J Blaney (Terenure), P Coyle (St Mary's), D O'Brien (DLSP). MUNSTER - D Crotty (Garryowen); A Horgan (Cork Constitution), S McCahill (Sunday's Well), M Lynch (Young Munster), A Thompson (Shannon); R O'Gara (Cork Constitution), B O'Meara (Cork Constitution); I Murray (Cork Constitution), P Cunningham (Garryowen), P Clohessy (Young Munster), M Galwey (Shannon, capt), S Leahy (Garryowen), E Halvey (Shannon), A Foley (Shannon), D Wallace (Garryowen). Replacements - To be finalised. Munster A: M Kenworthy (Sunday's Well); J Lacey (Shannon), A McGrath (Shannon), C Burke (Sunday's Well), J Kelly (Cork Constitution); C Mahony (Dolphin), S McIvor (Garryowen); G Walsh (Garryowen), M McDermott (Shannon, capt), N Healy (Shannon), K Murphy (Cork Constitution), S Dreves (Sunday's Well), U O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution), G Tuohy (Sunday's Well), A Quinlan (Shannon). REPLACEMENTS: D O'Brien (Cork Constitution), L Doyle (Old Crescent), T Tierney (Garryowen), A McSweeney (UCC), H O'Neill (UCC), E Knowles (Dolphin), J Fitzgerald (UCC), D Edwards (Young Munster), J Murray (Cork Constitution).