Young look to McEntee squad
There is an exciting look to the young side coach Colin McEntee has selected to represent Leinster against Plymouth Albion in the opening round of the first British & Irish Cup at Brickfields Recreation Grounds on Saturday (KO: 4.30pm).
Centre Brendan Macken and loose forwards Dominic Ryan and Rhys Ruddock are eligible for the Ireland U20s later this season, as are replacements Stewart Maguire and Andrew Conway.
Scrum-half Paul O'Donohoe captains a side also including last season's U20 World Cup players Ian McKinley, David Kearney, Michael Keating and Jack McGrath.
LEINSTER (v Plymouth):
15: Niall Morris
14: Michael Keating
13: Brendan Macken
12: Shaun Berne
11: David Kearney
10: Ian McKinley
9: Paul O'Donohoe CAPTAIN
1: Ronan McCormack
2: John Fogarty
3: Jack McGrath
4: Trevor Hogan
5: Ciaran Ruddock
6: Rhys Ruddock
7: Dominic Ryan
8: Stephen Keogh
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Richardt Strauss
17: Stewart Maguire
18: Mark Flanagan
19: Paul Ryan
20: Simon Keogh
21: Eoin O'Malley
22: Andrew Conway.
