Leinster young guns hoping to shine against Ospreys
With several of his senior players involved in Ireland’s training camp and others on the injury list, Joe Schmidt has named a youthful Leinster side to face the Ospreys in Sunday's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the Liberty Stadium (4pm).
Andrew Goodman will make his debut for the province at inside centre in a team which shows wholesale changes from the side which defeated the Cardiff Blues last weekend.
David Kearney is one of only two players who remain in the backline and he moves to full-back with Andrew Conway and Fionn Carr named on the wings.
Ireland scrum-half Isaac Boss partners Ian Madigan at half back, with the latter shifting from full-back where he has featured in recent weeks.
Shane Jennings leads the team and he is named in the back-row alongside number eight Leo Auva'a and Rhys Ruddock who made his first senior appearance this season in last weekend's Round 7 fixture.
Damian Browne partners Devin Toner, who is set to make his 107th appearance for his home province.
The replacements bench comprises completely of Leinster Academy products including Noel Reid, Ben Marshall and Jordi Murphy who have all enjoyed game-time with the senior team already this season.
Leinster (v. Ospreys): D Kearney; A Conway, B Macken, A Goodman, F Carr; I Madigan, I Boss; H van der Merwe, T Sexton, J Hagan; D Browne, D Toner; R Ruddock, S Jennings (C), L Auva’a.
Replacements: J Tracy, J McGrath, B Marshall, J Murphy, J Cooney, N Reid, S Coghlan-Murray.
