4 Kildare Players in Leinster Squad for South Africa Games

Monday, 18 April 2022 11:34

By Clem Ryan

James Tracy, Jamie Osborne, Martin Moloney, Adam Byrne.

Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named the the Leinster Rugby squad that will travel to South Africa to play two games in the United Rugby Championship in the coming fortnight.

The squad will be captained by Rhys Ruddock.

This Saturday, in Durban, Leinster will play the Cell-C Sharks at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park, and a week later, in Cape Town, Leinster face the DHL Stormers at the Green Point Stadium.

Both games will be live on TG4

With only three rounds of the regular season to go before the Quarter-Final line-up is confirmed, Leinster Rugby tops the Table, while both South African sides are chasing a spot in the top-four .

This will be the first time that Leinster will have played the Cell-C Sharks or the DHL Stormers.

The Cell-C Sharks are currently in 6th position with nine wins from 15 games. They are a point behind the DHL Stormers in 5th, also with nine wins from 15 games played.

Leinster Rugby Squad:
1. Ed Byrne
2. Peter Dooley
3. Michael Milne
4. Andrew Porter
5. Rónan Kelleher
6. John McKee
7. James Tracy, Kill
8. Vakh Abdaladze
9. Michael Ala’alatoa
10. Thomas Clarkson
11. Brian Deeny
12. Jack Dunne
13. Josh Murphy
14. Martin Moloney, Athy
15. Rhys Ruddock CAPTAIN
16. Seán O’Brien
17. Scott Penny
18. Max Deegan
19. Alex Soroka
20. Cormac Foley
21. Nick McCarthy
22. Harry Byrne
23. David Hawkshaw
24. Tommy O’Brien
25. Rob Russell
26. Ciarán Frawley
27. Rory O’Loughlin
28. Jamie Osborne, Naas
29. Adam Byrne, Kill
30. Chris Cosgrave
31. Max O’Reilly