Leinster Rugby team vs Munster

Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 14:39

By Clem Ryan

Sheahan to No.8, Athy's Carbery at 10, Gibson Park at 9. Naas's Jamie Osborne and Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien included

The Leinster Rugby team, to play Munster in Round 4 of the BKT United Rugby Championship at Aviva Stadium this Saturday at 6pm has four personnel changes to the starting XV from last Saturday's 48-23 defeat of ASM Clermont,

Dan Sheehan captains the side from number eight for the first time.

Jamison Gibson-Park comes into the team for the first time this season with Athy’s Joey Carbery named at out-half

Naas’s Jamie Osborne joins Robbie Henshaw in the centre

Eadestown’s Jimmy O'Brien and Tommy O'Brien continue on the wings with Hugo Keenan at full-back.

Rónan Kelleher comes in at hooker with Andrew Porter and Tadhg Furlong the props

Joe McCarthy and James Ryan continue in the second row.

Ryan Baird and Josh van der Flier are the flankers as Sheehan shifts to the back row.

Gus McCarthy, Alex Usanov and Thomas Clarkson provide the front row cover with Conor O’Tighearnaigh and Scott Penny filling out the forward replacements. Fintan Gunne provides the reinforcements at scrum-half with Academy out-half Caspar Gabriel and Charlie Tector completing the matchday 23.