Overview
- Leinster named a six‑change matchday 23 on Thursday that restores James Lowe to the starting XV for his 100th provincial appearance.
- A scoring try would lift Lowe clear of Shane Horgan to become Leinster’s all‑time leading try scorer.
- Tadhg Furlong moves into the starting front row at tighthead with Andrew Porter and Dan Sheehan completing the pack.
- Leo Cullen reshuffled the backline and halfback pairing by selecting Jimmy O’Brien on the right wing, Rieko Ioane at outside centre, Sam Prendergast at fly‑half and Luke McGrath at scrum‑half.
- Leinster loaded the bench with experienced match‑winners including Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson‑Park, Harry Byrne and Robbie Henshaw for Saturday’s 8pm quarter‑final at the Aviva Stadium with referee Sam Grove‑White named and the winners set to face the Stormers or Cardiff in the semi‑finals.