After the disappointing loss away at Zebre, last week, it is the Pro14 Champions Leinster next up at the Liberty on Sunday afternoon. Both teams have their best players away with their respective International teams but Leinster have a strength in depth that is the envy of all of the Pro14 teams and will be a particularly touch nut to crack.
Essentially this is a free hit, almost a hiding to nothing, as most people would expect a Leinster win but then again, stranger things have happened and it is all on the day. I expect a similar looking match squad to last week and it is great to see the younger players being blooded. The starting team will look something like....
R Jones, D Lake, M Fia, BBBD, A Beard, T Cracknell, D Lydiate, J King
R Morgan-Williams, J Thomas, L Morgan, S Williams, J Hawkins, M Protheroe, C Evans.
Reps
G Thomas, I Phillips, T Botha, W Griffiths, S Cross, M Aubrey, C Carson, B Cambriani (??)
Missing so many players puts such a massive strain on the squad.