LIVE – Champions Cup Final: La Rochelle tries to sound the revolt

Leinster arrives with its armada to try to avoid a second consecutive white season. The Dubliners, kicked from the URC by Munster on their lawn (15-16) on May 13, have no room for error and will have to compose without their master to play, Jonathan Sexton, package for the end of season. Absent for a month, James Lowe returns to the wing. Center Robbie Henshaw, ociated with Gary Ringrose to form an explosive pair, and hooker Ronan Kelleher are also making a comeback after several weeks of absence.

The starting XV : 15. Keenan; 14. J. O’Brien, 13. Ringrose, 12. Henshaw, 11. Lowe; 10. R. Byrne, 9. Gibson-Park; 7. Van Der Flier, 8. Conan, 6. Doris; 5. Ryan (cap.), 4. Molony; 3. Furlong, 2. Sheenan, 1. Porter.
Substitutes : 16. Kelleher, 17. Healy, 18. Ala’alatoa, 19. Jenkins, 20. Baird, 21. L. McGrath, 22. Frawley, 23. Ngatai.