Leinster Rugby have named a 31-man squad bound for South Africa and two United Rugby Championship games over the coming fortnight.
Rhys Ruddock will captain Leinster for both games with Carlow’s Ed Byrne named among the travelling pack. Leinster will face the Cell-C Sharks in Durban on Saturday with DHL Stormers welcoming the Blues to Cape Town over the May bank holiday weekend.
There are just three rounds of the regular season to play before the quarter-finals, Leinster are currently in pole position with both South African sides pushing for a top-four spot.
Both the Sharks and Stormers currently have nine wins from 15 in the championship.
Leinster Rugby Squad:
1. Ed Byrne
2. Peter Dooley
3. Michael Milne
4. Andrew Porter
5. Rónan Kelleher
6. John McKee
7. James Tracy
8. Vakh Abdaladze
9. Michael Ala’alatoa
10. Thomas Clarkson
11. Brian Deeny
12. Jack Dunne
13. Josh Murphy
14. Martin Moloney
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
29. Adam Byrne
30. Chris Cosgrave
31. Max O’Reilly
