Tuesday 22 September 2020
The former Leinster midfielder has spent the summer with Leicester Tigers.
The 26-year-old has been with the Premiership club for three years.
Donnacha Ryan’s Racing 92 closed the gap to leaders Montpellier in the Top 14.
Jimmy Gopperth lines out at inside centre while prop Marty Moore will start the game among the replacements.
Meanwhile, Dai Young will do his best to keep Irish centre Brendan Macken happy.
The 28-year-old first played for the club as a teenager.
The 24-year-old joined Dai Young’s squad last summer.
Brendan Macken has settled into life at Wasps after leaving home province Leinster.
Dai Young has recruited two Dubliners with a 10-year age gap.
The centre moves to the Aviva Premiership side until the end of the season.
The Leinster out-half believes Noel Reid and Brendan Macken have given fans a glimpse of the midfield future.
A braver soul than us takes on the challenge.
‘Rock had too much pace and power for the Kildare side to advance to the Leinster School Senior Cup final.
Jimmy Gopperth, meanwhile, endeared himself to Castres ahead of the 2014 rematch.
Brendan Macken is primed for his first Heineken Cup start on Saturday evening.
The back-row believes summer victories for Ireland and the Irish Lions will benefit the Pro12 champions.
Matt O’Connor may yet bring in an extra body but the current playing staff feel they are ready to step up.
The Mike McCarthy signing added some spice to this interprovincial clash.
Two defeats and squeaky wins for Leinster and Ulster but some players shone through the morass.
We went minute-by-minute, as a youthful Leinster side took on Ospreys.
Also featuring a hilarious parody mocking the NFL refs.
Jordan Coghlan makes his first start, as Joe Schmidt names a youthful-looking team.
The young pairing of Brendan Macken and Colm O’Shea start again in midfield when Leinster travel to Firhill tomorrow night.
Both Connacht and Leinster have named their sides for tomorrow’s meeting in Galway.
Ireland beat Scotland 30-13 to record their first victory of the tournament.
