LAST UPDATE | 9 May
LEINSTER HAVE confirmed that Michael Milne, Harry Byrne and Scott Penny have signed new contracts.
Milne has featured six times for the province this season, including once in the Champions Cup – coming off the bench in the quarter-final defeat of La Rochelle.
The 24-year-old loosehead prop didn’t make his first appearance of the campaign until March after struggling with shoulder and calf injuries.
He made his senior Leinster debut against Benetton in September 2019 and has made 38 appearances for the province to date.
The Offaly native was also part of the Ireland U20s squad that won a Grand Slam in 2019.
Byrne, meanwhile, has played 66 times for Leinster since making his debut at the start of the 2019/20 season.
The 25-year-old out-half — back-up to his older brother, Ross — has played in 15 games this season. He also featured twice in Ireland’s successful Six Nations campaign.
Penny has 69 senior caps, and 33 tries to his name, for the province so far.
The 24-year-old, whose preferred position is openside flanker, has been awarded the captaincy on several occasions this campaign.
Leinster announced a number of other new contracts this week, with Ryan Baird, Ciarán Frawley, Will Connors and Max Deegan among those confirmed to have agreed new deals.
Earlier today Leinster also confirmed scrum-half Ben Murphy and prop Temi Lasisi will be joining Connacht at the end of the season.
- Additional reporting from Emma Duffy.
