Leinster Rugby has announced their starting lineup for the upcoming United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Cell C Sharks, with Luke McGrath as captain and Harry Byrne set to earn his 50th cap by replacing his brother Ross at number 10. Leinster has also made nine changes to their team since the Champions Cup semi-final, including the return of Charlie Ngatai and Ciarán Frawley forming the centre pairing for the first time this season. Meanwhile, Munster has made two changes for their quarter-final meeting with Glasgow Warriors, with RG Snyman and Tadhg Beirne coming into the pack. For the Leinster squad, Hugo Keenan will start at full-back and Jordan Larmour and Dave Kearney will join him on the wings. The team is built around Caelan Doris at the number eight role, with Michael Milne, Dan Shehan, and Tadhg Furlong on the front row. The pack is driven by Ryan Baird and Jason Jenkins, while Max Deegan and Scott Penny take the sixth and seventh jerseys respectively. Replacements for Leinster include J McKee, A Porter, C Healy, J McCarthy, J Conan, J Gibson-Park, R Byrne, and L Turner. For Munster, M Haley will start at full-back, and C Nash, A Frisch, M Fekitoa, S Daly, J Crowley, and C Murray complete the backline. The pack includes J Loughman, D Barron, S Archer, J Kleyn, RG Snyman, T Beirne, P O’Mahony (capt), and G Coombes. Replacements for Munster include N Scannell, J Wycherley, R Salanoa, F Wycherley, J Hodnett, C Casey, B Healy, and A Kendellen.
