Celtic League: Squad Details

Click here for details of the provinces’ line-ups for this weekend’s Celtic League derby clashes at Ravenhill and Donnybrook.

…Andrew Mailei tackles Ben Gissing during the Celtic League clash between Connacht and Leinster at the Sportsground in December…

CELTIC LEAGUE: Friday, March 3

ULSTER v MUNSTER, Ravenhill, 7.35pm (live Setanta Sports)

ULSTER: Bryn Cunningham; Tommy Bowe, Jonathan Bell, Paul Steinmetz, Andrew Maxwell; David Humphreys, Isaac Boss; Bryan Young, Rory Best, Simon Best (capt), Justin Harrison, Matt McCullough, Neil Best, Stephen Ferris, Roger Wilson.

Replacements: Nigel Brady, Justin Fitzpatrick, Ryan Caldwell, Neil McMillan, Kieran Campbell, Adam Larkin, Kevin Maggs.

MUNSTER: Shaun Payne; Ian Dowling, Barry Murphy, Trevor Halstead, Anthony Horgan; Paul Burke, Tomas O’Leary; Frankie Roche, Denis Fogarty, Federico Pucciariello, Brian Madigan, Mick O’Driscoll, Stephen Keogh, John O’Sullivan, Anthony Foley (capt).

Replacements: Eugene McGovern, Tony Buckley, Mark Melbourne, John O’Connor, Mike Prendergast, Mossie Lawlor, Gary Connolly.

Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU); Touch Judges: Alan Rogan (IRFU), Eanna O’Dowd (IRFU)

CELTIC LEAGUE: Sunday, March 5

LEINSTER v CONNACHT, Donnybrook, 5.15pm (live Setanta Sports)

LEINSTER Squad: Forwards (15): Reggie Corrigan, Brian Blaney, Bernard Jackman, David Blaney, Will Green, Emmett Byrne, Ben Gissing, Devin Toner, Adam Byrnes, Bryce Williams, Eric Miller, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip, Niall Ronan, Cameron Jowitt.

Backs (10): Guy Easterby, Brian O’Riordan, Felipe Contepomi (capt), John Hepworth, Kieran Lewis, Jonathan Sexton, Gary Brown, Rob Kearney, Girvan Dempsey, Denis Hickie.

CONNACHT Squad: Forwards (14): Ray Hogan, John Fogarty, Dan McFarland, Joe Merrigan, Adrian Clarke, Stephen Knoop, Andrew Farley (capt), Christian Short, David Gannon, John Muldoon, Michael Swift, Matt Lacey, Brendan O’Connor, Colm Rigney.

Backs (12): Chris Keane, Tom Tierney, Paul Warwick, David Slemen, Keith Matthews, Andrew Mailei, John Hearty, Darren Yapp, Conor McPhillips, Ted Robinson, Matt Mostyn, Mark McHugh.

Referee: Olan Trevor (IRFU); Touch Judges: Simon McDowell (IRFU), Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)