{"id":7321,"date":"2019-05-10T08:12:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2019-05-11T10:14:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T14:14:36","slug":"leinster-announce-squad-for-champions-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321","title":{"rendered":"Leinster Announce Squad for Champions Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/leinster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/leinster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/leinster-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Leinster have named an unchanged side from the semi-final for tomorrow&#8217;s European Champions&#8217; Cup final against Saracens<\/p>\n<p>Sean Cronin has recovered to start in the front row, alongside Healy and Furlong.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Fardy is retained in the back row, with Rhys Ruddock on the bench, while Johnny Sexton will skipper the side in the number 10 shirt.<\/p>\n<p>A fifth win for Leinster tomorrow will make them the most successful side in the history of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leinster&#8217;s team in full:<\/strong> 1. Healy, 2. Cronin, 3. Furlong, 4. Toner, 5. Ryan, 6. Fardy, 7. O&#8217;Brien, 8. Conan, 9. McGrath, 10. Sexton (Capt), 11. Lowe, 12. Henshaw, 13. Ringrose, 14. Larmour, 15. R Kearney<\/p>\n<p><em>Replacements:<\/em> 16. James Tracy, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Michael Bent,19. Rhys Ruddock, 20. Max Deegan, 21. Hugh O\u2019Sullivan, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Rory O\u2019Loughlin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saracens:<\/strong> Alex Goode; Liam Williams, Alex Lozowski, Brad Barritt, Sean Maitland; Owen Farrell, Ben Spencer; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Titi Lamositele; Will Skelton, George Kruis; Maro Itoje, Jackson Wray, Billy Vunipola.<\/p>\n<p><em>Replacements:<\/em> Joe Gray, Richard Barrington, Vincent Koch, Nick Isiekwe, Schalk Burger, Richard Wigglesworth, Nick Tompkins, David Strettle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7321\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7321\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-7321\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7321\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leinster have named an unchanged side from the semi-final for tomorrow&#8217;s European Champions&#8217; Cup final against Saracens Sean Cronin has recovered to start in the front row, alongside Healy and Furlong. 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