{"id":7528,"date":"2019-05-24T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7528"},"modified":"2019-05-25T09:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T13:51:31","slug":"sexton-is-recalled-for-leinsters-clash-with-the-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7528","title":{"rendered":"Sexton is Recalled for Leinster&#8217;s Clash with The Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/JohnnySextonLeinsterSeptember2018_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/JohnnySextonLeinsterSeptember2018_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/JohnnySextonLeinsterSeptember2018_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Johnny Sexton has been recalled to the Leinster team for tomorrow&#8217;s Guinness Pro14 final against Glasgow at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n<p>The World Player of the Year was rested for the defending champions&#8217; win against Munster in the semi-finals but is back in the starting 15 with Ross Byrne dropping to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Fardy replaces the injured Devin Toner, Rob Kearney starts at full-back with Jordan Larmour moving to the wing.<\/p>\n<p>Cian Healy, Sean Cronin and Tadhg Furlong form the front-row with Fardy and James Ryan the locks.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Conan is picked at number eight with Rhys Ruddock and Josh van der Flier the flankers.<\/p>\n<p>Luke McGrath joins Sexton in the half-backs, Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose are in midfield with a back three of Kearney, Larmour and James Lowe.<\/p>\n<p>Sean O&#8217;Brien is not in the 23 and has played his final game for the province.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Glasgow Warriors have announced an unchanged side to take on the reigning champions tomorrow at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Rennie has stuck with the side that beat Ulster 50-20 in last Friday&#8217;s semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The only change to the matchday 23 is the inclusion of Siua Halanukonuka.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s match will mark Stuart Hogg&#8217;s last game for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Rennie admits Hogg is fired up ahead of taking on Leinster.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;We tried to put the brakes on him today, he went berserk yesterday at training, (putting in) massive high-speed numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s seen that the field is a little bit shorter so he was lining up some kicks from the opposition 22m line type of thing. He&#8217;s an excitement machine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s desperate to go out on a big note and all we need him to do is to play as well as he has in the last few weeks and hopefully it&#8217;s enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rennie said: &#8220;We&#8217;re excited to represent our city and our families at what is going to be an amazing occasion for Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The noise that 10,000 people make in Scotstoun is deafening, so to play in front of more than 40,000 of our supporters is going to be a special experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leinster are a world-class side with hardened finals experience, so we&#8217;re going to have to play better than we have all season to lift the trophy.&#8221;<\/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-7528\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7528&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-7528\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7528&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-7528\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7528&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=7528\" 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>Johnny Sexton has been recalled to the Leinster team for tomorrow&#8217;s Guinness Pro14 final against Glasgow at Celtic Park. 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