The west of Ireland rain couldn’t stay away, of course. There were ten players on the teamsheets who had named in Andy Farrell’s Six Nations squad three days earlier, eight from Leinster. An easy conversion left it 20-13 and then Connacht went and nixed the next three Leinster entries into their 22. Connacht: S Gilbert; S Jennings, H West, C Forde, F Treacy; J Ioane, C Blade; B Bohan, D Tierney-Martin, S Illo; J Murphy, D Murray; C Prendergast, P Boyle, S Jansen. Leinster: C Frawley; J Kenny, G Ringrose, C Tector, J Lowe; H Byrne, F Gunne; J Boyle, G McCarthy, N Smyth; RG Snyman, J Ruan; A Soroka, W Connors, C Doris.

Source: Irish Examiner January 24, 2026 19:47 UTC