Ciarán Frawley set to earn 100th Leinster cap as Leo Cullen names team to face Zebre Parma

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Zebre Parma in Round 17 of the BKT United Rugby Championship on Saturday at Aviva Stadium (KO: 5.15pm, live on RTÉ News Channel, RTÉ Player and Premier Sports 1) has been named by Head Coach, Leo Cullen.

Ciarán Frawley has been named among the replacements and is in line to earn his 100th Leinster cap off the bench.

Six players who will make the trip to Australia with the British and Irish Lions this summer — Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, James Lowe and Garry Ringrose — have been named in tomorrow's starting XV, with another three on the bench.

James Ryan, who was named in Andy Farrell's Lions squad yesterday, is set to make his first appearance in blue since January after recovering from injury to take his place among the replacements alongside fellow Lions tourists Andrew Porter and Jamison Gibson-Park.

Conan captains the team from number eight with van der Flier and Ryan Baird on the flanks behind an engine room of Joe McCarthy and Academy second row Diarmuid Mangan.

Jack Boyle and Thomas Clarkson will pack down either side of Kelleher in a new-look front row.

Luke McGrath comes in at scrum-half alongside Sam Prendergast at ten, while Jordie Barrett partners Ringrose in the centre.

Lowe joins Jimmy O'Brien on the wings, with Jamie Osborne coming in at full-back to complete the starting team.

Lions trio Ryan, Porter and Gibson-Park help make up a formidable bench. John McKee provides cover at hooker with Rabah Slimani the other front row option and James Culhane covering the back row.

Robbie Henshaw has been named among the replacements alongside Ciarán Frawley, who will make his 100th Leinster appearance if he is introduced to the action.

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):
15. Jamie Osborne (60)
14. Jimmy O’Brien (97)
13. Garry Ringrose (137)
12. Jordie Barrett (10)
11. James Lowe (88)
10. Sam Prendergast (29)
9. Luke McGrath (229)

1. Jack Boyle (23)
2. Rónan Kelleher (74)
3. Thomas Clarkson (54)
4. Joe McCarthy (46)
5. Diarmuid Mangan (13)
6. Ryan Baird (80)
7. Josh van der Flier (155)
8. Jack Conan (161) CAPTAIN

Replacements:
16. John McKee (34)
17. Andrew Porter (135)
18. Rabah Slimani (19)
19. James Ryan (92)
20. James Culhane (17)
21. Jamison Gibson-Park (154)
22. Ciarán Frawley (99)
23. Robbie Henshaw (102)

Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)