Three Laois players selected on the Leinster U/18 Boys team to take on Connacht tomorrow

There are two personnel changes to the starting XV from last Sunday’s 33-5 win over Ulster at Energia Park, with Jimmy Shorten moving across into the second row.

An impressive first half was the platform for Leinster’s comfortable round one win over Ulster at Energia Park on Sunday.

Portlaoise’s Dennis Phelan along with Conor Martin, Joe Costello, Aidan Tamming and Byron O’Hara all touched down in the bonus-point victory.

Hooker, Phelan is one of three Laois players selected to start, the others being his clubmate Excell Ekemhenrekhian at tight head and Portarlington’s Killian James at No. 8.

Connacht come into the game off the back of a 35-21 win over Munster down in Cork last weekend.

Leinster U-18 Boys Clubs v Connacht:

15. Leon Regan (Boyne RFC) 14. Michael Redmond (Tullow RFC) 13. Harry Ward (Naas RFC) 12. Byron O’Hara (Terenure College RFC) 11. Rocco Quigley (Enniscorthy RFC) 10. Channing Dafel (Mullingar RFC) 9. Conor Martin (Navan RFC) 1. Joe Costello (Naas RFC) 2. Dennis Phelan (Portlaoise RFC) 3. Excell Ekemhenrekhian (Portlaoise RFC) 4. Ciaran Dunne (Portlaoise RFC) 5. Jimmy Shorten (Navan RFC) 6. Aidan Tamming (Naas RFC) 7. Jed Conroy (Suttonians RFC) 8. Killian James (Portarlington RFC) 

Replacements:

16. CJ Jones (Malahide RFC) 17. Eoghan Saunders (Terenure College RFC) 18. Olly Quinn (Wicklow RFC) 19. Joe Codd (Wexford Wanderers RFC) 20. Cian MacDonald (Suttonians RFC) 21. Iarla Sheahan (Birr RFC) 22. Scott O’Shea (Kilkenny RFC) 23. Sirio Scalabrino Noone (Suttonians RFC)