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James Ryan returns to the Leinster team for Benetton clash

Ireland second row James Ryan is back in the Leinster 15 for Saturday's Heineken European Champions...


James Ryan returns to the Lein...

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James Ryan returns to the Leinster team for Benetton clash


Ireland second row James Ryan is back in the Leinster 15 for Saturday's Heineken European Champions Cup tussle with Benetton Treviso in Italy.

Ryan missed the win over Lyon in Dublin last weekend due to a calf problem.

Sean Cronin and Andrew Porter come into the team in the front row, with Caelan Doris to start at number eight, as Max Deegan moves to the blindside.

Kick off at the Stadio di Monigo is at 1pm Irish time.

Leinster have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a win will guarantee them a top two seeding and a potential Dublin passage to this year's final.

The Leinster team and replacements with caps in brackets is: 

15. Jordan Larmour (45)

14. Dave Kearney (145)

13. Garry Ringrose (71)

12. Robbie Henshaw (43) 

11. James Lowe (40)

10. Ross Byrne (83)

9. Luke McGrath (120) CAPTAIN

1. Cian Healy (215)

2. Seán Cronin (177)

3. Andrew Porter (61)

4. Devin Toner (243)

5. James Ryan (36)

6. Max Deegan (59)

7. Josh van der Flier (79)

8. Caelan Doris (28)

Replacements: 

16. James Tracy (105) 

17. Peter Dooley (72)

18. Tadhg Furlong (107)

19. Ross Molony (92)

20. Rhys Ruddock (168)

21. Jamison Gibson-Park (84)

22. Ciarán Frawley (21)

23. Rob Kearney (216)

Everyone's in the Team of Us. 

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