THE FACTS
When is Connacht vs Leinster taking place? Connacht vs Leinster will take place on Friday 8th April, 2022 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Connacht vs Leinster taking place? Connacht vs Leinster will take place at The Sportsground in Galway
Where can I get tickets for Connacht vs Leinster? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Connacht vs Leinster on in the UK? Connacht vs Leinster will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Connacht vs Leinster? BT Sport subscribers can stream Connacht vs Leinster live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 John Porch, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Leva Fifita, 4 Gavin Thornbury, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Matthew Burke
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Tietie Tuimauga, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Oisín Dowling, 20 Abraham Papali’i, 21 Caolin Blade, 22 Conor Fitzgerald, 23 Sammy Arnold
Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Jimmy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 Josh Murphy, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 James Tracy, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Ciarán Frawley
THE PREDICTION
Connacht grabbed a second win from their last three United Rugby Championship away games last Saturday with a decent 17-21 victory at Benetton and three wins from their last five overall is improving form from a tough season. They look set for a tough day at home, though, with travelling Leinster taking the week off from dominating the URC to take a two-match winning streak into the Champions Cup quarter-finals. Leinster beat Connacht 8-45 here just two weeks ago and after a 19-34 victory at Munster last Saturday they can make it three away wins on the spin quite comfortably. Back the visitors to cover at least -12 here in victory.
