Emerging Ireland have been dealt another injury blow with Connacht prop Jordan Duggan being replaced by Leinster's Alex Usanov the day before the squad embark for South Africa.
Leinster flanker James Culhane has been passed fit to team up with Emerging Ireland for their three-match tour in South Africa next month.
Leinster and Ireland duo Garry Ringrose and Jimmy O'Brien will return to full training this week and will be in contention to face Northampton Saints in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park on Saturday.
Leinster are sweating over the fitness of Cian Healy ahead of their Investec Champions Cup quarter-final against current holders La Rochelle on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has issued an injury update as his side's preparations for the upcoming Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Leicester Tigers at Aviva Stadium heat up.
The inclusion of the fit-again Jordan Larmour and Ryan Baird to take on Munster did give Saturday evening’s game with Munster some genuine Champions Cup final selection intrigue.
Fresh from beating Toulouse last Saturday in Dublin, Heineken Champions Cup finalists Leinster have named an entirely different starting XV to face Munster in this Saturday’s URC derby.
After coming within inches of beating the Sharks last weekend in Durban, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has heavily rotated his team to take on URC rivals, the DHL Stormers, in Capetown.
