The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes of Courtney Lawes, George North, Chris Farrell, and Curwin Bosch having joined it.
Recent Ireland Grand Slam winners James Lowe and Robbie Henshaw won’t be back in time with Leinster to face Munster in this Saturday’s URC semi-final in Dublin.
Ireland internationals Robbie Henshaw and Rónan Kelleher may be back in the mix for the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final against the Sharks as they step up their rehabilitation from injury.
Leinster battled back from 15 points down to preserve their unbeaten URC record this season and secure a last-gasp 39-36 victory over the Lions.
Leinster prop Vakhtang Abdaladze has been named in Georgia's squad for the Autumn Nation Series.
Ireland flyhalf Johnny Sexton is to make his first start of the season for Leinster as they welcome the Cell C Sharks to the RDS this Saturday.
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.
