Pro12 Dream Team selection has ruffled Leinster feathers

There will be no-one moaning in Leinster if Isa Nacewa lifts the Guinness Pro12 trophy at Aviva Stadium on May 27 but the lack of players from the province making the league’s Dream Team this season has ruffled some blue feathers.

The 2016/17 Guinness Pro12 Dream Team was unveiled yesterday ahead of this evening’s final round of regular season matches and tomorrow night’s annual Pro12 Awards and while Munster’s return to successful ways was reflected with the inclusion of six players, the presence of just two from league leaders Leinster was met with some surprise in Dublin and its surrounds.

Back rowers Jack Conan and Dan Leavy were the only Leinstermen to top the poll of journalists and broadcasters from the Pro12’s four competing nations with Irish-based players accounting for 11 of the 15 places.