Garry Ringrose set for Leinster return

It has been a hard road for Southern Kings, the whipping boys of the Guinness PRO14, and things are unlikely to get easier for the South Africans at the RDS tonight.

While fellow South Africans the Cheetahs have successfully adapted to European style rugby and the resultant challenges, it has been an arduous journey for the Kings, whose only points in 15 games have come via the losing bonus system.

Leinster are top of PRO14 Conference B with 57 points, the Kings have four, and even the prospect of taking on a relatively inexperienced Leinster outfit is likely to be daunting for the visitors, beaten twice on this leg of a European tour by Ulster (heavily) and Ospreys in recent weeks.