Murphy expected at Academy clash

Geordan Murphy, Martin Johnson and Peter Wheeler are expected to attend what should be a showcase for the future when Leinster Academy meet their Leicester counterparts at Naas on Friday evening (8pm).

LEINSTER ACADEMY (v Leicester Academy): Barry Lynn (St Mary's College/Academy); Johnny Delaney (Naas), John Hearty (Blackrock College/Academy), Greg Stafford (UCD/Academy), Stephen Grissing (UCD/Academy); Eoghan Hickey (UCD/Academy), Daragh Geraghty (UCD/Sub-Academy); John Wickham (Clontarf/Academy), Brian Blaney (UCD/Development), Keith Doyle (UCD/Academy), David Gannon (Blackrock College/Academy), Alex Dunlop (Terenure College/Academy), Simon Crawford (UCD/Academy - Capt), David O'Brien (Clontarf/Academy), Kevin Croke (UCD).

Replacements from: Alex O'Sullivan (Lansdowne/Academy), Conor Geoghegan (UCD/Academy), Jason Moran (UCD/Academy), Cillian Willis (UCD/Academy), John Murphy (Lansdowne), Brian Conroy (Naas), Richard Price (Naas), Emmett Harney (Naas), Donal Drowney (Naas).