Byrne and Carty showdown at 10 in RDS interpro

Leinster's Harry Byrne gets the opportunity to show his wares from the off

Harry Byrne during the Leinster Rugby captain's run at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Leo Cullen has drafted another 10 Ireland internationals into the Leinster squad for tomorrow’s URC meeting with Connacht at the RDS, but the most interesting subplot concerns Harry Byrne who starts at out-half.

The younger of the Byrne boys, having just recently earned a second international cap, against Argentina, replaced his brother Ross against Ulster last week but failed to impress as Cullen’s men went down to a 20-10 home loss.