James Ryan returns for Leinster's quarter-final trip to Leicester

James Ryan, left, and senior communications and media manager Marcus Ó Buachalla during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Leinster’s hopes of pushing on towards a fifth European Cup title have been boosted by the return of James Ryan for Saturday’s quarter-final clash with Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

The Ireland second row has only played three times for the province this season, the last of those games coming in October against the Scarlets in the URC, and he hasn’t played any rugby since suffering a head injury in Twickenham in mid-March.