O'Connell captains strong Munster A side to face Leinster

LEADER: Munster's Evan O'Connell. Pic: Ken Sutton/Inpho

Academy lock Evan O’Connell will captain a Munster A side featuring senior squad members in their IRFU interprovincial championship clash with Leinster at Terenure College RFC on Friday (5pm).

Tom Ahern, Tony Butler, Eoghan Clarke, Jack Daly, Brian Gleeson and Paddy Patterson will all be given gametime in a matchday squad that features senior hooker Scott Buckley and new short-term loosehead prop signing Conor Bartley on the bench. The Munster A 23 also comprises 12 Munster academy players and with Cork Constitution’s Eoghan Smyth starting at inside centre in a backline also featuring new academy signing Gordon Wood on the wing.