Leinster sign Irish qualified Josh Neill 

Leinster will take on Cardiff in their only pre-season game before they travel to South Africa for their URC opener against the Bulls.

IRISH QUALIFIED: Josh Neill will join Leinster Academy in the new year. Pic: YouTube/South African Schoolboy Rugby

Leinster Academy Manager Simon Broughton has confirmed the Irish qualified Josh Neill has been added to the year one intake and will join Leinster early in the new year.

The backrow forward is currently attending Rondebosch Boy's High School in Cape Town and was named in the South Africa U18 squad for their summer series were they played France, England and Ireland.