Sheehan spoke after about how, as captain, he had put such a focus on improving that attacking game in training last week. “It was obviously a weird start to the season where people were in all sorts of situations and personally I feel like now I’m clicking, I’m back match fit and I can focus on my job. There’s good excitement to play good Leinster rugby of old and that we bring a physical edge as well. We can’t afford an off-week now.”LEINSTER: C Frawley: T O’Brien, H Cooney, C Tector, J Kenny; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; J Boyle, D Sheehan, T Clarkson; J McCarthy, B Deeny; D Mangan, W Connors, J Conan. CONNACHT: S Gilbert; C Mullins, David Hawkshaw, B Aki, F Treacy; J Ioane, M Devine; D Buckley, D Tierney-Martin, F Bealham; J Joyce, D O’Connor; J Murphy, C Prendergast, S Jansen.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2026 06:10 UTC