Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has picked his team for Cell C Sharks tomorrow evening
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Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has picked his team for Cell C Sharks tomorrow evening

LEINSTER HEAD coach Leo Cullen for the  game away to Cell C Sharks on Saturday evening.

The two-week tour of South Africa begins today.

Leinster will travel to Kings Park in Durban where we face Cell C Sharks this Saturday (KO 5.15pm Irish time).

Cullen had handed two debuts to Brian Deeny and John McKee. Both are set to make their debuts tomorrow.

According to the 42: Belfast native McKee, who has been named on the bench, captained Campbell College to an Ulster Schools Cup in 2018 before moving to UCD. He has also captained Ireland at underage level and currently plays with Old Belvedere.

Deeny, who has played for Wexford Wanderers and Clontarf, has also featured for the Irish U20 side and has been selected to start in the second row.

The game can be watched LIVE on TG4 from 5.10pm and Premier Sports 2 from 5.10pm

The team is as follows:

Front Row: Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson.

Second row: Brian Deeny, Jack Dunne.

Back Row: Rhys Ruddock, Scott Penny, Max Deegan.

Half backs: (outhalf) Nick McCarthy ( scrumhalf) Harry Byrne,

Centres: Jamie Osborne, Ciarán Frawle.

Wingers: Tommy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne,

Full back: Chris Cosgrave.

Replacements: John McKee, Peter Dooley, Michael Ala'alatoa, Josh Murphy, Alex Soroka, Cormac Foley, David Hawkshaw, Martin Moloney.