Dan Sheehan made a try-scoring return as Leinster claimed a 36-12 United Rugby Championship bonus-point win over the Stormers, joining team-mate James Lowe in providing Ireland with a Six Nations fitness boost.
Dan Sheehan made a try-scoring return as Leinster claimed a 36-12 United Rugby Championship bonus-point win over the Stormers, joining team-mate James Lowe in providing Ireland with a Six Nations fitness boost.
Leinster player ratings: Leinster secured a workmanlike 36-12 victory over the Stormers in a scrappy URC contest at the Aviva Stadium, with the Irish province showcasing their depth without quite reaching their peak.
Dan Sheehan will captain Leinster on his first appearance of the season against the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship (URC) to mark his return from a long-term ACL injury.
England U20s may have won the ultimate prize but Ireland's young conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of grinding to a halt
Ireland went into last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship with very high hopes after clinching their second successive Six Nations age-grade Grand Slam and they lived up to that hype in the pool stages, following a high-scoring opening round draw with England in Paarl with victories over Australia and Fiji.
Leinster surrendered their place at the top of the United Rugby Championship table after going down to a 42-12 defeat to Stormers in Cape Town.
The 24-year-old has started 35 times in his 60 appearances for the Irish province and has nearly always been named at fly-half.
Ireland have made four changes to their starting XV for Thursday’s second pool match at the Junior World Championship.