returns for his very first outing with in almost two years against Zebre at the RDS on Saturday (kick-off 1pm, live on RTE as well as Premier Sports).
The Irish winger has actually lastly recovered totally from the major hamstring/quad injuries which have actually sidelined him because his last getaway in December 2019 when he started against.
Byrne is just one of 13 modifications to the beginning XV from last week's 7-6 gain the Dragons, with a host of players making their seasonal reappearances, consisting of and.
Only Michael Ala'alatoa as well as are preserved, with the last switching from blindside to number '8'.
Jimmy O'Brien starts at fullback, while Ciarán Frawley and also form a brand-new midfield partnership and also Luke McGrath captains the side on his return at scrumhalf.
as well as Seán Cronin come into the frontrow while Devin Toner is involved in a match day 23 for the very first time this project and starts in the secondrow along with.
In the backrow, starts his very first video game of the season, as does.
Rónan Kelleher is in line for his opening night of the season too after being named among a bench which also includes. Kelleher's seasonal return has actually been postponed by his involvement in the British & & Irish Lions scenic tour despite the fact that he really did not play a min in South Africa.
Kelleher's last getaway was when racking up a record-equalling 4 tries in Ireland's gain the USA last July which, regardless of being completely fit in the interim, was every one of 13 weeks ago.
Tickets for the game are still for sale with capability for the video game capped at 75 per cent of the RDS Field total amount.
LEINSTER: Jimmy O'Brien; Adam Byrne, Jamie Osborne, Ciarán Frawley, Jordan Larmour; Harry Byrne, Luke McGrath (capt); Ed Byrne, Seán Cronin, Michael Ala'alatoa; Devin Toner, Ryan Baird; Dan Leavy, Scott Dime, Rhys Ruddock.
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher,,,,, Nick McCarthy, Johnny Sexton,.
Umpire: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
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