TEAM NEWS HEADLINES

#STOvCON

• Marvin Orie and Deon Fourie ruled out with injury forthe DHL Stormers as Connor Evans, Marcel Theunissen and Jean-Luc du Plessiscome onto the bench
• Connacht have named an unchanged match-day 23 with JackAungier set to earn his 50th cap for the province if called upon from the bench

  
  

#LEIvMUN

• Hooker Rónan Kelleher returns as he is named in Leinster starting XV
• Keith Earls, Craig Casey, Ben Healy and John Hodnett all come into theMunster starting XV with Tadhg Beirne moving into the second row and JackCrowley starting at inside centre

SATURDAY, MAY 13

DHL Stormers v Connacht

DHL Stadium,Cape Town – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 72ndleague game)

AR 1: SamGrove-White (SRU) AR 2: HollieDavidson (SRU)

TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)

Live on: SuperSport, TG4, Viaplay, Premier Sports,Discovery +, FloRugby.com & URC.tv

DHL Stormers: Damian Willemse, Angelo Davids,Ruhan Nel, Dan du Plessis, Leolin Zas, Manie Libbok, Herschel Jantjies, StevenKitshoff (CAPT), Joseph Dweba, Frans Malherbe, Ben-Jason Dixon, Ruben vanHeerden, Willie Engelbrecht, Hacjivah Dayimani, Evan Roos

Replacements: JJ Kotze, Ali Vermaak, NeethlingFouche, Connor Evans, Marcel Theunissen, Paul de Wet, Jean-Luc du Plessis, SachaFeinberg-Mngomezulu

Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran, John Porch, Tom Farrell, BundeeAki, Mack Hansen, Jack Carty (CAPT), Caolin Blade, Denis Buckley, DaveHeffernan, Finlay Bealham, Josh Murphy, Niall Murray, Shamus Hurley-Langton, ConorOliver, Cian Prendergast

Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, JordanDuggan, Jack Aungier, Oisín Dowling, Jarrad Butler, Kieran Marmion, Tom Daly, ByronRalston

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said: "Weare thrilled to be hosting another Semi-Final and with another big crowd comingout, we want to repay the incredible support we enjoy with a fittingperformance. While it is disappointing not to have Deon and Marvin in the team,we have every confidence in the players who have come in, who have all proventheir worth for us already this season. It will be another great occasion atDHL Stadium and we will be doing everything we can to make our supporters proud."

Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend said: “LastFriday night, to anyone outside the squad, we were the clear underdogs, andtomorrow will be no different. Yet for us on the inside, there is enormousbelief in our ability, and that is all that matters. We enter the semi-finalwith the same 23 who started last week, which is great testament to ourplayers’ toughness and resilience, and also to the work of our AthleticPerformance & Medical Teams. All bodies are fit & healthy and havefully recovered from the travel down here to Cape Town. 

"Tomorrow will be a hugegame as we take on the defending champions in their own backyard, but these arethe days you want to be involved in. Pete Wilkins and the other coaches havepresented a very clever game plan, and with the confidence that's in the squadat present, there's genuine excitement about the challenge and opportunity thattomorrow brings."

Leinster v Munster

AvivaStadium, Dublin – KO 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA & SA

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 75th league game)

AR 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) AR 2: Chris Busby (IRFU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Live on: RTÉ, Viaplay, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Discovery+, FloRugby.com & URC.tv

Leinster: Jimmy O’Brien, Tommy O’Brien, Robbie Henshaw, CharlieNgatai, Dave Kearney, Harry Byrne, Luke McGrath (CAPT), Michael Milne, RónanKelleher, Michael Ala’alatoa, Ryan Baird, Jason Jenkins, Max Deegan, WillConnors, Jack Conan

Replacements:John McKee, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, Josh van der Flier, NickMcCarthy, Ciarán Frawley, Liam Turner

Munster: Mike Haley, Keith Earls, Antoine Frisch, JackCrowley, Shane Daly, Ben Healy, Craig Casey, Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron,Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O'Mahony (CAPT), John Hodnett,Gavin Coombes.                   

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Josh Wycherley,Roman Salanoa, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O'Donoghue, Neil Cronin, Rory Scannell,Alex Kendellen