With both Leinster coach Gary Ella and Ulster coach Alan Solomons being unsure about their players availability for their games in the Celtic League this weekend, both teams had to leave it until today to make their final decisions on their line-ups.



Ella recieved the boost of having Irish international Victor Costello available for his side’s clash against Connacht in Galway, meanwhile Ulster will be without one of their Irish squad members, Gary Longwell, after he picked up a leg injury training with the Irish squad.

Ulster (V Celtic Warriors): Bryn Cunningham, James Topping, Shane Stewart, Paul Steinmetz, Scott Young, David Humphreys, Neil Doak, Simon Best, Matt Sexton, Rod Moore, Matt Mustchin, Matt McCullough, Andy Ward (Captain), Neil McMillan, Roger Wilson


Replacements:Paul Shields, Ronan McCormack, Rowan Frost, Neil Best, Kieran Campbell, Adam Larkin, Paddy Wallace

Leinster (V Connacht): James Norton, John McWeeney, Gary Brown, Christian Warner, Brendan Burke, Felipe Contepomi, Brian O’Riordan, John Lyne, David Blaney, Sean Brophy, Aidan Kearney, Ben Gissing, Des Dillon (Captain), Niall Ronan, Victor Costello


Replacements:Jason Moran, Brian Blaney, Ciaran Potts, Simon Crawford, Brian O’Meara, Matthew Leek, James Downey

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