Rónan Kelleher is primed to make his first start of the season for Leinster against Sharks at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho
Focusing on performance rather than the return of personnel will be key if Leinster are to kick-start a season that has begun with a brace of defeats in the United Rugby Championship (URC).
A rump of the pride is back from Lions duty in Australia, swapping the grind of preseason for the rough and tumble of a first competitive outing. Despite this, it would be foolish to think the transition from training paddock to pitch will be smoothness personified when the Irish province host the Sharks at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Returning from a two-game tour to South Africa with one point from a possible 10, Leinster’s d
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