"Sam Prendergast and Dan Sheehan drop to bench for Champions Cup clash"
"Leo Cullen has no qualms about pitching out-half Harry Byrne into a Friday night Champions Cup cauldron against Leicester at Welford Road (8pm)."
"The prodigal out-half played there two seasons ago but didn't see out the win after picking up an injury, before subsequently leaving on a short-term loan to Bristol to escape his province's clogged-up conveyor belt of tens."
Leo Cullen has selected Harry Byrne to start at out-half for the Friday night Champions Cup fixture against Leicester at Welford Road (8pm). Sam Prendergast and Dan Sheehan have been moved to the bench for the match. Byrne previously played at Welford Road two seasons ago but sustained an injury and did not finish that contest. He subsequently left on a short-term loan to Bristol to find playing time amid heavy competition for the number ten position at his province. Cullen appears confident deploying Byrne into a high-pressure European away fixture.
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