Leinster v Scarlets Live: Kick-off time, team news and TV details
The Scarlets are looking to cause an upset as they take on URC leaders Leinster in the west Walian's first play-off appearance in seven years this afternoon.
Dwayne Peel's side reached the play-offs for the first time since 2018 after finishing in the top eight. However, they will travel to Dublin today as underdogs.
Leinster topped the league, losing just twice in the regular season. However, one of those losses was against the Scarlets in Llanelli in April.
The Scarlets are without Gareth Davies as they name an unchanged 23 from their last match against the Sharks in Durban.
As for Leinster, they're missing Ireland centres Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose, and British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong.
However, they can still call upon New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett, with the star-studded side led by Lions number eight Jack Conan, while Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan and South Africa lock RG Snyman are among the replacements.
Kick-off is at 3pm, with the match being broadcast on BBC One Wales and Premier Sports 1. You can follow the match in the live blog below.
Leinster: Hugo Keenan; Jimmy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan (capt).
Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Scott Penny, Luke McGrath, Ciaran Frawley.
Scarlets: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Joe Roberts, Johnny Williams, Ellis Mee; Sam Costelow, Archie Hughes; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree.
Replacements: Marnus van der Merwe, Kemsley Mathias, Sam Wainwright, Dan Davis, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Lloyd, Macs Page.
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
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