Division One
Terenure College v Young Munster Lakelands Park (6.0)
Terenure are the talk of the league just now, with everybody else asking what has gone wrong at Lakelands. "We're saying it ourselves, it's not just others," said Kevin Putt, though the coach is clearly angered by his players' mental switch-off in the past three games. "Since the 'Rock defeat the guys have decided the play-offs are out of reach and so the season is over, which I find totally unacceptable." Putt vows Terenure will "try to correct many of the mistakes we've been making in the last three weeks. We'll be absolutely pumped to perform to our very best."
However, they'll again be without Eric Miller, Luke Hammond and Steve Barretto, on top of long-term absentees Rory Sheriff and Girvan Dempsey. However, the bad news for Saturday's opponents, Galwegians, is
the first-named trio should be back by then. By comparison, Young Munster are on a roll. They're at full strength and unchanged for their third game in eight days. A win here will elevate them to second in the table.
Last three meetings (most recent on right): Young Munster 22 Terenure 16; Terenure 11 Young Munster 11; Young Munster 18 Terenure 13.
Five-game formguide: Terenure - W W L L L. Young Munster - L W W W W.
Leading try scorers: Terenure - David Coleman 5, Mark O'Kelly 4. Young Munster - Paul O'Connell, Finbarr Hogan, Mike Mullins 4 each.
Leading points scorers: Terenure - Shane Cullen 66. Young Munster - Mike Lynch 96.
Referee: Dave McHugh (IRFU).
Forecast: Young Munster to win.
ENGLAND SQUAD (for tour of Canada and USA): Full-backs: T Stimpson (Leicester), M Stephenson (Newcastle); Wings: D Rees (Bristol), P Sampson (Wasps), P Sackey (London Irish), T Voyce (Bath); Centres: L Lloyd (Leicester), J Lewsey (Wasps), B Johnston (Saracens), J Ewens (Gloucester), F Waters (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle); Outhalves: A King (Wasps), O Barkley (Bath), D Walder (Newcastle); Scrumhalves: K Bracken (Saracens), capt, M Wood (Wasps), S Benton (Leeds); Props: D Flatman (Saracens), J White (Saracens), T Woodman (Gloucester), R Nebbett (Leicester), G Rowntree (Leicester); Hookers: D West (Leicester), M Regan (Bath), A Long (Bath), C Fortey (Gloucester), S Thompson (Northampton); Locks: S Shaw (Wasps), S Borthwick (Bath), B Kay (Leicester), T Palmer (Leeds), A Brown (Bristol); Back-row: M Corry (Leicester, vice-captain), A Hazell (Gloucester), J Worsley (Wasps), S White-Cooper (Harlequins), A Sanderson (Sale), L Moody (Leicester), R Pool-Jones (Stade Francais).
ITINERARY: June 2nd: Canada v England (Toronto); June 5th: Canada A v England A (Vancouver); June 9th: Canada v England (Vancouver); June 12th: USA A v England A (venue to be confirmed); June 16th: USA v England (San Francisco).
