John O'Sullivan

And you've got to kind of stand up in this match.

So for Sam, it's all about playing well.

He'll relish the chance to start the game and run the game.

And that's exactly what he's got to do.

It is a hugely challenging occasion for Leinster.

As we've pointed, Ulster are pretty full.

They're at home.

They know that if they win this match, they get a little bit of daylight between themselves and Leinster in terms of the league table.

And Leinster will be very, very keen to try and to win this match and go past their hosts, if you like, in the table.

So there's plenty at stake.

There are other ramifications.

If you want to expand the ripples, if you like, of selection, you can look at the Nations Cup during the summer.

Any provincial rivalry, any provincial game shows up.

kind of head-to-heads that are intriguing.

One or two that will, you know, positionally, you look at Robbie Henshaw versus Stu McCluskey.

You look at Joshua Kenny going up against Zach Ward.

Jacob Stockdale playing full-back for Ulster.

Hugo Keenan is there, obviously, for Leinster.

And then there will be

for the likes of kind of Tom Stewart, Tom O'Toole, they'll want to make a statement here.