Connacht snap up Leinster men on the double for next term
Ben Murphy and Temi Lasisi are heading west
Connacht have swooped to sign two Leinster players for next season.
Scrum-half Ben Murphy has played 14 times for the Blues, including three times in the Champions Cup.
The 23-year-old is a former Ireland under-20s international and also spent time at Munster, where he was brought in to provide cover for injuries.
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He is also a son of Richie Murphy, who is currently Ulster's interim senior coach.
Also 23 and a former under-20 international, Lasisi is an academy prop who can play on the loosehead and tighthead sides. He has played twice for Leinster's senior team.
“In Ben and Temi we have signed two highly promising players in key positions," said Connacht boss Pete Wilkins.
"Ben has already gathered important minutes for Leinster at URC and Champions Cup level, and he will provide both competition and depth in our scrum-half position.
"We’re delighted to welcome Ben to the club and I know his new team mates and our supporters will enjoy getting to know him next season.
"Temi arrives with enormous potential having come through the Leinster and Irish rugby pathways as a destructive loosehead, but now with the ability to also play tighthead.
"His versatility will perfectly complement the six other props we have contracted for next season, and I am really excited by the opportunity to work with him and support his development over the coming seasons.”
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