Michael Milne, Harry Byrne and Scott Penny sign new contracts with Leinster

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LEINSTER HAVE confirmed that Michael Milne, Harry Byrne and Scott Penny have signed new contracts.

Milne has played six times for the province this season, including once in the Champions Cup, coming off the bench in the quarter-final defeat to La Rochelle.

The 24-year-old prop didn’t make his first appearance of the campaign until March after battling shoulder and calf injuries.

He made his senior Leinster debut against Benetton in September 2019 and has made 38 appearances for the province to date.

The Offaly native was also part of the Irish under-20 team that won a Grand Slam in 2019.

Meanwhile, Byrne has played 66 times for Leinster since making his debut at the start of the 2019/20 season.

The 25-year-old midfielder, backing up his older brother Ross, has played 15 games this season. He also featured twice in Ireland’s successful Six Nations campaign.

Penny has 69 caps and 33 tries to her name for the province so far.

The 24-year-old, whose preferred position is wide forward, has been named captain on several occasions this campaign.

Leinster announced a host of other new contracts this week, with Ryan Baird, Ciarán Frawley, Will Connors and Max Deegan among those confirmed to have signed new deals.

Earlier today, Leinster also confirmed that scrum-half Ben Murphy and prop Temi Lasisi will join Connacht at the end of the season.

– Additional reporting by Emma Duffy.