Byrne has made 17 starts at No 10, including two in the Champions Cup

Leinster Rugby expect Joey Carbery and Ross Byrne to remain part of their squad next season, despite the IRFU’s eagerness to move one of them north to Ulster.

The Sunday Times reported that a meeting took place nine days ago at which David Nucifora, the IRFU high-performance director, and Joe Schmidt, the Ireland head coach, said that they were keen to see one of the two No 10s join Ulster.

Jordi Murphy is making the same move this summer, but Leinster insist that the player made that move of his own accord in an effort to get more game time.

Murphy’s contract is due to expire at the end of this season, but Carbery and Byrne are “in the middle of their contracts” according to