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Contepomi set for 50th Leinster game

13 April 2006, 11:56 am

By Jonathan McConnell

The Leinster team to face the Llanelli Scarlets in Lansdowne Road on Friday (KO: 7.10pm) has been named. Felipe Contepomi will make his 50th appearance for the province. The Argentinean, who is the Celtic League's top scorer with 221 points (including seven tries) is partnered by former Llanelli scrum-half Guy Easterby.

Gordon D'Arcy, meanwhile, will line up alongside Brian O'Driscoll - who captains the side - in the only change to the backline that defeated the Border Reivers 35-34 last weekend.

In the pack, Will Green lines up in the front row alongside Reggie Corrigan and Brian Blaney while Cameron Jowitt returns to form an aggressive back row alongside Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip. Supporters can pay at the turnstiles on the day.

Meanwhile, Leinster are giving supporters a chance to win 5 pairs of tickets to the Heineken Cup semi final against Munster on Sunday week. All supporters have to do is buy an Official Match Programme tomorrow and for just €3 you could win tickets to the All-Ireland clash.
Leinster will also be holding a ‘Family Day’ before this Friday’s game. The fun and games will start at 5.30pm and there will be pre-match entertainment for all the family.

Leinster: 15: Girvan Dempsey;14: Rob Kearney, 13: Brian O'Driscoll (Captain), 12: Gordon D'Arcy, 11: Denis Hickie; 10: Felipe Contepomi, 9: Guy Easterby; 1: Reggie Corrigan, 2: Brian Blaney, 3: Will Green; 4: Bryce Williams, 5: Malcolm O'Kelly; 6: Cameron Jowitt, 7: Keith Gleeson, 8: Jamie Heaslip
Replacements:16: Emmett Byrne, 17: David Blaney, 18: Niall Ronan, 19: Eric Miller, 20: Brian O'Riordan, 21: John Hepworth, 22: Kieran Lewis