Brian O'Driscoll - back to skipper Leinster
Brian O'Driscoll - back to skipper Leinster
Leinster name side for crucial clash
25 May 2006, 3:35 pm
By Jonathan McConnell
The Leinster team to face the Edinburgh Gunners in the final Celtic League game of the season at Murrayfield has been named.
Brian O'Driscoll returns to the Leinster team and partners Gordon D'Arcy at centre while Will Green and Niall Ronan are the only changes to the pack that lost in Cardiff a little under a fortnight ago.
 
Shane Horgan forms a dynamic all-Ireland back three alongside Girvan Dempsey and Denis Hickie.
 
The replacements bench will be confirmed closer to kick off but the likes of Kieran Lewis, Rob Kearney, Eric Miller (who is set to feature in his final game before retiring) and 6'10" Ireland Under-21 second row Devin Toner all expected to be included.
 
LEINSTER:
 
15 Girvan Dempsey
14 Shane Horgan
13 Brian O'Driscoll (CAPTAIN)
12 Gordon D'Arcy
11 Denis Hickie
10 Felipe Contepomi
9 Guy Easterby
1 Reggie Corrigan
2 Bernard Jackman
3 Will Green
4 Adam Byrnes
5 Malcolm O'Kelly
6 Niall Ronan
7 Keith Gleeson
8 Jamie Heaslip
 
Replacements from:
16 Ronan McCormack/Emmett Byrne
17 Brian Blaney
18 Devin Toner
19 Eric Miller
20 Brian O'Riordan
21 Kieran Lewis
22 Rob Kearney

 

 

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