Felipe Contepomi
Felipe Contepomi skippers Leinster
Contepomi to skipper Leinster
25 January 2007, 12:34 pm
By Jonathan McConnell
The Leinster team to face the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League in Donnybrook on Friday has been named.
Guy Easterby is named in the starting line up and will partner skipper Felipe Contepomi at half-back while there are also places for Trevor Hogan, Luke Fitzgerald, Kieran Lewis, Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip who were all involved with the Ireland squad this week.

Cameron Jowitt partners Hogan in second row, with Mick Berne partnering Lewis at centre after a string of impressive performances for the Leinster 'A' side in recent weeks. Two vacancies have been left on the replacements bench and both will be confirmed closer to kick off.

LEINSTER:

15: Ross McCarron
14: Gary Brown
13: Kieran Lewis
12: Mick Berne
11: Luke Fitzgerald
10: Felipe Contepomi CAPTAIN
9: Guy Easterby

1: Stanley Wright
2: Bernard Jackman
3: Will Green
4: Trevor Hogan
5: Cameron Jowitt
6: Stephen Keogh
7: Keith Gleeson
8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Reggie Corrigan
17: Brian Blaney
18: Owen Finegan
19: Devin Toner / Kevin McLaughlin
20: Chris Whitaker
21: Christian Warner / Jonathan Sexton
22: Niall Ronan

IMPORTANT SUPPORTER INFORMATION

Friday’s game looks set to be a sell out with only a limited number of terrace tickets (priced €15 for adult and €5 for schoolboy/girl) available from the Spar (Donnybrook) and the Leinster Rugby Store (Donnybrook).

This match is an ALL Ticket affair. Cash will NOT be taken at the turnstiles. Entrance for ALL terrace ticket holders is at the Wesley turnstiles.

There will be FM104 face painters, Cubs Corner activity with player appearances and signings in the downstairs Old Wesley bar and at half-time there will be under-12 Mini rugby action between Clondalkin and Tullow.

Tickets ordered online can be collected from Leinster Branch (55 Main Street, Donnybrook) at the following times:
Thursday: Until 5pm (excluding 1–2pm when we are closed for lunch) and on Friday from 9am-7.30pm

All Pictures: ©  http://www.inpho.ie/, Huw Evans Agency,  Martin Stuart
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