Brian O'Driscoll
New Leinster skipper Brian O'Driscoll
O’Driscoll handed Leinster captaincy
31 August 2005, 2:36 pm
By Jonathan McConnell
Leinster have announced that Brian O'Driscoll will captain the side this season.
Coach Michael Cheika also announced that Malcolm O'Kelly, Felipe Contepomi, Denis Hickie, Keith Gleeson and Guy Easterby will form part of a leadership team who will assist O'Driscoll in his duties.

Contepomi will captain the Leinster side for the Celtic League opener against the Ospreys at the Morfa Stadium on Sunday in an initial squad which will be reduced later in the week.

Leinster Squad to face the Ospreys:
Forwards
Bernard Jackman, David Blaney, Brian Blaney, John Lyne, John Wickham, Emmett Byrne, Ronan McCormack, Will Green, Adam Byrnes, Ben Gissing, Des Dillon, Ciaran Potts, Jamie Heaslip, Keith Gleeson, Simon Crawford, Niall Ronan, Eric Miller
Backs
Guy Easterby, Brian O Meara, Felipe Contepomi (Captain), Christian Warner, David McAllister, Eoghan Hickey, Gary Brown, Brendan Burke, James Norton, Girvan Dempsey, Kieran Lewis, Rob Kearney

 

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