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Leinster confirm starting line up

9 September 2005, 11:12 am

By Jonathan McConnell

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has made several changes to the side who lost narrowly to the Ospreys last weekend for Saturday’s game against Glasgow.

Australian Adam Byrnes will make his competitive debut for Leinster in the second row when he partners Ben Gissing. John Lyne comes into the front row while Jamie Heaslip starts at number eight in place of Eric Miller who misses out with a slight ankle strain.

In the backline there are starts for Guy Easterby who partners Christian Warner at half-back with Kieran Lewis again partnering skipper Felipe Contepomi at centre. Robert Kearney moves to the left wing from the right for the returning Gary Brown in place of Brendan Burke who has been named amongst a strong replacements bench which includes Emmett Byrne, David Blaney, Niall Ronan, Brian O'Meara and Simon Crawford.

Leinster: Girvan Dempsey; Gary Brown, Kieran Lewis, Felipe Contepomi (Captain), Robert Kearney; Christian Warner, Guy Easterby; John Lyne, Bernard Jackman, Will Green; Adam Byrnes, Ben Gissing; Ciaran Potts, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements: Emmett Byrne, David Blaney, Simon Crawford, Niall Ronan, Brian O'Meara, Eoghan Hickey, Brendan Burke