O'Driscoll back in the Leinster fold
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:42
Off the back of a surprise defeat to Connacht in the Magners league last weekend, Leinster welcome back Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll for their Pool Two Heineken Cup opener against Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
Leinster will also welcome back the likes of Ireland internationals Girvan Dempsey, Jamie Heaslip, Bernard Jackman, Shane Jennings and Malcolm O'Kelly into the panel for Saturday's game.
Shane Horgan, who is Leinster's most capped player in Heineken Cup history (63), is also included after impressing in recent weeks while Felipe Contepomi will no doubt be looking to build on his impressive career tally of 284 points in 24 appearances for Leinster.
Leinster are again expected to boosted by a sizable travelling support this weekend, with in excess of 1,000 supporters expected to make the trip to the Scottish capital.
The matchday 22 to face Edinburgh is expected to be named at lunch-time on Friday.
Leinster squad:
Forwards: Cian Healy, Ronan McCormack, Bernard Jackman, John Fogarty, CJ Van Der Linde, Stan Wright, Leo Cullen, Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Devin Toner, Rocky Elsom, Cameron Jowitt, Sean O'Brien, Shane Jennings, Jamie Heaslip, Stephen Keogh.
Backs: Chris Keane, Chris Whitaker, Jonathan Sexton, Luke Fitzgerald, Simon Keogh, Felipe Contepomi, Brian O'Driscoll, Gary Brown, Shane Horgan, Girvan Dempsey, Rob Kearney.
Date: Saturday, October 11
Venue: Murrayfield
Kick-off: 13.35 (12.35 GMT)
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Touch judges: Roy Maybank, Stuart Terheege (England)
TMO: Geoff Warren (England)
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