Leinster squad to face Connacht.

Danthefan · Post by **Danthefan** » March 21st, 2007, 12:18 pm

The Leinster squad to face Connacht in Saturday’s Magners League clash at Donnybrook (KO: 5.15pm) has been named.

Malcolm O’Kelly returns to the squad after suffering an injury in the Heineken Cup clash against Gloucester in January and he is joined by returning internationals Shane Horgan, Gordon D’Arcy, Denis Hickie, Girvan Dempsey and Trevor Hogan.

Jonathan Sexton, Luke Fitzgerald, Bernard Jackman, Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip – who were all try-scorers in Leinster’s 40-21 victory over Treviso last week - are also included.

A limited number of tickets for Saturday’s game, which is expected to be a sell out, are available online at http://www.leinsterrugby.ie and from Spar (Donnybrook) and the Leinster Rugby Store (Donnybrook).

Click HERE for full details...

The team will be named on Friday lunchtime.

…Leinster squad to face Connacht…

FORWARDS: Fosi Pala’amo, Stanley Wright, Reggie Corrigan, Will Green, Bernard Jackman, Brian Blaney, Malcolm O’Kelly, Trevor Hogan, Owen Finegan, Cameron Jowitt, Devin Toner, Keith Gleeson, Stephen Keogh, Jamie Heaslip, Kevin McLaughlin

BACKS: Chris Whitaker, Guy Easterby, Christian Warner, Felipe Contepomi, Michael Berne, Kieran Lewis, Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney, Gordon D’Arcy, Shane Horgan, Denis Hickie, Girvan Dempsey, Gary Brown, Ross McCarron, Jonathan Sexton

REFEREE: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU), SUB REFEREE: Ger English (IRFU), TOUCH JUDGE: Seamus Flannery (IRFU)

Should win it handy enough with a full team. Good to see Mal in the squad too.

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » March 21st, 2007, 12:25 pm

Danthefan wrote:
FORWARDS: Fosi Pala’amo, Stanley Wright, Reggie Corrigan, Will Green, Bernard Jackman, Brian Blaney, Malcolm O’Kelly, Trevor Hogan, Owen Finegan, Cameron Jowitt, Devin Toner, Keith Gleeson, Stephen Keogh, Jamie Heaslip, Kevin McLaughlin

BACKS: Chris Whitaker, Guy Easterby, Christian Warner, Felipe Contepomi, Michael Berne, Kieran Lewis, Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney, Gordon D’Arcy, Shane Horgan, Denis Hickie, Girvan Dempsey, Gary Brown, Ross McCarron, Jonathan Sexton

REFEREE: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU), SUB REFEREE: Ger English (IRFU), TOUCH JUDGE: Seamus Flannery (IRFU)

Should win it handy enough with a full team.

Well it could take a while for the team to bed back in together.

Hopefully Mal is fit enough to start with Hogan in the second row. Usual Keogh/Glees/Jamie backrow. Jackman and Green in the front row with probably Stan Wright at loosehead. Is Ronnie injured again?

I'd like Easterby to start at scrum-half but he'll probably go with Whitaker

. Rest of the backline picks itself apart from the 13 jersey. I really hope he leaves Shaggy on the wing. He's some much more effective there and Darce is too important at inside centre to be moved to the outside channel. So I hope it's Lewie in the 13 as a straight swap.

sarah_lennon · Post by **sarah_lennon** » March 21st, 2007, 12:31 pm

I read that Ronnie was out of the quarter anyway

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » March 21st, 2007, 12:42 pm

sarah_lennon wrote:I read that Ronnie was out of the quarter anyway

Yeah, I remember now that he went off early in the Edinburgh match.

FrankBurke · Post by **FrankBurke** » March 21st, 2007, 12:49 pm

I'll be very very interested in how the ref perrforms.

Since the McDowell/Blayney incident last October the (Irish) referees for the Munster v Leinster & Leinster v Ulster games seemed to penalise us an awful lot.............

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » March 21st, 2007, 12:51 pm

Exile wrote:I'll be very very interested in how the ref perrforms.

Since the McDowell/Blayney incident last October the (Irish) referees for the Munster v Leinster & Leinster v Ulster games seemed to penalise us an awful lot.............

The same thing crossed my mind. Who's the Fitzgibbon guy? Please not another newbie who's completely out of his depth!

packie · Post by **packie** » March 21st, 2007, 12:58 pm

Donny B. wrote:
Exile wrote:I'll be very very interested in how the ref perrforms.

Since the McDowell/Blayney incident last October the (Irish) referees for the Munster v Leinster & Leinster v Ulster games seemed to penalise us an awful lot.............
The same thing crossed my mind. Who's the Fitzgibbon guy? Please not another newbie who's completely out of his depth!

I hope he's not the same guy who was too scared to yellow card O driscoll
in the sportsground last sept

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » March 21st, 2007, 1:19 pm

packie wrote:
Donny B. wrote:
Exile wrote:I'll be very very interested in how the ref perrforms.

Since the McDowell/Blayney incident last October the (Irish) referees for the Munster v Leinster & Leinster v Ulster games seemed to penalise us an awful lot.............
The same thing crossed my mind. Who's the Fitzgibbon guy? Please not another newbie who's completely out of his depth!
I hope he's not the same guy who was too scared to yellow card O driscoll
in the sportsground last sept

Well that guy wasn't shy about showing cards to Ronnie and Mal.
And McHugh practically had to commit GBH before he was carded.

As the memorys of the post-match rows are coming flooding back......

packie · Post by **packie** » March 21st, 2007, 2:07 pm

Yeah I remember that now, you guys got hostile when I gave out about heaslip.

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » March 21st, 2007, 2:07 pm

1. Green
2. Jackson
3. Wright
4. Hogan
5. O'Kelly
6. Keogh
7. Gleeson
8. Heaslip
9. Easterby
10. Contepomi
11. Hickie
12. D'arcy
13. Lewis
14. Horgan
15. Dempsey

16. Corrigan
17. Blaney
18. Finagen
19. Jowitt
20. Whitaker
21. Sexton
22. Kearney

That should be our team for Saturday and then the Wasps match the following week...

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » March 21st, 2007, 2:12 pm

Leinster Zulu wrote:1. Green
2. Jackson
3. Wright
4. Hogan
5. O'Kelly
6. Keogh
7. Gleeson
8. Heaslip
9. Easterby
10. Contepomi
11. Hickie
12. D'arcy
13. Lewis
14. Horgan
15. Dempsey

16. Corrigan
17. Blaney
18. Finagen
19. Jowitt
20. Whitaker
21. Sexton
22. Kearney

That should be our team for Saturday and then the Wasps match the following week...

Have we signed a new hooker

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » March 21st, 2007, 2:13 pm

Grumpy Old Man wrote:
Leinster Zulu wrote:1. Green
2. Jackson
3. Wright
4. Hogan
5. O'Kelly
6. Keogh
7. Gleeson
8. Heaslip
9. Easterby
10. Contepomi
11. Hickie
12. D'arcy
13. Lewis
14. Horgan
15. Dempsey

16. Corrigan
17. Blaney
18. Finagen
19. Jowitt
20. Whitaker
21. Sexton
22. Kearney

That should be our team for Saturday and then the Wasps match the following week...

Have we signed a new hooker

b*%&!x, you got there before me

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » March 21st, 2007, 2:14 pm

What do you mean?

claire_m · Post by **claire_m** » March 21st, 2007, 2:14 pm

Leinster Zulu wrote:What do you mean?

I thought Jackman was at Leinster...

Smokey&theBandit · Post by **Smokey&theBandit** » March 21st, 2007, 2:15 pm

Dr. Phil twisted his knee again in training, looks like he won't be risked this weekend

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » March 21st, 2007, 2:15 pm

Leinster Zulu wrote:What do you mean?

Think you might want Jackman at Hooker

sarah_lennon · Post by **sarah_lennon** » March 21st, 2007, 2:15 pm

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » March 21st, 2007, 2:15 pm

Leinster Zulu wrote:What do you mean?

Who the fock is Jackson?

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » March 21st, 2007, 2:16 pm

Leinster Lady wrote:
Leinster Zulu wrote:What do you mean?
Who the fock is Jackson?

Oh b*%&!cks...booboo...

tones · Post by **tones** » March 21st, 2007, 2:25 pm

Smokey&theBandit wrote:Dr. Phil twisted his knee again in training, looks like he won't be risked this weekend

where did you hear this?

Babbling 'brook

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