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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 185362"><p><strong>LEINSTER:</strong></p><p></p><p>15: Rob Kearney</p><p>14: Shane Horgan</p><p>13: Michael Berne</p><p>12: Felipe Contepomi</p><p>11: Luke Fitzgerald</p><p>10: Jonathan Sexton</p><p>9: Chris Whitaker</p><p></p><p>1: Ollie le Roux</p><p>2: Bernard Jackman</p><p>3: Stan Wright</p><p>4: Leo Cullen <strong>CAPTAIN</strong></p><p>5: Malcolm O'Kelly</p><p>6: Stephen Keogh</p><p>7: Shane Jennings</p><p>8: Jamie Heaslip</p><p></p><p><strong>REPLACEMENTS:</strong></p><p></p><p>16: Brian Blaney</p><p>17: Cian Healy / Stephen Knoop</p><p>18: Trevor Hogan</p><p>19: Cameron Jowitt / Keith Gleeson</p><p>20: Chris Keane</p><p>21: Christian Warner</p><p>22: Girvan Dempsey</p><p></p><p>It's an interesting selection. Despite being fit, Dempsey is on the bench. Even though he may not be fully match fit, it would have been easy to shift Fitzgerald to 13 and Kearney to 11 to make room for Girv. It seems as though his time as a starting Leinster player (when everybody is healthy) is nearing it's end. In my opinion Berne is in the team to stunt Regan King's ability.</p><p></p><p>Good to see Sexton get a run at flyhalf with Contepomi alongside him. It lends Leinster a better attacking threat while also allowing for a more tactical approach through the boot if required.</p><p></p><p>All in all, I'd be relatively happy to leave Stradey with a bonus point (and denying the Scarlets four tries) though hopefully Leinster aim for victory. For Leinster to steal a win they'll have to win the forward battle and deny the Scarlets outside backs the ball. They're capable of it but it would be very, very tough. I think the Scarlets will win by 5 to 10 points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 185362"] [b]LEINSTER:[/b] 15: Rob Kearney 14: Shane Horgan 13: Michael Berne 12: Felipe Contepomi 11: Luke Fitzgerald 10: Jonathan Sexton 9: Chris Whitaker 1: Ollie le Roux 2: Bernard Jackman 3: Stan Wright 4: Leo Cullen [b]CAPTAIN[/b] 5: Malcolm O'Kelly 6: Stephen Keogh 7: Shane Jennings 8: Jamie Heaslip [b]REPLACEMENTS:[/b] 16: Brian Blaney 17: Cian Healy / Stephen Knoop 18: Trevor Hogan 19: Cameron Jowitt / Keith Gleeson 20: Chris Keane 21: Christian Warner 22: Girvan Dempsey It's an interesting selection. Despite being fit, Dempsey is on the bench. Even though he may not be fully match fit, it would have been easy to shift Fitzgerald to 13 and Kearney to 11 to make room for Girv. It seems as though his time as a starting Leinster player (when everybody is healthy) is nearing it's end. In my opinion Berne is in the team to stunt Regan King's ability. Good to see Sexton get a run at flyhalf with Contepomi alongside him. It lends Leinster a better attacking threat while also allowing for a more tactical approach through the boot if required. All in all, I'd be relatively happy to leave Stradey with a bonus point (and denying the Scarlets four tries) though hopefully Leinster aim for victory. For Leinster to steal a win they'll have to win the forward battle and deny the Scarlets outside backs the ball. They're capable of it but it would be very, very tough. I think the Scarlets will win by 5 to 10 points. [/QUOTE]
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