Leinster squad to face London Wasps
Updated: Thursday, 14 Jun 2007 15:58
The Leinster squad to face London Wasps in Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter final at Adams Park has been named.
The squad includes 12 current Ireland internationals - Gordon D’Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Guy Easterby, Luke Fitzgerald, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip, Denis Hickie, Trevor Hogan, Shane Horgan, Bernard Jackman, Kieran Lewis and Malcolm O’Kelly - who are all named in the 25-man squad alongside Argentina international out-half Felipe Contepomi who has accumulated 63 points to date in this year’s competition.
They will be joined by Australian international duo Owen Finegan and Chris Whitaker as well as prop Will Green, a member of Wasps’ 2004 Heineken Cup winning side.
In total there are three additions to the squad that defeated Connacht 30-21 last weekend with Fitzgerald joining Reggie Corrigan and Devin Toner in the panel.
The team will be named at lunchtime on Friday prior to the squad’s departure to London. In excess of 3,000 Leinster supporters are expected to make the trip to High Wycombe on Saturday.
Leinster squad to face London Wasps at Adams Park on Saturday 31 March at 5.45pm.
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.
Backs: Chris Whitaker, Guy Easterby, Christian Warner, Felipe Contepomi, Kieran Lewis, Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney, Gordon D’Arcy, Shane Horgan, Denis Hickie, Girvan Dempsey
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