Leinster team to face Wasps named

The Leinster team to face London Wasps in the Heineken Cup quarter-final in Adams Park on Saturday has been named (KO: 5.45pm).

Gordon D’Arcy will make his 50th Heineken Cup appearance for the province in High Wycombe and will be partnered again by Kieran Lewis in the centre.

There is a familiar look to the back three with Girvan Dempsey starting at full-back alongside Denis Hickie and Shane Horgan on either wing.

Felipe Contepomi captains the side and resumes his half-back partnership with Chris Whitaker.

In the pack, Jamie Heaslip will make his 50th appearance for the province and is named in a formidable back-row alongside Stephen Keogh and Keith Gleeson.

Reggie Corrigan comes onto the bench and is the only change to the panel that defeated Connacht 30-21 last weekend.

Corrigan’s next appearance for Leinster will see him equal fellow Wicklow man Shane Byrne’s record of 135 appearances for the province.

Over 3,000 Leinster supporters are expected to make the trip to Adams Park to cheer on their side as they bid to win an away quarter-final for the second year in a row.

LEINSTER:
 
15 Girvan Dempsey
14 Shane Horgan
13 Kieran Lewis
12 Gordon D’Arcy
11 Denis Hickie
10 Felipe Contepomi (capt)
9 Chris Whitaker
1 Stanley Wright
2 Bernard Jackman
3 Will Green
4 Trevor Hogan
5 Malcolm O’Kelly
6 Stephen Keogh
7 Keith Gleeson
8 Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:
 
16 Brian Blaney
17 Reggie Corrigan
18 Owen Finegan
19 Cameron Jowitt
20 Guy Easterby
21 Christian Warner
22 Rob Kearney