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Leinster name team for Borders clash

Denis Jickie in action for Leinster in an earlier round of this season's Celtic League
Denis Jickie in action for Leinster in an earlier round of this season's Celtic League

The Leinster team to face Border Reivers in the Celtic League at Donnybrook on Friday night has been announced.

Denis Hickie and Rob Kearney have been named in a strong back three that includes Gary Brown.

Guy Easterby has been named at scrum-half alongside Felipe Contepomi, who is four points short of 400 for the Blues - and who captains the side.

In the pack there are three changes from the side that defeated Bath last weekend with Eric Miller, Emmett Byrne and Adam Byrnes coming into the starting line-up.

Leinster Academy duo out-half Jonathan Sexton and 6'10' second row Devin Toner, both Ireland Under-21 internationals, are included in the squad for the first time.

Leinster XV v Border Reivers 15 Denis Hickie 14 Gary Brown 13 Kieran Lewis 12 John Hepworth,11  Rob Kearney, 10: Felipe Contepomi (Capt), 9: Guy Easterby, 1 Reggie Corrigan ,2 Brian Blaney 3 Emmett Byrne, 4 Adam Byrnes 5 Bryce Williams, 6 Eric Miller, 7 Keith Gleeson, 8 Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements 16 Ronan McCormack, 17 David Blaney, 18: Devin Toner, 19 Niall Ronan, 20 Brian O'Riordan / Brian O'Meara,
21 Jonathan Sexton, 22: Eoghan Hickey / Brendan Burke.

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