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Leinster and Munster teams

Gordon D'Arcy will partner Brian O'Driscoll once again
Gordon D'Arcy will partner Brian O'Driscoll once again

The Leinster team to face Munster in the Magners League clash at Thomond Park on Wednesday (KO: 3pm) has been named.

There are a number of vacancies which will be confirmed closer to kick off for the sell out clash in Limerick.

Amongst the confirmed starters are Guy Easterby at scrum-half and Bernard Jackman who comes in at hooker having played over an hour of the victory in Agen recently.

Gordon D'Arcy again partners skipper Brian O'Driscoll at centre.

Leinster XV:15 G Dempsey, 14 S Horgan/L Fitzgerald, 13 B O'Driscoll, 12 G D'Arcy, 11 D Hickie/R Kearney, 10 J Sexton /F Contepomi, 9 G Easterby,1 R McCormack, 2 B Jackman, 3 S Wright, 4 T Hogan, 5 M O'Kelly/O Finegan, 6 C Jowitt/S Keogh, 7 K Gleeson, 8 S Keogh/J Heaslip.

Replacements:16 R Corrigan/F Pala'amo, 17 H Vermaas, 18 M O'Kelly/O Finegan, 19 J Heaslip/C Jowitt, 20 C Whitaker, 21 J Sexton/L Contepomi/A Dunne, 22 L Fitzgerald/K Lewis.

Munster have also announced their team.

Christian Cullen and Shaun Payne are vying for the full back spot, while Coach Declan Kidney will also make a late call on who will play at loosehead prop and outside centre.

Munster XV: 1 D Hurley/F Pucciariello, 2 F Sheahan, 3 J Hayes, 4 D O'Callaghan, 5 P O'Connell (cpt), 6 J O'Sullivan, 7 D Wallace, 8 D Leamy, 9 P Stringer, 10 R O'Gara, 11 I Dowling, 12 T Halstead, 13 B Murphy/L Mafi, 14 J Kelly, 15 S Payne/C Cullen.

Replacements: 16  TBA, 17 D Hurley/F Pucciariello, 18 C Wyatt, 19 J Coughlan, 20 T O'Leary, 21 J Manning, 22 B Murphy/L Mafi.

 

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