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Leinster XV for Arms Park showdown

Leinster will expect big performances from Horgan and Contepomi should they hope to win the Magners League on Friday
Leinster will expect big performances from Horgan and Contepomi should they hope to win the Magners League on Friday

The Leinster team to face the Cardiff Blues in the final Magners League game of the season at the Arms Park on Friday (KO: 7.10pm) has been named.

An unchanged team has been named which means that Reggie Corrigan and Will Green will both make their final appearances for Leinster after being named in the front row alongside hooker Bernard Jackman.

The rest of the pack remains unchanged from the one that started the Border Reivers game which Leinster won 31-0 last weekend with Trevor Hogan partnering Malcolm O'Kelly at second row and the familiar back-row of Stephen Keogh, Keith Gleeson and the Magners League joint top try scorer Jamie Heaslip (7 tries).

In the back-line, the competition's second top points scorer Felipe Contepomi (181 points, eight behind Glasgow's Dan Parks) captains the side.

Gordon D'Arcy partners Shane Horgan at centre while another retiree Guy Easterby has been named on a strong-looking replacements bench alongside Brian Blaney and Christian Warner who were late try-scorers last weekend.

Two late decisions will be made on the replacements bench at prop and outside back and will be finalised before kick off.

Leinster are expected to be boosted by hundreds of supporters who will make the trip to the Welsh capital.

LEINSTER XV v Cardiff Blues, Friday, May 11, Arms Park,  7.10pm: 15-Girvan Dempsey; 14-Rob Kearney; 13-Shane Horgan; 12-Gordon D’Arcy; 11-Denis Hickie; 10-Felipe Contepomi (Captain); 9-Guy Easterby; 1-Reggie Corrigan; 2-Bernard Jackman; 3-Will Green; 4-Trevor Hogan; 5-Malcolm O’Kelly; 6-Stephen Keogh; 7-Keith Gleeson; 8-Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements: 16-Stan Wright/Cian Healy; 17-Brian Blaney; 18-Owen Finegan; 19-Cameron Jowitt; 20-Chris Whitaker; 21-Christian Warner; 22-Luke Fitzgerald/Kieran Lewis.

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