Declan Kidney has decided against making any changes to his side ahead of Saturday’s Pool 2 clash with Treviso in Dublin. Leinster have already qualified for the quarter-finals but will be looking to win to ensure a high seeding.
Munster retained their impressive Thomond Park record when they saw off the challenge of The Ospreys in their final Heineken Cup home game this season. Munster thanks to two tries just before half time won by 20 points to 10.
Leinster saw off the challenge of Bath today to seal their place in the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup. Malcolm O’Kelly and David Holwell scored two late tries after a Brendon Daniel try had given Bath the lead to assure an amazing comeback win and a place in the quarter finals.
Ulster kept alive their slim Heineken Cup hopes and dented Gloucester’s chances of making the knockout stages by claiming a gutsy win at Ravenhill.
Munster’s injury problems have increased ahead of tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash with The Ospreys. Rob Henderson has been ruled out following a knock he recieved in last Saturday’s match against Leinster.
With tickets sales now up to 24,000, NEC Harlequins Heineken Cup pool four game against Munster at Twickenham on Saturday 15th January, kick-off 1.00pm, will enter the record books for attracting the biggest attendance to a pool match in the tournaments history.
Leinster’s team for the trip to Bath this Saturday has been named and it includes Irish International Malcom O’Kelly who has recovered from the groin injury that had ruled him out of last weekend’s game against Munster. He comes into the side in place of Ben Gissing.
Simon Best will return to the Ulster front-row for Friday’s Heineken Cup game against Gloucester at Ravenhill. The return of the Ireland loose-head is the only change from the side which defeated Connacht last Saturday.
Munster coach Alan Gaffney has named a 25 man squad for his side’s penultimate pool game against Neath-Swansea Ospreys on Saturday. Gaffney has been hit with the injury to Ronan O’Gara that has ruled him out of the remainer of the Heineken Cup Pool games, but Gaffney’s decision to sign Paul Burke during the summer seems to have been a good one.
Following on from their Heineken Cup win over Stade Francais at the weekend Mark McCall has named his Ulster squad for the visit of Edinburgh to Ravenhill.