The Leinster squad has been announced ahead of Saturday’s Magners League semi final against rivals Munster.
Fresh from a 17 point haul in Sunday night’s bonus point victory over Edinburgh, Isa Nacewa is included in the squad alongside try-scorers Cian Healy, Shane Horgan, Stephen Keogh and Rob Kearney. Boyne winger Horgan’s 41st minute try in the 37-28 victory was his 31st in league action for Leinster, moving him into second place in the all-time league career list.
There is of course no place for former Leinster second row Malcolm O’Kelly who announced that he will retire from competitive action at the end of the season. The 35-year-old made his Leinster debut in February 1995 and is Leinster’s most capped player with 186 appearances.
The full squad is as follows:
Forwards: John Fogarty, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Nathan Hines, Trevor Hogan, Shane Jennings, Stephen Keogh, Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O’Brien, Malcolm O’Kelly, Mike Ross, Rhys Ruddock, Dominic Ryan, Richardt Strauss, CJ van der Linde and Stan Wright.
Backs: Shaun Berne, Gordon D’Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Rob Kearney, Simon Keogh, Ian Madigan, Fergus McFadden, Isa Nacewa, Paul O’Donohoe, Brian O’Driscoll, Eoin O’Malley, Eoin Reddan and Jonathan Sexton.
The clash kicks off at 8pm in the RDS and the starting team is expected to be announced on Friday.
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