If you’re a Leinster fan, you probably don’t need telling about the big Heineken Cup pool match against the Scarlets today and exactly what is at stake.
But if you’re planning on heading to the RDS for 6pm anyway, why not make it a bit earlier and catch Leinster A v Pontypridd in the British & Irish Cup at Donnybrook Stadium a few hours earlier as well (kickoff 2pm)?
A few reasons why this is a good thing…
- It’s free admission for season-ticket holders.
- In the B&I Cup only the winner of the pool progresses to the knockout phase and Leinster are currently level with Ponty on 15pts at the top of Pool 5 so it’s all to play for.
- Ponty bring a great support with them as they showed almost exactly a year ago when the same two sides met at the same stadium in the quarterfinals so we don’t want to be out-shouted!!!
- Leinster may have won handsomely a year ago, but things are very different now. Ponty have already beaten us in this season's competition, they lie 2nd in the Welsh Premiership with 10 wins out of 11, and unlike last year we won’t have the luxury of adding players who weren’t used in the HCup match as it is being played afterwards. All of which means it should be a whole lot closer so the boys in blue will need all the support they can get.
So…why WOULDN’T you head to D4 for lunchtime??? See you there!!! JLP
LEINSTER ‘A’ lineup:
15: David Kearney
14: Andrew Conway
13: Brendan Macken
12: Jordan Coghlan
11: Fionn Carr
10: Noel Reid
9: John Cooney
1: Jack McGrath CAPTAIN
2: Thomas Sexton
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Ben Marshall
5: Mark Flanagan
6: Dominic Ryan
7: Conor Gilsenan
8: Leo Auva’a
REPLACEMENTS:
16: James Tracy
17: Jack O’Connell
18: Jack Conan
19: Josh van der Flier
20: Luke McGrath
21: Cathal Marsh
22: Andrew Boyle
