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Magners League: Team for Leinster.

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John McMurtry

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Brian McLaughlin has made just one change to the starting XV as Ulster face Leinster at the RDS tomorrow hoping to book their place in the Magners League Grand Final (KO 7.05pm).

Tim Barker comes in to replace Dan Tuohy who injured a hamstring against the Dragons last week and was ruled out after an MRI scan. Neil McComb is the only change on the bench as he takes the place vacated by Barker. McLaughlin will also be without Willie Faloon who injured his shoulder in training two weeks ago and will undergo surgery this Thursday to repair a torn rotator cuff.

McLaughlin will be expecting his team to start this game with more intensity as they never fully recovered from conceding three tries in the opening 13 minutes last month.

Ulster: (15-9): Adam D’Arcy; Craig Gilroy, Darren Cave, Nevin Spence, Simon Danielli; Ian Humphreys, Ruan Pienaar. (1-8):  Tom Court, Rory Best (capt), Declan Fitzpatrick, Johann Muller, Tim Barker, Pedrie Wannenburg, Chris Henry, Robbie Diack. (16-23): Andi Kyriacou, Paddy McAllister, Jerry Cronin, Neil McComb, TJ Anderson, Paul Marshall, Ian Whitten, Conor Gaston.

Leinster (XV):

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2 responses to “Magners League: Team for Leinster.”

  1. the mote

    My take on the leinster starting XV would be that they hope to have the game won by half time
    using the backrow to punch holes going forward involve the Ulster backrow before releasing the backs using BoD and Nacewa to provide the wings with space to run in the trys ,

    That said the game will be decided by which backrow prevails and unfortunately it is in both the second row and bachrow where Ulsters bench is looking second best

    Leinster”s bigger squad and lack of injuries means Ulster must have long odds on winning— not impossible but —–

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    1. John

      My goodness Mote I think we agree on that – if that’s not an omen for an Ulster win I don’t know what is! 😆

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