Ella sticks with winning Euro formula

Shane Horgan will once again partner Brian O'Driscill in the centre when Leinster tackle Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup on…

Shane Horgan will once again partner Brian O'Driscill in the centre when Leinster tackle Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup on Friday night.

Coach Gary Ella has named the same starting line-up for the trip to Wales with Leinster bidding to maintain their 100 per cent record in the competition.

Horgan excelled in his first midfield start in almost 11 months against Bourgoin on Saturday, scoring two tries in a man-of-the-match performance.

In the continued absence of Felipe Contepomi, who will miss all six pool matches after a registration mix-up, Christian Warner starts at number 10 while Peter Coyle retains his place in the front row.

READ MORE

Leinster: G Dempsey; J McWeeney, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan, G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara, R Corrigan (Capt), S Byrne, P Coyle, M O'Kelly, B Gissing, E Miller, K Gleeson, V Costello.
Replacements: D Molloy, G Hickie, D Dillon, S Jennings, B O'Riordan, D Quinlan, B Burke.