Rugby

Jennings leads young Leinster

Rugby: Leinster have selected a young team for their pre-season friendly with Gloucester at Tallaght stadium tomorrow (5.0)

Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00

Rugby:Leinster have selected a young team for their pre-season friendly with Gloucester at Tallaght stadium tomorrow (5.0). Shane Jennings leads a team largely composed of academy players. New signing, the Irish qualified Tom Denton, makes his debut in the secondrow alongside Damian Browne.

John Cooney and Ian Madigan, who both featured off the bench in the Heineken Cup final victory in Twickenham in May, start at halfback.

Leinster:D Hudson; A Boyle, C O'Shea, N Reid, F Carr; I Madigan, J Cooney; J McGrath, A Dundon, J Hagan; D Browne, T Denton; B Marshall, S Jennings (capt), L Auva'a. Replacements:T Sexton, J O'Connell, M Moore, J Murphy, D Ryan, L McGrath, C Marsh, S Coghlan-Murray, J Tracy, B Macken.

Referee:Alain Rolland (IRFU).

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