Leinster v Treviso

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The Leinster squad trained in UCD on Monday afternoon as they started their on-field preparations for Saturday night's RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Benetton Treviso in the RDS (KO: 5pm)...
There are no major fresh injury concerns for the province arising from Friday night’s 26-11 victory over the Cardiff Blues in a game which saw Eoin O’Malley, who was a late addition to the panel in place of the injured Fionn Carr, make his 50th appearance for the province when he appeared as a second half replacement.

Springbok prop Heinke van der Merwe was another late withdrawal after being rested to recover fully from a knock to the leg, but management are confident that both he and winger Carr will be available ahead of Friday’s midday team announcement.

Isa Nacewa missed the victory in Wales at the weekend with a recurrence of an arm injury sustained in January and is unlikely to be involved this weekend.

Ian Madigan, who completed a 100% successful kicking tally of 16 points on Friday, is in line to make his 21st appearance of the season – and his 70th in Leinster colours – if he features this weekend. Meanwhile, Ireland international Rhys Ruddock is one cap away from reaching the half century appearance milestone.

The management expect the return of a number of players who have had limited game time after their involvement with the Ireland Six Nations squad in recent weeks.

Leinster :

15: Luke Fitzgerald
14: Dave Kearney
13: Eoin O'Malley
12: Andrew Goodman
11: Fergus McFadden
10: Ian Madigan
9: Eoin Reddan

1: Jack McGrath
2: Sean Cronin
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Ben Marshall
5: Devin Toner
6: Rhys Ruddock CAPTAIN
7: Dominic Ryan
8: Jordi Murphy

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack O'Connell
18: Michael Bent
19: Leo Cullen
20: Shane Jennings
21: Isaac Boss
22: Noel Reid
23: Fionn Carr


Treviso :

15 Giulio Toniolatti
14 Ludovico Nitoglia
13 Andrea Pratichetti
12 Gideon La Grange
11 Tommaso Iannone
10 James Ambrosini
9 Fabio Semenzato

8 Manoa Vosawai
7 Valerio Bernabò
6 Dean Budd
5 Corniel Van Zyl (capitano)
4 Marco Fuser
3 Jacobus Roux
2 Giovanni Maistri
1 Michele Rizzo

A disposizione:
16 Franco Sbaraglini
17 Ignacio Fernandez-Rouyet
18 Pedro Di Santo
19 Enrico Ceccato
20 Filippo Giusti
21 Christian Loamanu
22 Luca Morisi
23 Brendan Williams

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

DOD wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:Looks weak, this team would get destroyed by a Treviso full strength team, but as it will be their 2nd string it will be ok i guess.

Wow! I was just thinking how strong it looked. Was just on the Munster thread and their team was being touted as strong when I was just thinking how weak it was.

Perhaps I am on drugs today.

Jeez Jen if you think that leinster team is more 1st/2nd string then I want whatever cupcakes you are baking...

You seem to have an obsession with baking. Are you trying to tell us something?

Looks like Jen was clean last night. He was spot on.

Fogra Eile.
Gowan Connacht! De Whest is Awake!

George Carlin wrote:Well done, Dubs. Posting 5 points using largely your second string is always a good result. And with Glasgow's 8 tries against the Dragons, you needed all 5 points.

Who are you calling Dubs

asoreleftshoulder wrote:

George Carlin wrote:Well done, Dubs. Posting 5 points using largely your second string is always a good result. And with Glasgow's 8 tries against the Dragons, you needed all 5 points.

Who are you calling Dubs

Ja Georgie!

We have 11 Counties of Culchies in our squad as well as Dubs.
Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

12 Counties. One Province.

Believe.

Gibson wrote:

asoreleftshoulder wrote:

George Carlin wrote:Well done, Dubs. Posting 5 points using largely your second string is always a good result. And with Glasgow's 8 tries against the Dragons, you needed all 5 points.

Who are you calling Dubs

Ja Georgie!

We have 11 Counties of Culchies in our squad as well as Dubs.

12 Counties. One Province.

Believe.

Schooled.