Warm Up Match Teams.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley will coach the Blues and Ulster’s Mark McCall the Whites in Friday’s behind-closed-doors pre-tour warm-up game at Lansdowne Road.

Those not available for this warm-up game because of their involvement with the Barbarians are, Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan, David
Humphreys, Geordan Murphy, Malcolm O’Kelly and Eric Miller.

Players not considered because of injury include, Donncha O’Callaghan, Gordon D’Arcy, Rob Henderson, Ben
Gissing, Brian O’Riordan, Matt McCullough, Mark McHugh and David Quinlan.

Blues:
G. Dempsey; B. Burke, J. Kelly, K. Maggs, T.
Howe, R. O’Gara, P. Stringer; M. Horan, F. Sheahan, J. Hayes; D. Browne, L. Cullen; S. Easterby, D. Wallace, A. Foley capt
Replacements: B. Jackman, R. McCormack, T. Hogan, N.
McMillan, K. Campbell, D. Yapp, M. Mostyn

Whites: B Cunningham; S. Payne, G. Duffy, J. Holland, A.
Horgan; P. Wallace, G. Easterby; R. Corrigan capt, S.
Byrne, S. Best; G. Longwell, P. O’Connell; R. Wilson, A. Quinlan, V. Costelloe
Replacments: P. Shields, E. Byrne, D. Pusey, N. Best, B. O’Meara, M. Mullins, M. McPhail.

Girvan Dempsey is selected subject to passing a fitness test and in the event that he’s not passed fit then
Matt Mostyn will start and Dempsey’s place on the bench will be taken
by
Conor McPhillips.

Gary Longwell and Neil Best find themselves in a similar position with David Pusey set to start in Longwell’s absence and the Munster players place on the bench will be taken
by
Aidan Kearney while Best’s place on the bench will be taken by John O’Sullivan if needs must.

Kevin Maggs’ participation is subject to his being released by Bath. Darren Yapp is on stanby in the event that Maggs is not released and in that scenario Yapp’s place on the Blues bench will go to Seamus Mallon.