Leinster Name 25-Man Squad

Leinster’s stand-in skipper Felipe Contepomi in action against Bath

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has named an initial 25-man squad for his side’s must-win Pool 5 clash with Glasgow in Hughenden on Sunday.

HEINEKEN CUP: POOL 5: Sunday, October 30

Glasgow Warriors v Leinster, Hughenden, 1.00pm

Previous Meetings: 99/00: Glasgow 29 Leinster 17, Hughenden; Leinster 44 Glasgow 17, Donnybrook

GLASGOW: Graydon Staniforth; Hefin O’Hare, Graeme Morrison, Andrew Henderson, Rory Lamont; Dan Parks (capt), Graeme Beveridge; Kevin Tkachuk, Scott Lawson, Lee Harrison, Tim Barker, Craig Hamilton, Paul Dearlove, John Barclay, John Beattie.

Replacements: Fergus Thomson, Stuart Corsar, Gregor Hayter, Dan Turner, Sam Pinder, Colin Gregor, Colin Shaw.

LEINSTER Squad:

Backs (10); Brian O’Meara, Brian O’Riordan, Eoghan Hickey, Felipe Contepomi (capt), Jonny Hepworth, Kieran Lewis, Shane Horgan, Robert Kearney, Gordon D’Arcy, Girvan Dempsey.

Forwards (15): Reggie Corrigan, Ronan McCormack, Will Green, Emmett Byrne, Bernard Jackman, David Blaney, Malcolm O’Kelly, Bryce Williams, Ben Gissing, Des Dillon, Cameron Jowitt, Ciaran Potts, Keith Gleeson, Niall Ronan, Jamie Heaslip.

Referee: Chris White (England)