Pre-season friendly
Leinster Lions v Gloucester
At Donnybrook
Recently appointed Leinster coach Gary Ella has named his first squad ahead of the provinces pre-season friendly against Gloucester at Donnybrook this Friday.
The Wallaby named a 24-man squad under the captaincy of the influential Reggie Corrigan but Leinster will be without the services of a trio of Ireland players.
Brian O'Driscoll and Malcolm O'Kelly are both out following a request from the Irish Team Management. Ella was asked to rest O'Driscoll and O'Kelly while Victor Costello was withdrawn because of an ongoing calf injury.
The match kick's-off at 7.30 p.m. on Friday.
Squad:
15. Girvan Dempsey, 16. Darren Molloy, 14. Gordon D'Arcy, 17. Gavin Hickie, 13. Kieran Lewis, 18. Aidan Kearney, 12. David Quinlan, 19. Shane Jennings, 11. Denis Hickie, 20. Brian O'Riordan, 10. Christian Warner, 21. Matthew Leek, 9. Brian O'Meara (Vice Captain), 22. John McWeeney, 23. Gary Brown, 1. Reggie Corrigan (Captain), 24. Des Dillon, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Niall Treston, 4. Ben Gissing, 5. Leo Cullen, 6. Aiden McCullen, 7. Keith Gleeson, 8. Eric Miller