Rugby:Fans eager to get a sneak preview of Brad Thorn might wish to head along to Old Belvedere tomorrow afternoon where the World Cup winning All Black will get his first taste of action in Leinster colours. Thorn, who has joined the province until the end of the season, has been named in the Leinster 'A' side to face Connacht 'A'
The 37-year-old won’t make his full debut until Leinster meet the Ospreys on Friday week but will get some game time in Donnybrook having arrived on loan from Japanese club Fukuoka Sanix Blues last week. Fellow Kiwi Mat Berquist will also feature after being named in a Leinster side for the first time in more than six months after he suffered a serious knee injury at the start of his Leinster career.
Thorn, played alongside Berquist at the Canterbury Crusaders where he also worked with the Leinster scrum coach Greg Feek.
Leinster 'A':A Conway; A Boyle, B Macken, C O'Shea, D Hudson; M Berquist, J Cooney; J McGrath, A Dundon, J Hagan; B Thorn, M Flanagan, R Ruddock, D Ryan, L Auva'a. Replacements:T Sexton, J Tracy, M Moore, J Murphy, D Doyle, A O'Connor, N Reid, S Crosbie, S Coghlan-Murray
Connacht 'A':M Jarvis; J Loxton, B Murphy, T Leader, D Leader; J Carty, D Moore; F Bealham, D Murphy, R Ah You; C Kindegren, M Kearney; D Heffernan, E Grace, E McKeon. Replacements:K O'Byrne, D Buckley, J Stephens, B Moylett, I O'Grady, M Dolan, M Dever, C Fitzgibbon.
