Leinster v Racing: Teams
Former champions Leinster have named a strong line-up for the clash with big-spending Racing Metro on Saturday.
Last Updated: 08/10/10 2:24pm
Former champions Leinster have named a strong line-up for the clash with big-spending Racing Metro on Saturday.
The Leinster side is packed full of world-class players - with an all international back division.
Jonthan Sexton makes his first start of the season as he partners Eoin Reddan at half-back while Gordon D'Arcy partners Brian O'Driscoll in the centres.
Racing Metro are without both their frontline fly-halves as Jonathan Wisniewski and Juan Martin Hernandez are sidelined. In their absence Jerome Fillol will fill in.
Springbok World-Cup winner François Steyn is at full-back while France forward Sebastien Chabal starts at No.8.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Isa Nacewa, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Sean O'Brien, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Nathan Hines, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Heinke Van Der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Jason Harris-Wright, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Simon Shawe, 19 Mariano Galarza, 20 Dominic Ryan, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Fergus McFadden, 23 Shane Horgan
Racing Métro 92: 15 François Steyn, 14 Sereli Bobo, 13 Albert VuliVuli, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Julien Saubade, 10 Jerome Fillol, 9 Nicolas Durand, 8 Sebastien Chabal, 7 Jacques Cronje, 6 John Leo'o 5 Jone Qovu Nailiko 4 Lionel Nallet 3 Juan Pablo Orlandi 2 Benjamin Noirot 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements: 16 Carlo Festuccia 17 Scott Zimmermann 18 Julien Brugnaut 19 Santiago Dellape 20 Mathieu Loree 21 Mirco Bergamasco 22 Remi Vaquiin 23 Antoine Batut
