Toulouse v Leinster: Teams
Leinster have named an unchanged side for their Heineken Cup game against Toulouse at the Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday.
Last Updated: 16/11/07 2:49pm
Leinster have named an unchanged side for their Heineken Cup game against Toulouse at the Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday.
Leinster started their campaign with a fine home win over Leicester and now travel to France in high spirits.
Shane Horgan will become Leinster's joint top cap holder when he makes his 61st appearance after being named on the right wing, having scored his 23rd Heineken Cup try in last week's win over Leicester.
Rob Kearney will make his 50th appearance for the province on the left wing and the in-form Girvan Dempsey continues at full back with skipper Brian O'Driscoll again partnering Gordon D'Arcy at centre.
In the pack, the front-row combination of Ollie le Roux, Bernard Jackman and Stan Wright continue after impressing last week, with Stephen Knoop still unavailable for selection after failing to shrug off an injury despite making every effort to prove his fitness in training during the week.
Toulouse have made several changes to their starting side, hardly surprising after their lacklustre display in Edinburgh last week.
French international Cedric Heymans returns on the left wing to form an all international back three alongside Clément Poitrenaud and Vincent Clerc. Yannick Jauzion continues to captain the team but has a new centre partner in the shape of Maleli Kunavore.
In the pack South African back rower Shaun Sowerby comes in at number eight, meaning Tongan Finau Maka drops down to the bench. There is also a return to action for Fabien Pelous, who has recovered from injury to take his place in the second row.
The final two changes come in the front row where Jean-Baptiste Poux and Daan Human claim the prop jerseys.
The Teams
Toulouse: 15 C Poitrenaud; 14 V Clerc, 13 Y Jauzion (c), 12 M Kunavore, 11 C Heymans; 10 V Courrent, 9 J Elissalde; 1 D Human, 2 W Servat, 3 J Poux, 4 F Pelous, 5 P Albacete, 6 Y Nyanga, 7 T Dusatoir, 8 S Sowerby
Replacements: 16 A Vernet Basualdo, 17 O Hasan, 18 R Millo-Chlusky, 19 G Lamboley, 20 B Kelleher, 21 F Fritz, 22 F Maka
Leinster: 15 G Dempsey; 14 S Horgan, 13 B O'Driscoll (c), 12 G D'Arcy, 11 R Kearney; 10 F Contepomi, 9 C Whitaker; 1 A Le Roux, 2 B Jackman, 3 S Wright, 4 L Cullen, 5 M O'Kelly, 6 S Jennings, 7 K Gleeson, 8 J Heaslip
Replacements: 16 B Blaney, 17 J Gomez, 18 C Jowitt, 19 K McLaughlin, 20 C Willis, 21 C Warner, 22 L Fitzgerald
Referee: Chris White (England)