Ospreys @ Home Nov. 23rd. Friday 19:35

[mildlyinterested]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

[hugonaut]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

If so, first of many for that lad. Super player.

[cormac]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

Also could be Hugh O'Sullivan. Hasn't started a game yet.

[mildlyinterested]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

If so, first of many for that lad. Super player.

If so, he will have made his leinster senior debut before he played AIL.

[Ruckedtobits]

The Celtic Cup final team should give a few good indicators as to who will make the Squad for this game on Friday. Expect to see some of Conor O'Brien, Harry Bryne, Kelleher, Penny, Deegan or Doris. They may not all get called in but some will.

[leinsterforever]

Best available XV of players who've never started a game:

1. Michael Milne
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Vakhtang Abdaladze
4. Ryan Baird
5. Jack Dunne
6. Oisin Dowling
7. Scott Penny
8. Ronan Watters
9. Hugh O'Sullivan
10. Harry Byrne
11. Michael Silvester/Aaron O'Sullivan
12. Jimmy O'Brien
13. Gavin Mullin
14. Hugo Keenan
15. Jack Kelly

Jimmy O'Brien could be in line to start with O'Loughlin out (unless one of COB or Daly gets shifted out one)

A start for Penny looks very likely with every other openside unavailable

HOS could be in as well if they want to get Fardy and Lowe in the team

[neiliog93]

1.Dooley 2.Tracy 3.Bent

4.Fardy 5.Molony

6.Jos.Murphy 8.Deegan 7.Penney

9.O'Sullivan 10.Reid 12.T.Daly 13.COB 14.D.Kearney (if fit)...(A.Byrne may well be in Ireland 23 so haven't picked him here)

11.Lowe 15.Frawley

16.B.Byrne 17.E.Byrne 18.Abdaladze 19.M.Kearney 20.Doris 21.McCarthy 22.Mullin 23.Kelly

I'm actually happy enough with that pack, including the subs. Penney has been outstanding at 'A' level and the tight five is actually pretty strong and in-form. The backline is callow to say the least. At least we have big centres to crash it up and create some go-forward ball and space for Lowe out wide. Nonetheless there should be enough there to get the bonus point win if we play reasonably well.

[leinsterforever]

Looks about right, although I'd say Jimmy O'Brien and Keenan are more likely picks on the bench than Mullin and Kelly, given that they were in the squad that went to SA

McCarthy might get shut out completely and it could be Patterson on the bench

[mildlyinterested]

Patterson is injured

[hugonaut]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

Also could be Hugh O'Sullivan. Hasn't started a game yet.

That's a good call. I had forgetten that HOS hasn's started yet. Wouldn't be surprised if we saw both.

[Leinsterlunatic]

Lowe scheduled for a Q&A Laighin Bar 30 minutes after kick-off which is an indicator that he won't be in the 23.

Fardy & JGP presumably in.

[johng]

Who would go to a q and a while there is a game on?

My guess is that it's 30 mins after the game. In which case......

[johng]

Mental as it might seem 6 days after the ABs I can see them both starting

[Oldschool]

Who would go to a q and a while there is a game on?

My guess is that it's 30 mins after the game. In which case......

A lunatic maybe?

[johng]

Mental as it might seem 6 days after the ABs I can see them both starting

Dunno why but I read that as James Ryan and James Lowe. Too much going on in my head mammy.

[Leinsterlunatic]

Who would go to a q and a while there is a game on?

My guess is that it's 30 mins after the game. In which case......

Typo, my bad.

[Peg Leg]

Who would go to a q and a while there is a game on?

My guess is that it's 30 mins after the game. In which case......

If that rain holds up, most of the north and south stand massive

[elephantman]

Leo seemed to suggest some players will be making their first start for Leinster on Friday, my guess: Scott Penny

If so, first of many for that lad. Super player.

In a Leinster or Munster shirt? I'm only half joking..

[arsebiscuits1]

Lowe scheduled for a Q&A Laighin Bar 30 minutes after kick-off which is an indicator that he won't be in the 23.

Fardy & JGP presumably in.

Really? 30 minutes is plenty of time to get showered and ready.

The Internationals do these q and a in various corporate boxes in the Aviva after internationals.

Having said that. We're a bit thin with everyone missing and injured so it might be required that Fardy and JGP are in the squad

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Hugo Keenan (2)
14. Adam Byrne (41)
13. Conor O’Brien (5)
12. Noel Reid (105)
11. James Lowe (19)
10. Ciarán Frawley (4)
9. Nick McCarthy (31)
1. Peter Dooley (52)
2. James Tracy (75)
3. Michael Bent (110)
4. Ross Molony (69)
5. Scott Fardy (29) CAPTAIN
6. Josh Murphy (12)
7. Scott Penny (0)
8. Caelan Doris (4)

16. Bryan Byrne (30)
17. Ed Byrne (28)
18. Vakh Abdaladze (3)
19. Mick Kearney (40)
20. Max Deegan (27)
21. Hugh O’Sullivan (3)
22. Jimmy O’Brien (0)
23. Jack Kelly (0)