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Leinster To Hold Training Session In Tallaght
18 July 2011, 12:25 pm
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Head coach Joe Schmidt and assistant coach Jono Gibbes will be in Tallaght this week as Leinster gear up for the new season
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The first of two planned pre-season open training sessions for the Leinster squad will take place this Friday at Tallaght Stadium.
The Heineken Cup champions will visit Tallaght Stadium this Friday (11am start). Leinster will then travel to Longford on Friday August 5 for another open session beginning at 11am.
Admission for both open sessions is free and open to all.
Leinster Rugby has undertaken a series of pre-season open training sessions across the length and breadth of the province.
They have visited the likes of Boyne, Clondalkin, Edenderry, Kilkenny, Malahide, Mullingar, Portarlington, Portlaoise, Tullamore, Wexford Wanderers and Wicklow in recent years.
Tickets for the province's pre-season games against Melbourne Rebels and Northampton Saints are on sale here.
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