News article – Style E 2639

Both Munster and Leinster have named their teams for this weekends Heineken
Cup quarter finals. Munster Coach Alan Gaffney has yet to make a decision on
whether Henderson or Holland will start at center.

Due to current injury ‘mini-crisis’ facing the Leinster team, yesterday’s team
announcement was delayed until 12 noon today. A full team announcement is expected
later today or else first thing tomorrow morning.

Leinster Lions v Biarritz Olympique

Leinster Lions:

G Dempsey; D Hickie/P McKenna, B O’Driscoll, S Horgan/D Quinlan, G D’Arcy;
C Warner, B O’Meara; R Corrigan/E Byrne, S Byrne/G Hickie, P Coyle/E Byrne,
L Cullen, M O’Kelly, E Miller, K Gleeson/A McCullen, V Costello

Replacements; P Coyle/N Treston, G Hickie/D Blaney, A Kearney, A McCullen/L
Toland, B O’Riordan, N Spooner, D Quinlan/P Wallace/P McKenna

Biarritz Olympique:

N Brusque; P Bernat-Salles, M Stcherbina, J Isaac, P Bidabe; J Peyrelongue,
D Yachvili; M Fitzgerald, J-M Gonzalez (capt), D Avril, D Couzinet, O Roumat,
S Betsen, T Lievremont, C Milheres

Replacements: J Campo, B Gallais, O Nauroy, O Tonita, L Mazas, G Bousses,
M Etcheverria

Referee: Steve Lander (England)

Munster v Leicester Tigers

Munster:

J Staunton; J Kelly, M Mullins, AN Other, A Horgan; R O’Gara, P Stringer; M
Horan, F Sheahan, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, J Williams (capt), A
Quinlan, A Foley

Replacements; S Kerr, J Blaney, M O’Driscoll, D Leamy, D Malone, AN
Other, D Crotty

Leicester Tigers:

T Stimpson; G Murphy, L Lloyd, R Kafer, S Booth; A Healey, T Tierney; P Freshwater,
D West, D Garforth, M Johnson (capt), B Kay, M Corry, N Back, W Johnson

Replacements; G Chuter, F Tournaire, J Kronfeld, A Balding, H Ellis,
S Vesty, F Tuilagi

Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)