Leinster must beware fiery Dragons, warns McQuilkin

AS Leinster bring back some heavy hitters for Friday’s Magners League clash with the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium, it’s fair to assume defence coach Kurt McQuilkin has put the players through the wringer this week.

Leinster beat Newport Gwent Dragons at the RDS (23-14) last week but McQuilkin knows certain aspects of the performance will not suffice to secure future success against stronger opponents.

The Heineken Cup champions welcome back Girvan Dempsey to the panel and he will feature alongside Eoin Reddan and Nathan Hines, who both made their debuts against the Dragons. Gordon D’Arcy is one of nine full Ireland internationals in all and he joins Isa Nacewa, a try scorer last weekend, and last week’s man of the match, Sean O’Brien in the squad.