Forward thinking as Jennings expects test

LEINSTER flanker Shane Jennings expects a testing afternoon from Racing Metro’s pack in Saturday’s Heineken Cup opener at the RDS.

Though Jennings admits Sebastien Chabal is the talismanic figure for the visitors he highlights their power-packed forward unit that includes France lock Lionel Nallet, Springbok Jacques Cronje and Italian prop Andrea Lo Cicero.

“Whether he (Chabal) plays in the (second) row or the back row I don’t know, but he’s a pretty charismatic guy and he is a serious leader for them. But unfortunately there’s a lot of players around that pack as well who are just as good as him so whatever pack they play they’re big, big men.