Holwell makes Leinster's Heineken Cup squad

Leinster boss Declan Kidney has announced his squad for the forthcoming Heineken Cup campaign.

New signing David Holwell has made the cut, despite arriving in Dublin only one day before the deadline.

There are some hard luck stories for the likes of John McWeeney and James Norton, who has excelled in the Celtic League.

Keith Gleeson was out of the running due to injury.

The following is the Leinster 34-man Heineken Cup Squad:

Forwards: Brian Blaney, David Blaney, Emmett Byrne, Shane Byrne, Reggie Corrigan (Captain), Peter Coyle, Victor Costello, Leo Cullen, Des Dillon, Ben Gissing, Gavin Hickie, Shane Jennings, John Lyne, Aidan McCullen, Eric Miller, Ricky Nebbett, Anton O'Donnell, Malcolm O'Kelly, Ciaran Potts, Niall Ronan;

Backs: Gary Brown, Felipe Contepomi, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Guy Easterby, Denis Hickie, David Holwell, Shane Horgan, Kieran Lewis, Brian O'Driscoll, Brian O'Meara, Brian O'Riordan, David Quinlan, Christian Warner.