Leinster without O'Driscoll

Leinster will go into their Magner's League derby against Munster without Brian O'Driscoll at Thomond Park on Saturday night (KO: 7.30pm).

Fri, 03 Apr, 2009 - 10:54

Leinster will go into their Magner's League derby against Munster without Brian O'Driscoll at Thomond Park on Saturday night (KO: 7.30pm).

More worryingly, CJ van der Linde is not even in the squad as Ollie le Roux appears on the bench as back-up to Stan Wright and Cian Healy.

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CourtsRugbyMagners LeaguePlace: Thomond ParkPerson: O'DriscollPerson: Brian O'DriscollPerson: CJ van der LindePerson: Ollie le RouxPerson: Stan WrightPerson: Cian HealyPerson: Rob KearneyPerson: Jamie HeaslipPerson: Isa NacewaPerson: Shane HorganPerson: Gordon D'ArcyPerson: Luke FitzgeraldPerson: Girvan DempseyPerson: Felipe ContepomiPerson: Chris WhitakerPerson: Bernard JackmanPerson: Leo CullenPerson: Malcolm O'KellyPerson: Rocky ElsomPerson: Shane JenningsPerson: John FogartyPerson: Ronan McCormackPerson: Trevor HoganPerson: Cameron JowittPerson: Seán O'BrienPerson: Chris KeanePerson: Jonathan SextonPerson: Simon KeoghEvent: 's League derbyEvent: Magner's League derbyOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: Munster
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