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Halfpenny ready for tough assignment

Leigh Halfpenny wants Cardiff Blues to take a leaf out of Wales’ book when they face mission improbable against Heineken Cup holders Leinster tomorrow.

Halfpenny ready for tough assignment

Fri, 06 Apr, 2012 - 15:20

Leigh Halfpenny wants Cardiff Blues to take a leaf out of Wales’ book when they face mission improbable against Heineken Cup holders Leinster tomorrow.

The Blues will arrive in Dublin without injured Wales stars Sam Warburton and Jamie Roberts, while dust is still settling on the Gavin Henson sacking saga of just four days ago.

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: Wales’Place: Dublin Place: Aviva Stadium Place: Aviva Place: Thomond Park Place: Twickenham Place: Europe Person: Halfpenny Person: Leigh Halfpenny Person: Sam Warburton Person: Jamie Roberts Person: Gavin Henson Person: Dafydd Hewitt Person: Roberts Person: Casey Laulala Person: Brian O’Driscoll Person: Brad Thorn Person: Leo Cullen Person: Jono Gibbes Person: Richard Wigglesworth Person: Brad Barritt Person: Rhys Gill Person: Steve Borthwick Person: Mark McCall Event: Heineken Cup Event: Grand Slam Event: New Zealand World Cup Event: Heineken Event: PRO12 Event: Aviva Premiership Organisation: Cardiff Blues Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Blues Organisation: Wales Organisation: Blues’Organisation: France Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Saracens Organisation: Clermont Auvergne Organisation: Munster Organisation: Ulster Organisation: England Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Northampton Organisation: Harlequins Organisation: Gloucester Organisation: Bath Organisation: London Irish Organisation: Toulouse

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