Cullen benched for Connacht showdown

Shane Jennings will skipper Leinster against Connacht with head coach Joe Schmidt relegating regular captain Leo Cullen to the bench for tomorrow's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the RDS (7.45pm).

Cullen benched for Connacht showdown
Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 - 12:27

Shane Jennings will skipper Leinster against Connacht with head coach Joe Schmidt relegating regular captain Leo Cullen to the bench for tomorrow's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the RDS (7.45pm).

Jennings leads a young team for the visit of Connacht and the back-row forward is one of six Ireland internationals in the starting line up.

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