The Cardiff Blues have named their side to go away to Leinster on Saturday. And to answer the inevitable question – yes it is on TV.
Leinster vs Cardiff Blues – TV Channel S4C – Saturday 11th September 2010 – 18:30BST
The side is a fairly strong one considering injuries rule out Halfpenny and Blair, not to mention Gethin Jenkins, Jamie Roberts, Paul tito and Gareth Williams. Oh, I guess I did mention them!
The only change in the backline is Dafydd Hewitt coming in for Shanklin. Hewitt tends to divide opinion, some thinking he has a lot of potential and has been unlucky not to get more games – some seeing him as one dimensional. For me I thought he had a lot of promise when he first came on the scene but a lack of game time means he hasn’t really kicked on and developed as I hoped. But there is still time. At the very least he could be the Blues’ Andrew Bishop – solid, dependable and won’t let you down, though far from exciting.
Given the relatives strengths of the two teams (below), especially at backrow and the backline this should be a good game. But I think with the injuries the Blues have (looking especially at that front row), and the fact that they are away, they will be happy with a BP loss. Hope they prove me wrong with a win though
Leinster vs Cardiff Blues
Leinster Team: L Fitzgerald, S Horgan, B O’Driscoll, F McFadden, I Nacewa, J Sexton, I Boss: H van der Merwe, R Strauss, M Ross, N Hines, E O’Donoghue, S O’Brien, S Jennings (cpt), J Heaslip.
Replacements: J Fogarty, Chealy, S Shawe, M Galarza, D Ryan, E Reddan, I Madigan, E O’Malley
Cardiff Blues Team: C Czekaj; R Mustoe, C Laulala, D Hewitt, T James; D Parks, R Rees; T Davies, R Thomas, S Andrews, B Davies, D Jones, M Paterson, S Warburton, X Rush (capt).
Replacements: R Williams, J Yapp, T Filise, J Down, B White, L Williams, C Sweeney, G Evans.
Referee: Andy Macpherson (SRU)
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