DECLAN KIDNEY has confirmed the London Irish squad that will welcome Leicester Tigers to the Brentford Community Stadium tomorrow night for the semi-final of the Premiership Rugby Cup (7:45pm kick-off).
Marcel van der Merwe, Mike Willemse and Ciaran Parker are in the front row, with Chunya Munga and George Nott in the second row.
Jack Cooke captains the team from the six jersey and is joined in the back row by Ben Donnell and Albert Tuisue.
Ben White and Noel Reid are the halfback duo, with Curtis Rona and Will Joseph in the centres.
Lucio Cinti, James Stokes and Henry Arundell form the back three combination.
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“Tomorrow night is an exciting prosect for everyone involved,” said Declan Kidney, Director of Rugby.
“There is a place in the final up for grabs, and I know both sets of players will be desperate to get there.
“We are going to focus on ourselves and put our best foot forwards, then see where that takes us.”
London Irish:
15 Henry Arundell, 14 James Stokes, 13 Will Joseph, 12 Curtis Rona, 11 Lucio Cinti, 10 Noel Reid, 9 Ben White, 1 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Mike Willemse, 3 Ciaran Parker, 4 Chunya Munga, 5 George Nott, 6 Jack Cooke (c), 7 Ben Donnell, 8 Albert Tuisue.
Replacements:
16 Matt Cornish, 17 Allan Dell, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Caolan Englefield, 22 Jacob Atkins, 23 Phil Cokanasiga.