Kearney brothers both starting for Leinster in Heineken Cup opener against Ospreys

David Kearney and Rob Kearney celebrate Leinster’s Heineken Cup success at Twickenham in May 2012

David and Rob Kearney have both been named in the Leinster team to face Ospreys in tomorrow’s opening Heineken Cup clash in the Liberty Stadium.

For elder brother Rob, it will be his 135^th outfit in the provincial colours.

The brothers first played alongside each other in the Heineken Cup in January 2012 when David made his European debut against Glasgow Warriors.

Kick-off on Saturday is at 6pm with full coverage of the game on SkySports.

The full Leinster team for Sunday is:

15 Rob Kearney

14 Fergus McFadden

13 Brendan Macken

12 Gordon D’Arcy

11 Dave Kearney

10 Jimmy Gopperth

9 Isaac Boss

 

1 Cian Healy

2 Sean Cronin

3 Mike Ross

4 Devin Toner

5 Mike McCarthy

6 Kevin McLaughlin

7 Sean O’Brien

8 Jamie Heaslip

 

Replacements: Aaron Dundon, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Quinn Roux, Rhys Ruddock, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Luke Fitzgerald.

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