Northampton seek revenge as Leinster announce pre-season ties
Leinster will face Super 15 franchise the Melbourne Rebels and fellow Heineken Cup finalists Northampton Saints in Donnybrook in August, it has been announced today.
Tickets for both friendlies will go on sale this Friday at 10am from www.leinsterrugby.ie and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
Leinster play Melbourne Rebels on Friday, August 19 and Northampton Saints on Friday, August 26. Both matches begin at 7pm.
Leinster Coach Joe Schmidt said: “These two high-profile games, against top class opposition, will be very challenging which is ideal leading into the PRO12 campaign.
“Melbourne are a new franchise with high ambitions who boast a strong array of young and experienced talent.
“We know all about Northampton’s many qualities from their performances both in their domestic league and in Europe last year and both sides will provide us with a real test as we look to integrate some of our new signings into the panel ahead of the start of the PRO12.”
Leinster also announces that news of record season ticket sales for the coming season (covering 17 matches in the RaboDirect PRO12 league, Heineken Cup and British & Irish Cup, but not the two pre-season friendlies) have already passed the 13,000 mark.
