Right wing Gary Brown will make his 50th Leinster appearance and is named in a backline which sees one change from the one that defeated the Cardiff Blues 30-19 last weekend. Cillian Willis comes in for his first start of the season at scrum-half in place of the injured Chris Whitaker.
In the pack, Argentina international Juan Francisco Gomez starts at prop with Keith Gleeson coming into an all Ireland international back-row to partner Shane Jennings and Jamie Heaslip.
A decision on skipper Leo Cullen's fitness will be made closer to kick off.
It's as you were in the rest of the team who have won their opening two Magners League encounters of the season. Willis partners Jonathan Sexton at half-back while Fergus McFadden - who impressed on his debut last weekend - lines up alongside Christian Warner who has also started the season strongly.
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LEINSTER:
15: Rob Kearney
14: Gary Brown
13: Fergus McFadden
12: Christian Warner
11: Luke Fitzgerald
10: Jonathan Sexton
9: Cillian Willis
1: Juan Francisco Gomez
2: Bernard Jackman
3: Stephen Knoop
4: Trevor Hogan
5: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN / Devin Toner
6: Shane Jennings
7: Keith Gleeson
8: Jamie Heaslip
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Brian Blaney
17: Stan Wright
18: Devin Toner / Cian Healy
19: Cameron Jowitt
20: Stephen Keogh
21: Chris Keane
22: Ross McCarron
REFEREE: James Jones (WRU), SUB REFEREE: Colin Stanley (IRFU), TOUCH JUDGE: Seamus Flannery (IRFU)
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