Leinster Rugby - Team Announcement

The front and second rows are unchanged with Cian Healy, Sean Cronin and Martin Moore lining up with Devin Toner and Mike McCarthy locking down behind. Cronin and Moore will win their 70th and 30th caps respectively.

In the back row there is one change with Shane Jennings coming in for Jordi Murphy. Elsewhere it is as you were, with Rhys Ruddock and Jamie Heaslip captaining the side from the base of the scrum.

Rob Kearney continues at full back with Zane Kirchner on the right wing but there is a change on the left with Dave Kearney replacing Man of the Match from the Treviso game, Darragh Fanning.

Gordon D'Arcy and Brian O'Driscoll are together once again with Noel Reid the one to make way for D'Arcy following his two try performance last time out.

Finally in the half backs, Ian Madigan starts in place of Jimmy Gopperth with Isaac Boss beside him at nine.

With the situation at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 extremely tight, Leinster and Ulster both know that a win for either side would offer clarity as they enter the final weekend of the regular season.

In the corresponding fixture between the two sides in December at a sold out RDS Leinster won with 13 points to spare on a scoreline of 19-6. Jordi Murphy scored the only try of the game after 37 minutes with Jimmy Gopperth adding the extra points from the boot.

LEINSTER:

15: Rob Kearney
14: Zane Kirchner
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Dave Kearney
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss

1: Cian Healy
2: Sean Cronin
3: Martin Moore
4: Devin Toner
5: Mike McCarthy
6: Rhys Ruddock
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip CAPTAIN

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Richardt Strauss
17: Jack McGrath
18: Mike Ross
19: Leo Cullen
20: Jordi Murphy
21: Luke McGrath
22: Jimmy Gopperth
23: Luke Fitzgerald

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referees: John Lacey, David Connolly (both IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Eugene Ryan (IRFU) TMO: Dermot Molony (IRFU)