Gordon D'Arcy - who made his 138th appearance in his comeback game - and Leinster's most capped player Malcolm O'Kelly (154) are also included.
As well as the usual 'Family Day' with face-painting, bouncy castles and the Canterbury Roadshow, Friday will have a 'Kids Takeover' theme whereby a number of lucky young supporters will read out the team announcements, help deliver the match ball and interview the players after the match for Leinster TV.
Meanwhile, over 99,000 supporters have passed through the turnstiles in the RDS so far this season in just six games, at an average of over 16,500. Friday night will see the province pass the 100,000 attendance mark for home matches as over 14,000 tickets have already been sold for the visit of Connacht.
All supporters are advised to use Public Transport and to arrive early on the day. Tickets can be purchased on www.leinsterrugby.ie and discounted tickets may still be available from the Leinster Rugby Store and Spar Donnybrook. Tickets will be on sale from the Ticketmaster box office on Simmonscourt Road and Anglesea Road from 5pm on Friday.
Leinster squad to face Connacht
FORWARDS: Brian Blaney, John Fogarty, Ronan McCormack, Cian Healy, CJ van der Linde, Stan Wright, Trevor Hogan, Devin Toner, Cameron Jowitt, Malcolm O'Kelly, Rocky Elsom, Shane Jennings, Sean O'Brien, Jamie Heaslip, Stephen Keogh
BACKS: Chris Keane, Simon Keogh, Chris Whitaker, Felipe Contepomi, Isa Nacewa, Jonathan Sexton, Gordon D'Arcy, Brian O'Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Horgan, Rob Kearney
REFEREE: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU), ASSISTANT REFEREES: Colin Stanley (IRFU), David Wilkinson (IRFU), 4th OFFICIAL: Peter Dennehy (ARLB), 5th OFFICIAL: Robbie O'Flynn (ARLB), TMO: Dermot Moloney (IRFU)
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