O'Driscoll named in Leinster team

Brian O'Driscoll is named in the Leinster team and partners Fergus McFadden at centre, with Shane Horgan, Girvan Dempsey and Simon Keogh named in the back three.

Skipper Chris Whitaker partners Jonathan Sexton at half-back.

In the pack Cian Healy starts in the front row alongside Bernard Jackman and Stan Wright, with Bank of Ireland Player of the Month Devin Toner partnering Malcolm O'Kelly at second row.

Rocky Elsom starts alongside Sean O'Brien and Stephen Keogh in the back-row.

David Holwell is named on a strong bench after re-joining the province as cover this week. The final place on the bench will be confirmed closer to kick off.

*Over 16,000 tickets have now been sold for Saturday's game. Tickets are still available in Donnybrook from Spar and the Leinster Rugby Store and will be available to purchase from Ticketmaster vans on Anglesea Road and Simmonscourt Road from 3pm tomorrow.

There will be player appearances, face-painting and fire-jugglers will be present in and around the ground. The stars of the four winning underage Interprovincial teams (Schools Under-18, Schools Under-19, Youth Under-19 and the Under-20) will also be honoured.

Supporters are advised to take public transport as there are a number of events on in the RDS this weekend. Please note that there will be no parking in the Simmonscourt Road Car Park.

DIRECTIONS:

Dart - Exit at Sandymount Station. Take a right on Sandymount Avenue to Merrion Road. Cross Merrion Road at the lights to Simmonscourt Road.
Dublin Bus - Routes 4, 7, 7a, 8, 18 and 45 are key buses that serve RDS from suburbs and city centre.
Aircoach - Stops outside Simmonscourt. Aircoach serves Dublin airport and city centre hotels.
Taxis - Taxi drop-offs will be facilitated along Simmonscourt Road.

LEINSTER:

15: Girvan Dempsey
14: Shane Horgan
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Fergus McFadden
11: Simon Keogh
10: Jonathan Sexton
9: Chris Whitaker CAPTAIN

1: Cian Healy
2: Bernard Jackman
3: Stan Wright
4: Devin Toner
5: Malcolm O'Kelly
6: Rocky Elsom
7: Sean O'Brien
8: Stephen Keogh

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Brian Blaney
17: CJ van der Linde / Jamie Hagan
18: Trevor Hogan
19: Cameron Jowitt
20: Chris Keane
21: David Holwell
22: Gary Brown

REFEREE: Andy Macpherson (SRU), ASSISTANT REFEREES: Michael Black (IRFU), Richard Kerr (IRFU), 4th OFFICIAL: Peter Dennehy (ARLB), 5th OFFICIAL: Danny Wallace (ARLB), TMO: Peter Ferguson (IRFU)