Wallaby international Rocky Elsom and South African CJ van der Linde feature in the squad which is expected to be reduced to the final 22 on Friday lunchtime.
A number of players who were in good form for the Leinster 'A' team over recent weeks are also included.
*Over 15,500 tickets have now been sold for Leinster v Dragons in the RDS this Saturday. Tickets are still available on www.leinsterrugby.ie and can be purchased in Spar (Donnybrook) and the Leinster Rugby Store. The Ticketmaster box office will also be open on Anglesea Road and Simmonscourt Road from 3.30pm this Saturday.
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.
Leinster squad to face the Dragons...
BACKS: Chris Whitaker, Chris Keane, Paul O'Donohoe, Jonathan Sexton, Fergus McFadden, Brian O'Driscoll, Eoin O'Malley, Shane Horgan, Felix Jones, Simon Keogh, Gary Brown, Girvan Dempsey
FORWARDS: Cian Healy, CJ van der Linde, Stan Wright, John Fogarty, Bernard Jackman, Brian Blaney, Devin Toner, Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Cameron Jowitt, Sean O'Brien, Rocky Elsom, Stephen Keogh
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)
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