Leinster squad to face Ospreys

Leo Cullen and Stan Wright are named in the Leinster panel as they step up their rehabilitations after injury. Wright played more than an hour of last weekend's 52-6 victory over Edinburgh, while Leinster skipper Cullen is close to a comeback after shoulder surgery.

There is a familiar look to the rest of the squad with Ireland stars Brian O'Driscoll, Shane Horgan, Bernard Jackman, Malcolm O'Kelly, Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip all included alongside Luke Fitzgerald who scored a hat-trick of tries last weekend.

The team will be named on Thursday lunchtime.

In excess of 12,500 tickets have been sold for Friday's game and cash will be taken on the turnstiles on the night. Tickets for Friday's game as well as the next home game with Munster on Sunday, September 28th are still available on www.leinsterrugby.ie

LEINSTER SQUAD TO FACE THE OSPREYS

BACKS: Chris Whitaker, Chris Keane, Paul O'Donohoe, Jonathan Sexton, Felipe Contepomi, Brian O'Driscoll, Gary Brown, Shane Horgan, Luke Fitzgerald, Isa Nacewa, Fergus McFadden, Rob Kearney, Simon Keogh, Eoin O'Malley, Girvan Dempsey

FORWARDS: Cian Healy, Stephen Knoop, Ronan McCormack, Bernard Jackman, Brian Blaney, John Fogarty, Stan Wright, Cameron Jowitt, Malcolm O'Kelly, Leo Cullen, Devin Toner, Trevor Hogan, Stephen Keogh, Shane Jennings, Sean O'Brien, Kevin McLaughlin, Jamie Heaslip

REFEREE: Nigel Owens (WRU), ASSISTANT REFEREES: George Clancy (IRFU), Darragh McCormack (IRFU), 4th OFFICIAL: Brian Montayne (ARLB), 5th OFFICIAL: Gordon Murray (ARLB), TMO: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)