Leinster team to face the Ospreys

Leo Cullen will make his first appearance of the season after being named in a starting line-up which shows five changes from the team that started last weekend's 52-6 victory over Edinburgh. Cullen will captain the side and has been named in the second row alongside Devin Toner who impressed as a replacement last week.

The third change in the pack sees Sean O'Brien come into the open-side flanker slot to join Cameron Jowitt and Jamie Heaslip in the back-row.

In the back-line, Shane Horgan starts on the right wing while the final change sees Isa Nacewa partner Chris Whitaker at half-back. Luke Fitzgerald lines up on the left with Girvan Dempsey continuing at full-back.

*Over 13,000 tickets have been sold for the Leinster v Ospreys match. Tickets are on sale on our website www.leinsterrugby.ie, from Spar Donnybrook, the Leinster Rugby Store and usual Ticketmaster outlets. It will also be possible to purchase tickets at the Ticketmaster outlet on Anglesea Road from 5pm on Friday.

LEINSTER:

15: Girvan Dempsey
14: Shane Horgan
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Felipe Contepomi
11: Luke Fitzgerald
10: Isa Nacewa
9: Chris Whitaker

1: Ronan McCormack
2: Bernard Jackman
3: Stan Wright
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Devin Toner
6: Cameron Jowitt
7: Sean O'Brien
8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Cian Healy
17: John Fogarty
18: Malcolm O'Kelly
19: Stephen Keogh
20: Shane Jennings
21: Chris Keane
22: Rob Kearney

*Season Ticket Holders, and Ticket Holders for Leinster v Ospreys, can gain free admission to Leinster U20s v Munster U20s at Donnybrook this Friday (KO: 5.30pm) upon presentation of a match ticket.

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)