Leinster head-coach Matt O’Connor has made five changes to his starting side for tomorrow afternoon’s visit of Ulster to the RDS, with the pack bolstered by the return of four internationals.
Captain Jamie Heaslip starts in place of Dominic Ryan, who was forced off with a head injury in the Stephen’s Day defeat to Munster.
In the second row Mike McCarthy keeps his place and is partnered by the returning Devin Toner, while O’Connor has changed both props for tomorrow’s game, with Mike Ross and Jack McGrath replacing Tadhg Furlong and Michael Bent, who are both on the bench.
In the backline, it’s as you were in the half-backs with Ian Madigan and Isaac Boss side by side, and it’s unchanged in the centre, asLuke Fitzgerald and Gordon D’Arcy look to improve after disappointing in last week’s defeat.
The only change to the backline from the Thomond Park defeat sees the fit again Fergus McFadden replace Darragh Fanning on the wing.
There is also a place on the bench for centre Ben Te’o, the rugby league convert will eb hoping to make his second appearance for the province, after an arm fracture early in his debut in November.
Leinster: Z Kirchner, F McFadden, L Fitzgerald, G D’Arcy, D Kearney, I Madigan, I Boss; J McGrath, R Strauss, M Ross, D Toner, M McCarthy, J Conan, S Jennings, J Heaslip
