Jennings back for Leinster
Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has named his team for Saturday’s Magners League match with Ulster at the RDS, kick-off 8pm.
Shane Jennings returns to the starting line up after missing the last two months through injury and is named in international back-row alongside Kevin McLaughlin and number eight Jamie Heaslip.
Heinke van der Merwe and Stan Wright take their places in the front row, with international duo Mike Ross and Cian Healy dropping to the bench.
Devin Toner starting at second row alongside skipper Leo Cullen.
Isaac Boss will make his 25th appearance of the season and his 100th league appearance in all (spanning his Ulster and Leinster careers) and the Ireland scrum-half partners Jonathan Sexton at half back.
Eoin O’Malley lines up at centre alongside Fergus McFadden with Leinster’s top try scorer in the Magners League Shane Horgan continuing in the back three alongside Luke Fitzgerald and Isa Nacewa.
The final make-up of the replacements bench will be made closer to kick off.
Isa Nacewa, Shane Horgan, Eoin O’Malley, Fergus McFadden, Luke Fitzgerald; Jonathan Sexton, Isaac Boss; Heinke van der Merwe, Richardt Strauss, Stan Wright, Leo Cullen (C) , Devin Toner; Kevin McLaughlin, Shane Jennings, Jamie Heaslip
Jason Harris-Wright, Cian Healy, Mike Ross, Nathan Hines, Sean O’Brien/Dominic Ryan, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, David Kearney
