Luke McGrath will captain Leinster against Ulster as Leo Cullen welcomes back a number of players from Ireland camp for the top of Conference A clash in Belfast.
Academy back Max O'Reilly starts at full back for his fifth cap of the season, with try-scorer from last week Cian Kelleher on the right wing and Dave Kearney on the left. Kearney has seven tries in 12 games so far this season.
Rory O'Loughlin starts in the number 12 jersey this week, with Jimmy O'Brien wearing the number 13 outside him.
Captain McGrath is joined this week by Ross Byrne who was released by Andy Farrell to Leinster during the week.
Ed Byrne is another released back to Leinster and he starts at loosehead, with James Tracy at hooker and Michael Bent at tighthead.
Devin Toner and Scott Fardy are the second row combination for Cullen's side for the second week in a row, as Toner gets ever closer to Gordon D'Arcy's all-time Leinster caps record of 261.
In the back row Rhys Ruddock and Josh van der Flier are the final two available to Cullen having been released back to the province and they start at blindside and openside, with Guinness Man of the Match from last week, Scott Penny, completing the starting XV for Leinster Rugby.
Leinster:
- Max O'Reilly
- Cian Kelleher
- Jimmy O'Brien
- Rory O'Loughlin
- Dave Kearney
- Ross Byrne
- Luke McGrath (C)
- Ed Byrne
- James Tracy
- Michael Bent
- Devin Toner
- Scott Fardy
- Rhys Ruddock
- Josh van der Flier
- Scott Penny
Replacements
- Seán Cronin
- Peter Dooley
- Thomas Clarkson
- Ross Molony
- Josh Murphy
- Rowan Osborne
- Jamie Osborne
- Jack Dunne
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
