Leinster show three changes

Updated: Friday, 23 Jan 2009 14:10

Cian Healy and Trevor Hogan return to the Leinster starting XV

The Leinster team to face Edinburgh in Sunday's Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash at the RDS (kick-off 1pm) shows three changes from the side beaten by Wasps last weekend.

Trevor Hogan partners Devin Toner in the second row in the absence of Malcolm O'Kelly and CJ van der Linde, with Cian Healy starting at prop and Stan Wright starts at No 3.

Rob Kearney is once again named in a backline that shows no changes from the side that started in Twickenham last weekend.

Over 17,000 tickets have now been sold for Leinster's final Heineken Cup pool clash. Tickets are on sale on www.leinsterrugby.ie and from the usual outlets in Donnybrook and can also be purchased from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

Leinster XV v Edinburgh, Heineken Cup, RDS, Sunday 25 January, 1pm: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Isa Nacewa, 9 Chris Whitaker (capt), 1 Cian Healy, 2 Bernard Jackman, 3 Stan Wright, 4 Trevor Hogan, 5 Devin Toner, 6 Rocky Elsom, 7 Shane Jennings, 8 Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements: 16 John Fogarty, 17 Ollie le Roux, 18 Stephen Keogh, 19 Sean O'Brien, 20 Chris Keane, 21 Gordon D'Arcy, 22 Girvan Dempsey.

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