Gordon D’Arcy will make his 200th Leinster appearance when the Blues take on Munster in Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO12 at Thomond Park.
The Wexford man will line up beside Brian O’Driscoll, who successfully came through his first appearance of the season against the Ospreys last weekend.
There is no place in the starting XV, however, for European Player of the Year Sean O’Brien, named as a replacement alongside fellow internationals Leo Cullen and Cian Healy
Jamie Heaslip will captain the side in the absence of Cullen.
Leinster: Rob Kearney, Isa Nacewa, Brian O’Driscoll, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald, Jonathan Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Heinke van der Merwe, Sean Cronin, Mike Ross, Brad Thorn, Devin Toner, Kevin McLaughlin, Shane Jennings, Jamie Heaslip (capt.)
Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Cian Healy, Jamie Hagan, Leo Cullen, Sean O’Brien, Isaac Boss, Ian Madigan, Fergus McFadden
