Both Leinster and Connacht have made wholesale changes in personnel ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Pro14 clash at the RDS (kick-off 7.45pm).
Only Adam Byrne and Rory O’Loughlin in the backs, along with flanker Dan Leavy, retain their places from the side that thrashed Bath 42-15, with Leo Cullen taking the opportunity to further test the depth of his squad.
Hugo Keenan starts at full-back for his third starts of the campaign, with the aforementioned Byrne and Dave Kearney occupying the wing berths.
O’Loughlin, man of the match in Europe last week, moves from 12 to 13, with Conor O’Brien his midfield partner.
Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne is the half-back pairing.
Bryan Byrne gets his first start of the campaign at hooker, joined in the front row by Peter Dooley and Michael Bent, with Mick Kearney and Scott Fardy in the second row.
The backrow is made up of captain Rhys Ruddock, Dan Leavy and number 8 Caelin Doris.
Leinster team: Hugo Keenan; Adam Byrne, Rory O’Loughlin, Conor O’Brien, Dave Kearney; Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park; Peter Doonely, Bryan Byrne, Michael Bent; Mick Kearney, Scott Fardy; Rhys Ruddock (captain), Dan Leavy, Caelin Doris.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Ed Byrne, Andrew Porter, Ross Molony, Max Deegan, Hugh O’Sullivan, Ciarán Frawley, Noel Reid.
Connacht meanwhile have made 10 changes to the side that won away in Perpignan last time out.
It’s 16 years since Connacht last got the better of the reigning Pro14 champions on their own patch, with internationals Finlay Bealham and Ultan Dillane (above) returning to the starting XV.
Bealham comes back into a front row that sees Denis Buckley returning at loosehead and Tom McCartney retained at hooker. In the second row Dillane will line up alongside Gavin Thornbury with James Cannon named among the replacements.
Captain Jarrad Butler comes back into the side at blindside alongside Colby Fainga’a and Paul Boyle at number 8.
Jack Carty and Caolin Blade renew their half-back partnership, while the back three sees Darragh Leader come in for Matt Healy who picked up a knock in training during the week, with Cian Kelleher named on the opposite wing with Tiernan O’Halloran at full back.
Connacht team: Tiernan O’Halloran; Cian Kelleher, Kyle Godwin, Tom Farrell, Darragh Leader; Jack Carty, Caolin Blade; Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham; Ultan Dillane, Gavin Thornbury; Jarrad Butler (captain), Colby Fainga’a, Paul Boyle.
Replacements: Shane Delahunt, Peter McCabe, Dominic Robertson McCoy, James Cannon, Eoghan Masterson, James Mitchell, David Horwitz, Bundee Aki.
