Leo Cullen and CJ van der Linde are two absentees for Leinster who were both injured during the defeat against Wasps. Cian Healy is selected in place of the injured van der Linde while Trevor Hogan replaces Leo Cullen.

Edinburgh have named a weakened team for the clash. Ross Ford, Phil Godman and Ben Cairns are all been rested for the clash. Starts have been given to Andrew Kelly Jon Houston and David Blair .

Full teams are

Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Isa Nacewa, 9 Chris Whitaker (c), 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Trevor Hogan, 3 Stan Wright, 2 Bernard Jackman, 1 Cian Healy.
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.

Edinburgh: 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Andrew Turnbull, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 John Houston, 11 Simon Webster, 10 David Blair, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Allister Hogg, 7 Simon Cross, 6 Scott Newlands, 5 Ben Gissing, 4 Craig Hamilton, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Andrew Kelly, 1 Kyle Traynor.
Replacements: 16 Steve Lawrie, 17 Gavin Kerr, 18 Jim Hamilton, 19 Alan MacDonald, 20 Ben Meyer, 21 Jim Thompson, 22 Roland Reid.

Take a look at our Leinster Rugby Jersey page and also our Edinburgh Rugby Jersey and Wasps Rugby Jersey pages.