O’Kelly Out Of Clash With Munster.

International Malcolm O’Kelly misses this evening’s Celtic League clash with Munster at Musgrave Park (5.30pm) his place going to Ben Gissing.

International Malcolm O’Kelly misses this evening’s Celtic League clash with Munster at Musgrave Park (5.30pm) his place going to Ben Gissing, who partners Leo Cullen in the second row. Other than that the Leinster line-up is along familiar lines with Girvan Dempsey restored to full-back and Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy named in the centre.

Leinster: G Dempsey; S Horgan, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy, D Hickie; D Holwell, G Easterby; R Corrigan capt, S Byrne, E Byrne; L Cullen, B Gissing; E Miller, S Jennings, V Costello. Replacements R Nebbett, D Blaney, C Potts, A McCullen, B O’Meara, F Contepomi, K Lewis.

Munster. 15. Christian Cullen 14. Shaun Payne 13. Mike Mullins 12. Rob Henderson 11. Anthony Horgan 10. Ronan O’Gara 9. Peter Stringer 1. Marcus Horan 2. Frank Sheahan 3. John Hayes 4. Donncha O’Callaghan 5. Paul O’Connell 6. Alan Quinlan 7. Denis Leamy 8. Anthony Foley capt Replacements 16. Jerry Flannery 17. Gordon McIlwham 18. Jim Williams 19. Trevor Hogan 20. Mike Prendergast 21. Paul Burke 22. Mossy Lawlor.

Referee – Alan Lewis.