Leinster coach Declan Kidney has named his Leinster side, for Friday nights top of the table clash with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. The Ospreys have six wins from six in the Celtic League so Leinster have quite a job to do.


With the Heineken Cup starting the following week Kidney has decided to rotate some of his first string players. Denis Hickie will start in place of Shane Horgan, and scrum-half Guy Easterby should receive plenty of protection from a pack that includes England A prop Ricky Nebbett, young openside Shane Jennings and second row Ben Gissing.


Des Dillon will step in for Victor Costello at number eight and Eric Miller will take his position on the bench if he can shake off the effects of a neck injury

Leinster (V The Ospreys): G Dempsey; G Brown, B O’Driscoll, F Contepomi, D Hickie; D Holwell, G Easterby; R Corrigan (Capt), S Byrne, R Nebbett, M O’Kelly, B Gissing, A McCullen, S Jennings, D Dillon.


Replacements: E Byrne, G Hickie, L Cullen, E Miller/C Potts, B O’Meara, G D’Arcy, S Horgan.

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