Brian O’Driscoll, Richardt Strauss, Sean O’Brien, Kevin McLaughlin and Eoin Reddan all make their return to Leinster’s starting XV for the crucial Heineken Cup meeting with Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park tomorrow (6pm).

Brian O'Driscoll, who made his Leinster comeback last weekend, has been left on the bench for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup Pool 5 encounter with the Scarlets in the RDS (6pm).

Leinster head-coach Joe Schmidt has recalled Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald for tonight’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash against lowly Edinburgh in Murrayfield.

Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald have all been named in Leinster’s starting XV for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO 12 meeting with Edinburgh at Murrayfield (7.35pm).

Leinster 17 Connacht 0

Shane Jennings will skipper Leinster against Connacht with head coach Joe Schmidt relegating regular captain Leo Cullen to the bench for tomorrow's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the RDS (7.45pm).

The decision to start Heinke van der Merwe over Cian Healy represents one of four changes Joe Schmidt has made to his team for the return Heineken Cup game against Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (3.40pm).

Leinster 37 Zebre 7

No matter what way Joe Schmidt and the other three provincial coaches look at it, this is one of those weeks where there is no right or wrong when it comes to the troublesome business of team selection.

Leinster welcome back a number of players from international duty as the face Zebre in Saturday evening's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the RDS (6pm).

Joe Schmidt has had to ring the changes for Leinster as they go in search of their first victory at the Liberty Stadium since September 2009.

With several of his senior players involved in Ireland’s training camp and others on the injury list, Joe Schmidt has named a youthful Leinster side to face the Ospreys in Sunday's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the Liberty Stadium (4pm).

Soul II Soul.

Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt has named an all-Irish starting XV to face the Cardiff Blues in Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the RDS (6.30pm).

Rob Kearney has not recovered from a back injury in time for Leinster’s visit to the Scarlets on Saturday but Godron D’Arcy has been named in the starting XV for the Heienekn Cup Round 2 showdown.

Leinster 9 Exeter Chiefs 6

Leinster fullback Rob Kearney hasn’t recovered from a back injury in time to feature in the province’s opening Heineken Cup game against the Exeter Chiefs in the RDS on Saturday afternoon (3.40pm).

Joe Schmidt has made 11 changes for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 interprovincial meeting with Munster at the Aviva Stadium (6.30pm) as he welcomes back Brian O’Driscoll.

Tom Denton has never been to the Sportsground before but the second row’s teammates have apparently been filling him in on what to expect tonight at a venue which Leinster have, regardless of the event, rarely found to their liking.

Leinster 22 Edinburgh 16

Leo Cullen, Cian Healy, Gordon D'Arcy and Isa Nacewa all return to the Leinster XV for Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 showdown against Edinburgh in the RDS (6.15pm).

Treviso 18 Leinster 19

Leinster landed at Treviso Airport yesterday and unloaded 12 Irish internationals off the plane, including Brian O’Driscoll, Jonathan Sexton and Cian Healy.

Jamie Heaslip, Brian O’Driscoll and Jonathan Sexton are among the Irish internationals returning to Leinster’s starting XV to face Benetton Treviso in Saturday night's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the Stadio di Monigo (6.05pm).

Leinster 45 Newport G’went Dragons

Leinster’s new overseas signing, Quinn Roux, will make his home debut when the Heineken Cup champions take on Newport Gwent Dragons in tonight’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash at the RDS.

Second row Quinn Roux and academy back-row forward Ben Marshall will make their home debuts for Leinster after been named in Joe Schmidt’s starting XV for Saturday evening's RaboDirect PRO12 encounter with the Dragons in the RDS (6.15pm).

Scarlets 45 Leinster 20

Leinster captain Leo Cullen is backing fellow lock Devin Toner to make more giant strides in his game over the coming season as the European champions open their RaboDirect Pro12 campaign at Scarlets today (6.30pm).

Shane Jennings will captain Leinster against the Scarlets in Saturday evening's opening game of the RaboDirect PRO12 in Parc y Scarlets (6.30pm).

Sale Sharks 10 Leinster 10

Leinster manager Guy Easterby expects his side to get back on track next weekend away to Sale Sharks after an experimental team were out to the sword at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday.

Leinster were left to rue a golden opportunity for double glory for the second year in-a-row when they lost the RaboDirect Pro12 plot in sight of the victory podium at the RDS yesterday.

Joe Schmidt: Leinster coach will be in Auckland to watch Ireland take on the All Blacks but only because he’ll be there on a family holiday.

Leinster flanker Seán O’Brien, who scooped the man of the match award in last weekend’s Heineken Cup final, has been ruled out of the province’s RaboDirect PRO12 final clash against the Ospreys in the RDS on Sunday (4pm) due to a knee injury.

There are no big surprises in Joe Schmidt’s Leinster team selection for tomorrow's Heineken Cup final against Ulster in Twickenham (5pm).

The sight of Glasgow’s players doing a lap of honour in the wake of defeat in Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO12 play-off captured perfectly the fact this was a game where they had everything to gain and Leinster everything to lose.

Already a game that was struggling to escape the shadow of next week’s Heineken Cup final, tonight’s RaboDirect PRO12 play-off has been relegated to the margins yet again by yesterday’s injury news concerning Brian O’Driscoll and Rob Kearney.

Back line duo Brian O’Driscoll and Rob Kearney have been ruled out of the Leinster’s RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final encounter with the Glasgow Warriors in the RDS tomorrow (7.35pm).

Team manager Guy Easterby has played down a historic double and warned Leinster they have won nothing yet.

With top seed secured ahead of next weekend's PRO12 play off in the RDS, there is a fresh look to the Leinster team to face the Newport Gwent Dragons in Saturday night's clash in Rodney Parade (7.30pm).

Isaac Boss will partner Jonathan Sexton when Leinster face ASM Clermont Auvergne in Sunday's Heineken Cup semi-final in the Stade Chaban-Delmas (3pm Irish time).

Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt has named a strong starting XV to face Ulster in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 derby against Ulster in Ravenhill (7.05pm) has been named.

Leinster’s second-string put in a first-class performance at the RDS last night as they scored eight tries on the way to an impressive annihilation of a sorry Edinburgh side.