Malcolm O'Kelly, Keith Gleeson and Luke Fitzgerald have all been named in an enlarged, strong-looking Leinster squad to play Benetton Treviso in a friendly at Donnybrook on Wednesday evening, kick-off at 6.30pm.

Captain Brian O'Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey and Brian Blaney all return to the Leinster squad to face Gloucester in Friday's final Pool 2 Heineken Cup clash at Kingsholm (KO: 7.30pm).

Brian O'Driscoll will miss Leinster's Saturday's Pool 2 Heineken Cup clash with Edinburgh in Donnybrook.

Girvan Dempsey and Luke Fitzgerald have both been included in the Leinster squad ahead of their Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash with Edinburgh in Donnybrook (KO: 5.35pm) on Saturday.

Felipe Contepomi will make his first start for Leinster since November at home to The Neath-Swansea Ospreys in the Magner's League at Donnybrook on Saturday.

Christian Warner and Stanley Wright have been included in the Leinster squad to play The Ospreys in Saturday’s Magners League clash at Donnybrook.

LEINSTER have been boosted with yesterday’s announcement that Felipe Contepomi has signed a two-year extension to his contract.

Full back Ross McCarron has been included in Leinster's 25-man squad to play Ulster in 'The Last Stand', the last game ever to be held in the old Lansdowne Road on Sunday.

MICHAEL CHEIKA has experienced almost everything that Irish rugby has to offer in his 18 months on these shores and his local education will be complete when he takes his Leinster team to Thomond Park for the first time today.

Coach Michael Chieka has left vacancies on the Leinster side to meet Munster in the Magners League clash at Thomond Park on Wednesday.

The Leinster squad to face Munster in Thomond Park on Wednesday December 27th (KO: 3pm) has been announced.

Michael Cheika has announced an extended 27-man Leinster Squad to prepare for their Magner's League date with Munster on St Stephen's Day at Thomond Park.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika will have an unchanged squad when his side meets Agen in the Pool 2 Heineken Cup clash at Stade Armandie on Saturday.

Samoan Fosi Pala'amo has been forced out of Leinster's Squad for the Pool 2 Heineken Cup clash with Agen in Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Jamie Heaslip is the surprise selection to captain Leinster ahead of Keith Gleeson against Glasgow in the Magners League at Donnybrook on Friday.

Jonathan Sexton has been included in the Leinster Squad to play Glasgow on Friday night at Donnybrook after impressing for the A team on Monday.

Malcolm O'Kelly and Girvan Dempsey will make their 50th appearance in the Heineken Cup when Leinster walk out against Gloucester at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Young backs Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald and veteran prop Reggie Corrigan are the three new men in for Leinster's clash with the Border Reivers in the Magners League at Netherdale on Friday at: 7.30pm.

Gordon D’Arcy and Malcolm O’Kelly have been included in the Leinster side to play Munster in the Magner’s League at Lansdowne Road on Friday (KO: 7.30pm).

Rob Kearney, Cameron Jowitt and Brian Blaney have all been included in Leinster's squad to play Munster in the Magner's League at Lalsndowne Road on Friday night.

Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan and Girvan Dempsey will make their seasonal debuts for Leinster against Connacht in the Magners League clash at The Sportsground on Friday evening (KO: 6.30pm).

The Leinster team to face Connacht in the Magners League clash in the Sportsground on Friday evening has been named.

Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Malcolm O'Kelly and Shane Horgan have all been named in the Leinster Squad to play Connacht in the Magners League at The Sportsground on Saturday.

Trevor Hogan and Guy Easterby are the two big winners in Leinster's side to play Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Saturday (KO: 5.30pm).

Trevor Hogan returns to Leinster's 25-man squad to play Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League at Stradey Park on Saturday.

The Leinster squad to face the Cardiff Blues in the province’s opening home Magners League match of the campaign in Donnybrook on Saturday has been named.

Nineteen-year-old Luke Fitzgerald could be in line for his competitive debut as Leinster coach Michael Cheika has left a vacancy at left wing for Leinster's assignment at Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Friday.

FORMER Munster second row Trevor Hogan looks set to make his Leinster debut in the Magners League against Edinburgh Gunners at Murrayfield tomorrow night and has been praised by coach Michael Cheika.

Michael Cheika's Leinster will make their first appearance in the Magner's League away to Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Friday evening.

Felipe Contepomi will be available for Leinster's pre-season friendly against London Irish at Donnybrook tomorrow evening.

Leinster will host a double-header joust with London Irish at Donnybrook on Friday, August 25.

Leinster were soundly beaten by Dax in their pre-season friendly before 6,000 spectators at the Stade Maurice Boyau last night.