Four British & Irish Lions Brian O'Driscoll, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald have been included in the Leinster squad to face the Glasgow Warriors in Saturday's Magners League clash at The RDS (KO: 7.35pm).

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Captain Leo Cullen will lead out a Leinster side short on numbers for Friday night's Magners League clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield (KO: 7.45pm).

MUNSTER and Leinster appear to have completely different priorities as they face into another round of Magners League action this weekend.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has taken the decisoin to rest most of his frontline players for Friday night's Magners League clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield (7.45pm).

Leinster will go into their Magner's League derby against Munster without Brian O'Driscoll at Thomond Park on Saturday night (KO: 7.30pm).

IT was a week marred by injuries and suspensions but Leinster at least had some positive news to report yesterday when Stan Wright was named in the starting 15 for tomorrow’s Pool Two clash against Edinburgh in Dublin.

MICHAEL CHEIKA remains upbeat about Malcolm O’Kelly’s chances of escaping further censure for the stamp on Phil Vickery last week, an act which is threatening the player’s participation in Sunday’s final Heineken Cup group game against Edinburgh.

Captain Leo Cullen and prop CJ van der Linde are not included in the Leinster squad to play Edinburgh in Sunday's Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash at the RDS (KO: 1pm).

ELEVEN weeks have slipped by since Declan Kidney named his first Irish squad and Malcolm O’Kelly found himself surplus to requirements.

Hooker Bernard Jackman returns to an extended 26-man Leinster squad for their Heineken Cup battle with London Wasps at Twickenham on Saturday (KO: 5.35pm).

THE lowest point in Leinster’s season came in Castres before Christmas when they lost a game they ought to have won. Coincidence or not, they have won three games since they could just as easily have lost.

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Leinster welcome back captain Leo Cullen and Springbok Ollie Le Roux to the Leinster fold for the Magner's Leauge appointment with the Cardiff Blues at The RDS tomorrow night (KO: 7.30pm).

IT’S already been a year of firsts for Cian Healy and the Leinster prop is hoping to add to his list of achievements by making his first competitive appearance on French soil tomorrow.

THOUGH only a Dublin resident a matter of weeks, CJ van der Linde is well able to empathise with his Leinster colleagues’ pitiful record in Murrayfield, a venue they visit again this Saturday for their opening Heineken Cup match of the season.

Ireland Under-20 David Kearney is one of 21 players confirmed in the Leinster Academy for the forthcoming season 2008/2009.

There are seven Leinster players in the Magners League Dream Team, voted for by Rugby supporters and the media for the season 2007/08.

All Blacks' flanker Jerry Collins is the latest addition to the Barbarians squad for Tuesday's match against Ireland at Kingsholm, Gloucester.

AT least the smile has returned to the face of Irish rugby following Munster’s epic win over Toulouse on Saturday; now it’s up the national team to make it even broader over the next three weeks and restore the pride and passion to the Ireland shirt, starting tonight against the Barbarians in Gloucester’s Kingsholm ground.

Munster's Frederico Pucciarello, Leinster's Ollie Le Roux and Ulster's Justin Harrison have been named in a 30-man Barbarians squad for games against Belgium, Ireland and England.

Former Leinster loose-head Ollie Le Roux could be in line for a dramatic return to Super-14 rugby.

AS EXPECTED, Michael Cheika has taken a wrecking ball to his established first XV for tonight’s meaningless Magners League game against the Dragons but a number of Irish internationals have been afforded another much-needed run-out before the summer tour.

Leinster head coach Michael Cheika has singled out the versatility of his squad as the province romped home to its second Celtic League title with a ruthless 41-8 victory over Newport Gwent Dragons at the RDS.

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Shane Horgan has recovered from illness to take his place in the Leinster backline to play The Dragons in the province's final home Magners League clash of the season at the RDS on Saturday, kick-off at 6pm.

Captain Brian O'Driscoll is part of the Leinster squad that will look to make the Magner's League a mathematical certainty against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Friday night.

EVER since David Humphries decided to wind down his first-class career, Irish rugby has lived in mortal fear of the consequences if the unthinkable ever happened and Ronan O’Gara came a cropper.

A THUNDEROUS, niggly, high-octane Magners League derby at a sold-out RDS confirmed the most consistent team in the Magners League towards ultimate honours but, for Munster, the loss to their greatest rivals might have come at a huge cost.

LEINSTER are contemplating sending some of their young prospects to South Africa to gain much-needed match time in the off-season.

Leinster tight-head Ollie Le Roux could return to South Africa to become The Cheetahs' forwards coach under the auspices of former team-mate Naka Drotski.

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The Leinster team to face the Llanelli Scarlets in Saturday evening’s Magners League clash in Stradey Park (KO: 5.30pm) has been named. Malcolm O’Kelly will become the most capped Leinster of all time when he lines up for his 140th appearance.

Malcolm O'Kelly should become the most capped player in Leinster history if he wins his 140th cap against the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League at Stradey Park on Saturday (KO: 5.30pm).

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Bank of Ireland Player of the Month Ollie le Roux partners Stan Wright and Bernard Jackman, who is one of six returning Ireland players, in the front row for Leinster's Magner's League tussle with Glasgow at The RDS on Friday night.

Leinster have been boosted by the return from injury of Leo Cullen and Jonathan Sexton ahead of the Magner's League tie with Glasgow Warriors at The RDS on on Friday, kick-off at 7.30pm.

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INJURIES and international duties will deprive Leinster of seven front-line players at the Sportsground this evening but Michael Cheika has still been able to name a hugely experienced first 15 for the Magners League tie against Connacht (kick-off 7.30).

Malcolm O'Kelly will become the second most-capped Leinster player of all time with his 138th appearance for the province away to Connacht in the Magners League clash on Friday.

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Leinster aim to increase their lead at the top of the Magners League tonight.

LEINSTER’S South African prop Ollie le Roux believes Toulouse will destroy Munster’s dreams of a second Heineken Cup title.

LEINSTER are on the lookout for two new coaches with the confirmation from Michael Cheika that assistants David Knox and Mike Brewer will be leaving the province at the end of the season.