Hickie to hit half century

DENIS Hickie makes his 50th Heineken Cup appearance for Leinster tomorrow, while Christian Warner gets the nod at out-half.

In the pack there’s a first start for Stanley Wright, while in the back row Stephen Keogh is recalled alongside Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip, who started last week’s draw in Ulster. A decision on the replacements between Andrew Dunne and Kieran Lewis will be made today.

LEINSTER: G Dempsey, S Horgan, B O’Driscoll (c), G D’Arcy, D Hickie, C Warner, C Whitaker; R McCormack, B Blaney, S Wright, T Hogan, M O’Kelly, S Keogh, K Gleeson, J Heaslip.

Replacements: B Jackman, R Corrigan, O Finegan, C Jowitt, G Easterby, A Dunne/K Lewis, L Fitzgerald. Referee: W Barnes (RFU).