Cullen returns to Leinster line-up

LEINSTER skipper Leo Cullen makes his first start of the season in tonight’s Magners League clash with Connacht but he will be taking orders from Jamie Heaslip for at least another week.

Coach Joe Schmidt has decided not to disrupt the current pecking order and is allowing the inspirational Cullen return without the burden of captaincy, after a long lay-off with a shoulder injury.

Cullen, who came on as a replacement in last week’s Heineken Cup win over Saracens, partners Devin Toner with Nathan Hines dropping to the replacements bench.