Leinster name team for Connacht clash

Brian O'Driscoll, Nathan Spooner and Girvan Dempsey will miss Leinster's Celtic League meeting with Connacht at Donnybrook on Friday.

Christian Warner comes in at number 10, Gordon D'Arcy deputises at full-back, Kieran Lewis partners Shane Horgan in the centre and John McWeeney takes over on the wing.

Leinster: 15 Gordon D'Arcy 14 Denis Hickie 13 Kieran Lewis 12 Shane Horgan (50th Cap) 11 John McWeeney 10 Christian Warner 9 Brian O'Meara.

1 Reg Corrigan (Captain) 2 Shane Byrne 3 Paul Wallace 4 Leo Cullen 5 Malcolm O'Kelly (50th Cap) 6 Eric Miller / Aidan McCullen 7 Keith Gleeson 8 Victor Costello.

Replacements: 16 Niall Treston 17 Peter Smyth 18 Ben Gissing 19 Des Dillon 20 Ben Willis 21 Andy Dunne 22 David Quinlan.