Ella forced to ring the changes

The withdrawal of Gavin Hickey, Emmet Byrne and Aidan McCullen have caused unwanted headaches for Leinster coach Gary Ella ahead of their meeting with the Celtic Warriors at Sardis Road on Saturday.

Hooker David Blaney, tighthead Niall Treston and blindside Niall Breslin will all fill in. Openside Shane Jennings and right wing John McWeeney will deputise for Keith Gleeson and Gordon D'Arcy, who are both at the Irish training camp in Bilbao.

LEINSTER (v Celtic Warriors): C Warner, J McWeeney, K Lewis, D Quinlan, B Bourke, M Leek, B O'Meara, J Lyne, D Blaney, N Treston, B Gissing, L Cullen (capt), N Breslin, S Jennings, D Dillon.