Leinster rest O'Driscoll and Hickie

Leinster coach Declan Kidney will take the opportunity to rest some of his front line players in the Celtic League at Cardiff on Saturday.

Brian O’Driscoll and Denis Hickie are not in the 25-man squad. This should give the talented Kieran Lewis and Gary Brown a chance to show how they are improving their games.

LEINSTER SQUAD (v Cardiff):

Backs: G Easterby, B O'Meara, D Holwell, F Contepomi, G Brown, D Quinlan, K Lewis, S Horgan, J Norton, J McWeeney, G Dempsey, AN Other;

Forwards: R Corrigan (Capt), E Byrne, P Coyle, R Nebbett, S Byrne, G Hickie, M O'Kelly, B Gissing, C Potts, S Jennings, A McCullen, E Miller, V Costello.