O'Driscoll to captain Leinster

Brian O'Driscoll will make his first start of the season as captain to the Leinster side to play Munster in the Celtic League at The RDS on Saturday.

There is more good news in the return of Denis Hickie to the bench.

Shane Horgan and Reggie Corrigan have also conquered minor ailments to take their places in the first fifteen.

LEINSTER (v Munster): 15: Girvan Dempsey, 14: Shane Horgan, 13: Brian O'Driscoll (capt), 12: Gordon D'Arcy, 11: Kieran Lewis, 10: Felipe Contepomi, 9: Guy Easterby, 1: Reggie Corrigan, 2: Brian Blaney, 3: Will Green, 4: Malcolm O'Kelly, 5: Bryce Williams, 6: Cameron Jowitt, 7: Keith Gleeson, 8: Jamie Heaslip

Replacements: 16: Ronan McCormack, 17: David Blaney, 18: Adam Byrnes, 19: Eric Miller, 20: Brian O'Riordan, 21: John Hepworth, 22: Denis Hickie