O'Driscoll and Dempsey back for Leinster

Leinster coach Michael Cheika welcomes back Brian O'Driscoll and Girvan Dempsey into the side to play Gloucester in the final Pool 2 Heineken Cup clash in Kingsholm on Friday.

O'Driscoll mastered a calf injury and Dempsey has been preferred to the rehabilitated Rob Kearney at full back.

Hooker Brian Blaney returns to the bench as Cheiak goes for the greater physicality of Bernard Jackman.

A decision on who will take the final place on the replacements bench, between Christian Warner and the fit again Luke Fitzgerald, will be made closer to kick off.

LEINSTER:

15: Girvan Dempsey

14: Shane Horgan

13: Brian O'Driscoll

12: Gordon D'Arcy

11: Denis Hickie

10: Felipe Contepomi

9: Chris Whitaker

1: Stan Wright

2: Bernard Jackman

3: Will Green

4: Trevor Hogan

5: Malcolm O'Kelly

6: Stephen Keogh

7: Keith Gleeson

8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Brian Blaney

17: Reggie Corrigan

18: Owen Finegan

19: Cameron Jowitt

20: Guy Easterby

21: Christian Warner / Luke Fitzgerald

22: Rob Kearney