Younger players given chance to shine for Leinster

The Leinster squad to face the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League on Friday at Donnybrook has been named.

Felipe Contepomi has been named in the squad to face the Welsh side in a squad that will also include a number of younger players who have starred for the A team in recent weeks including Kevin McLaughlin, Stephen Grissing, Devin Toner, Jonathan Sexton and Michael Berne.

The Scarlets have made nine changes to their starting 15.

Phil Davies has made five changes to the forwards pack which defeated London Irish on Sunday and three in the backs, as well as moving Matthew Watkins from wing to the midfield.

With Dwayne Peel, Stephen Jones and Gavin Evans all away on Six Nations duty, Clive Stuart-Smith, Ceiron Thomas and Darren Daniel get their chance to shine.

In the pack Iestyn Thomas, Craig Dunlea and Scott MacLeod are the only survivors as James Bater takes over the captaincy from Simon Easterby who is unavailable because of his Irish duties.