Easterby starts for Leinster

Guy Easterby has been parachuted back into the Leinster first team days after signing a short-term contract for Saturday’s Heineken Cup Pool 6 clash against Edinburgh in Murrayfield, kick-off at: 3.30pm.

Ireland full-back Girvan Dempsey also makes his own return, from injury, with Robert Kearney moving across to the left wing as Luke Fitzgerald drops to the bench. Shane Jennings gets the nod ahead of Keith Gleeson for the number seven jersey.

Leinster require a minimum of four points to keep alive their hopes of making the quarter-finals. Brian O'Driscoll will lead the side with Leo Cullen calling the shots in the forwards.

Edinburgh have made two changes to their team.

Prop Craig Smith is out with a calf injury and No 8 David Callam with a neck injury to open the door for Allen Jacobsen and Callum MacRae to make a contribution.

LEINSTER:

15: Girvan Dempsey

14: Shane Horgan

13: Brian O’Driscoll CAPTAIN

12: Gordon D’Arcy

11: Rob Kearney

10: Felipe Contepomi

9: Guy Easterby

1: Ollie le Roux

2: Bernard Jackman

3: Stan Wright

4: Leo Cullen

5: Malcolm O’Kelly

6: Stephen Keogh

7: Shane Jennings

8: Jamie Heaslip.

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Brian Blaney

17: Cian Healy

18: Cameron Jowitt

19: Keith Gleeson

20: Chris Keane

21: Jonathan Sexton

22: Luke Fitzgerald.

EDINBURGH

15 B Cairns

14 A Turnbull

13 N De Luca

12 J Houston

11 S Webster

10 P Godman

9 M Blair (capt)

1 A Jacobsen

2 R Ford

3 A Allori

4 M Mustchin

5 B Gissing

6 S Cross

7 R Rennie

8 A Hogg.

Replacements:

A Kelly

G Cross

C Hamilton

R Reid

B Meyer

D Blair

C MacRae.