Cullen to start against Ospreys

Captain Leo Cullen will make his first appearance of the season in the Leinster team to play The Ospreys in Friday night’s crunch Magners League clash at the RDS, kick-off at 7.35pm.

However, the most significant selection is that of Sean O'Brien ahead of Shane Jennings on the openside with Devin Toner winning the battle with Mal O'Kelly to partner Cullen in the second row.

In the back-line, Shane Horgan and Isa Nacewa step in for Rob Kearney and Jonathan Sexton, respectively, for a match that has seen over 13,000 tickets sold by yesterday.

LEINSTER (v The Ospreys):

15: Girvan Dempsey

14: Shane Horgan

13: Brian O'Driscoll

12: Felipe Contepomi

11: Luke Fitzgerald

10: Isa Nacewa

9: Chris Whitaker

1: Ronan McCormack

2: Bernard Jackman

3: Stan Wright

4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN

5: Devin Toner

6: Cameron Jowitt

7: Sean O'Brien

8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Cian Healy

17: John Fogarty

18: Malcolm O'Kelly

19: Stephen Keogh

20: Shane Jennings

21: Chris Keane

22: Rob Kearney