Cullen to lead out Leinster

Captain Leo Cullen will lead out a Leinster side short on numbers for Friday night's Magners League clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield (KO: 7.45pm).

It is a sign of their new-found strength in depth that Leinster can field a reasonable side without many of their marquee players.

It will give talented youngsters like Sean O'Brien and Fergus McFadden the chance to show what they can do once again.

LEINSTER (v Edinburgh):

15: Girvan Dempsey

14: Shane Horgan

13: Fergus McFadden

12: Gordon D'Arcy

11: Simon Keogh

10: Isa Nacewa

9: Chris Keane

1: Ronan McCormack

2: John Fogarty

3: Stephen Knoop

4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN

5: Trevor Hogan

6: Cameron Jowitt

7: Sean O'Brien

8: Stephen Keogh

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Brian Blaney

17: Ollie le Roux

18: Devin Toner

19: Kevin McLaughlin

20: Paul O'Donohoe

21: Ian McKinley

22: Gary Brown