Sexton and O'Brien to start for Leinster

Johnathan Sexton and Sean O'Brien will start for Leinster against The Scarlets in Friday night's Magners League clash at The RDS (kick off: 7.45pm) has been named.

Jonathan Sexton and Sean O'Brien will start for Leinster against The Scarlets in Friday night's Magners League clash at The RDS (kick off: 7.45pm) has been named.

Out-half Sexton comes in for the injured Felipe Contepomi and flanker O'Brien steps into the boots of the rested Rocky Elsom.

Other than that, it is the same side that eclipsed Munster in the Heineken Cup semi-final last Saturday with prospective British & Irish Lion Robert Kearney not included in the squad.

LEINSTER (v Scarlets): Isa Nacewa, Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald, Jonathan Sexton, Chris Whitaker, Cian Healy, Bernard Jackman, Stan Wright, Leo Cullen (c), Malcolm O'Kelly, Sean O'Brien, Shane Jennings, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements: John Fogarty, Ronan McCormack, Devin Toner, Stephen Keogh, Simon Keogh, Fergus McFadden, Girvan Dempsey.