Dempsey back in Leinster squad

Full-back Girvan Dempsey returns to the Leinster squad to play The Ospreys in Friday night's Magners League clash at the Liberty Stadium (KO: 7.05pm).

Dempsey will look to challenge the in-form Isa Nacewa for game time at fifteen.

Nathan Hines, Eoin Reddan and Gordon D'Arcy will vye to start for the first time this season, after good impact cameos against The Dragons.

Meanwhile, the final batch of tickets for the Heineken Cup opener against London Irish in the RDS on Friday October 9 (KO: 8pm) are on sale now from www.leinsterrugby.ie.

LEINSTER SQUAD (v The Ospreys)

BACKS: Shaun Berne, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Chris Keane, David Kearney, Simon Keogh, Fergus McFadden, Isa Nacewa, Paul O'Donohoe, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton

FORWARDS: Leo Cullen, John Fogarty, Jason Harris-Wright, Cian Healy, Nathan Hines, Bernard Jackman, Shane Jennings, Stephen Keogh, Ronan McCormack, Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O'Brien, Malcolm O'Kelly, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Stan Wright