Ross the only change for Leinster

Mike Ross will start at tight-head as the only change to the Leinster side to play London Irish in Friday's Heineken Cup Pool 6 match at The RDS (KO: 8pm).

Corkman Ross will start in place of the injured Stan Wright and ahead of the fit again CJ Van der Linde.

Isa Nacewa continues at full-back with Ireland's Robert Kearney still stuck to the bench and John Fogarty holds off Bernard Jackman for the slot at hooker.

LEINSTER (v London Irish):

15: Isa Nacewa

14: Shane Horgan

13: Brian O'Driscoll

12: Gordon D'Arcy

11: Luke Fitzgerald

10: Jonathan Sexton

9: Eoin Reddan

1: Cian Healy

2: John Fogarty

3: Mike Ross

4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN

5: Nathan Hines

6: Kevin McLaughlin

7: Shane Jennings

8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Bernard Jackman

17: Ronan McCormack

18: CJ van der Linde

19: Malcolm O'Kelly

20: Sean O'Brien

21: Simon Keogh

22: Shaun Berne

23: Rob Kearney