180th cap for Leinster's O'Kelly

Malcolm O'Kelly will win his 180th cap for Leinster against the Glasgow Warriors in Thursday night's Magners League clash in the RDS (KO: 7.30pm).

There is a first home start for Eoin O'Malley and Paul Ryan, 21, who made his senior debut for the province away to the Dragons at the beginning of December.

Bernard Jackman captains the side and is named in a powerful front-row alongside fellow Ireland international Mike Ross and South Africa's CJ van der Linde.

LEINSTER (v Glasgow):

15: Girvan Dempsey

14: Simon Keogh

13: Eoin O'Malley

12: Fergus McFadden

11: Isa Nacewa

10: Shaun Berne

9: Paul O'Donohoe

1: CJ van der Linde

2: Bernard Jackman CAPTAIN

3: Mike Ross

4: Devin Toner

5: Malcolm O'Kelly

6: Kevin McLaughlin

7: Paul Ryan

8: Stephen Keogh

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Richardt Strauss

17: Stan Wright

18: Trevor Hogan

19: Eoin Sheriff

20: Chris Keane

21: Ian Madigan

22: Michael Keating