Trio back for Leinster

Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan and Kevin McLaughlin return to the The Leinster squad to face ASM Clermont Auvergne in Friday night's Heineken Cup Quarter Final in the RDS (KO: 8pm).

In total, there are 15 Ireland internationals in the squad which also includes Scotland's Nathan Hines, Fiji’s Isa Nacewa, Cook Islander Stan Wright and Springbok CJ van der Linde.

Friday's game will be played in front of an increased capacity crowd of almost 20,000 and will be a sell-out. The team will be announced a Thursday lunchtime.

LEINSTER SQUAD (v Clermont Auvergne):

Forwards: Leo Cullen, John Fogarty, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Nathan Hines, Bernard Jackman, Shane Jennings, Stephen Keogh, Kevin McLaughlin, Malcolm O'Kelly, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, CJ van der Linde, Stan Wright;

Backs Shaun Berne, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Rob Kearney, Fergus McFadden, Isa Nacewa, Paul O'Donohoe, Brian O'Driscoll, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton.