Schmidt to wait on Cullen and Sexton

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt will wait on the fitness of captain Leo Cullen and out-half Jonathan Sexton in naming an extended 25-man Leinster squad to face Racing-Métro 92 in Saturday's Pool 2 Heineken Cup opener at The RDS (KO: 1.30pm).

He will give both players as long as he can before making a decison around lunchtime tomorrow with Cullen's experience necessary against a massive Racing pack.

Meanwhile, Leinster Rugby can confirm that a minute’s silence in memory of the late Moss Keane will take place on Saturday before a large crowd.

There have been 16,500 tickets sold for the match.

LEINSTER SQUAD (v Racing-Métro 92):

FORWARDS: Leo Cullen, Mariano Galarza, Jason Harris-Wright, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Nathan Hines, Shane Jennings, Sean O’Brien, Mike Ross, Dominic Ryan, Simon Shawe, Richardt Strauss, Devin Toner, Heinke Van Der Merwe

BACKS: Isaac Boss, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Horgan, Rob Kearney, Ian Madigan, Fergus McFadden, Isa Nacewa, Brian O’Driscoll, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton