Schmidt shuffles squad for visit of Bath

The Leinster team to face Bath in Saturday’s Heineken Cup Round 4 clash in the Aviva Stadium (kick off: 6pm) has been named.

There are a few changes to the team that defeated Bath last weekend, with Eoin Reddan partnering Jonathan Sexton at half back and Shane Jennings coming into the back row alongside fellow Ireland internationals Sean O’Brien and Jamie Heaslip.

Devin Toner partners another Ireland international, skipper Leo Cullen, at second row.

Luke Fitzgerald continues in the back three alongside Rob Kearney and Isa Nacewa. Meanwhile, Eoin O’Malley (who will make his 40th Leinster appearance on Saturday) forms a centre partnership with Fergus McFadden for the first time in the Heineken Cup.

Gordon D’Arcy, limited by a minor niggle in training earlier this week, will provide extra firepower from a replacements bench which includes six Ireland internationals.

Leinster (v Bath): R Kearney, I Nacewa, E O’Malley, F McFadden, L Fitzgerald, J Sexton, E Reddan, H van der Merwe, R Strauss, M Ross, L Cullen, D Toner, S O’Brien, S Jennings, J Heaslip. Replacements: S Cronin, C Healy, N White, K McLaughlin, R Ruddock, I Boss, I Madigan, G D’Arcy.