O'Driscoll back for Leinster

Joe Schmidt has made 11 changes for tomorrow night’s RaboDirect PRO12 interprovincial meeting with Munster at the Aviva Stadium (6.30pm) as he welcomes back Brian O’Driscoll.

Ian Madigan and Fergus McFadden are the only backs to retain their starting place after last weekend’s 34-6 defeat to Connacht but both make positional switches.

Madigan moves from fly half to fullback with Jonathan Sexton wearing number 10 while McFadden switches from wing to centre where he will partner the returning O’Driscoll.

Andrew Conway, Isa Nacewa and Eoin Reddan complete the backline.

Jamie Heaslip leads the team on his 150th career appearance for the province and the Naas man is joined in the back-row by Shane Jennings and Kevin McLaughlin.

With Cian Healy unavailable this weekend due to a bicep strain, South African Heinke van der Merwe continues in the front row alongside Richardt Strauss and Mike Ross who is in line to make his 70th Leinster appearance.

Damian Browne and Devin Toner are the chose second row paring with Tom Denton dropping to the replacements.

Leinster (V Munster): I Madigan, A Conway, B O'Driscoll, F McFadden, I Nacewa, J Sexton, E Reddan, H van der Merwe, R Strauss, M Ross, D Browne, D Toner, K McLaughlin, S Jennings, J Heaslip.

Replacements: S Cronin, J McGrath, J Hagan, T Denton, J Murphy, J Cooney, N Reid, F Carr.