D'Arcy and Fitzgerald return for Leinster

Gordon D'Arcy comes back into the Leinster team to face the Scarlets in tomorrow night's opening game of the RaboDirect PRO12 season in Parc y Scarlets.

The province are boosted by the timely return of several senior players for the trip to Llanelli.

Jimmy Gopperth will make his senior debut at half back alongside Eoin Reddan, fresh from his successful return last weekend against Northampton Saints to make his 80th Leinster appearance.

D'Arcy will form a centre partnership with Fergus McFadden.

Luke Fitzgerald, who will make his first appearance since March, forms an exciting back three with Dave Kearney and the backline's second debutant, St. Mary's College captain Darragh Fanning.

Up front, Shane Jennings leads the team and is one of four Ireland internationals in the pack, with two Leinster Academy prop graduates Jack McGrath and Martin Moore named in the front row, while Mike Ross and summer signing Mike McCarthy named on the bench.

LEINSTER:

15: Dave Kearney, 14: Darragh Fanning, 13: Fergus McFadden, 12: Gordon D'Arcy, 11: Luke Fitzgerald, 10: Jimmy Gopperth, 9: Eoin Reddan

1: Jack McGrath, 2: Sean Cronin, 3: Martin Moore, 4: Tom Denton, 5: Devin Toner, 6: Rhys Ruddock

7: Shane Jennings CAPTAIN, 8: Jordi Murphy

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Aaron Dundon, 17: Jack O'Connell, 18: Mike Ross, 19: Mike McCarthy, 20: Dominic Ryan, 21: Isaac Boss, 22: Noel Reid, 23: Brendan Macken