Leinster boss Leo Cullen drafts in big guns for derby with added spice

In one corner we have visitors Ulster, top of Conference A. In the other sit Leinster, a little prickly following the end of a 26-game unbeaten run

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster, left, and head coach Leo Cullen during squad training at UCD earlier this week. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Tonight the RDS plays host to that increasingly rare phenomenon, a genuine crunch PRO14 game between two loaded teams.

In one corner we have visitors Ulster, top of Conference A by 10 points and the only team who remain unbeaten this season. In the other corner sit Leinster, a little prickly following the end of a 26-game unbeaten run in the league. Leo Cullen’s response is to send out a team which looks almost unrecognisable to the side which went down by 11 points to Connacht.