Champions Cup: Frawley gets Leinster out-half nod, Carty to make 200th Connacht appearance

Elsewhere, Ulster's Steven Kitshoff is set to run out for his first home game in Europe on Saturday, where he will take on his international captain and colleague Siya Kolisi.

PLAYMAKER: Ciarán Frawley during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has handed Ciarán Frawley the out-half reins for the province's Champions Cup bout with Sale Sharks at the RDS on Saturday evening.

It is Frawley's first start at out-half in European competition, having come off the bench - replacing the injured Harry Byrne - to make a big impact against La Rochelle last Sunday.