LEINSTER HEAD COACH Leo Cullen has made three changes to his starting line-up for tomorrow’s visit of the Scarlets to the RDS (19.35, TG4).

Luke McGrath starts at scrum-half alongside Ross Byrne, whose presence ensures international squad member Joey Carbery is once again at fullback.

The two other changes come to the pack as Hayden Triggs this week starts alongside Ross Molony in the second row. Dan Leavy will wear the number seven jersey in place of Peadar Timmins who had to depart the win over Dragons early after a HIA.

Hooker Richardt Strauss captains the side on his 141st appearance.

Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac meanwhile, has named a team unchanged from the 21 – 30 victory over Munster last weekend, including former Clongowes Wood schoolboy Tadhg Beirne in the second row.

Leinster

15. Joey Carbery
14. Adam Byrne
13. Zane Kirchner
12. Noel Reid
11. Fergus McFadden
10. Ross Byrne
9. Luke McGrath

1. Peter Dooley
2. Richardt Strauss Capt
3. Michael Bent
4. Ross Molony
5. Hayden Triggs
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Dan Leavy
8. Jack Conan

Replacements:

16. Bryan Byrne
17. Ed Byrne
18. Mike Ross
19. Mike McCarthy
20. Max Deegan
21. Jamison Gibson-Park
22. Tom Daly
23. Barry Daly

Scarlets

15 Johnny Mcnicholl
14 Tom Williams
13 Steff Hughes
12 Hadleigh Parkes Capt
11 DTH van der Merwe
10 Dan Jones
9 Jonathan Evans

1 Wyn Jones
2 Ryan Elias
3 Werner Kruger
4 Tom Price
5 Tadhg Beirne
Aaron Shingler
7 James Davies
8 Will Boyde

Replacements:

16. Dafydd Hughes
17. Luke Garrett
18. Nicky Thomas
19. Rynier Bernardo
20. Morgan Allen
21. Declan Smith
22. Aled Thomas
23. Ioan Nicholas

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

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