AFTER AN INJURY-ravaged first half to the season, Leinster are getting closer to a full hand as Marty Moore and Ben Te’o return to the starting side for the trip to Cardiff after long lay-offs.

Te’o appeared off the bench last weekend but this will be his first start since injuring his arm in his debut against Edinburgh in October.

Moore, who picked up a 6 Nations medal with Ireland in March, has also been sidelined since October, after he injured his shoulder away to Zebre.

That duo aren’t the only good news stories for Leinster though, with Rob Kearney, Noel Reid and Dominic Ryan all returning after recent absences. It will be particularly interesting to see how Reid fares, as in his last outing he won man of the match against Connacht.

Also, Jimmy Gopperth relieves Ian Madigan at out-half.

Leinster play Cardiff on Saturday at 14.40 (the graveyard shift).

Leinster

15 Rob Kearney 
14 Fergus McFadden
13 Ben Te’o
12 Noel Reid
11 Dave Kearney
10 Jimmy Gopperth
9 Luke McGrath
1 Michael Bent
2 Sean Cronin
3 Marty Moore
4 Tom Denton
5 Kane Douglas
6 Dominic Ryan
7 Jordi Murphy
8 Jack Conan

16 Richardt Strauss
17 Jamie Hagan
18 Tadhg Furlong
19 Mike McCarthy
20 Josh Van Der Flier
21 Eoin Reddan
22 Ian Madigan
23 Darragh Fanning

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