KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN WILL captain Leinster on his return from injury tomorrow evening.

Coach Matt O’Connor has made eight changes for the Pro12 visit of Edinburgh, including a senior debut for Ben Te’o in the iconic number 13 jersey.

Irish internationals Jordi Murphy, Dave Kearney and Fergus McFadden are all still sidelined by injury although the three trained this week and are expected to be back in contention after the November Series break.

Noel Reid partners Te’o in a new-look midfield partnership while Luke McGrath is given the nod as the third change in the backs.

Richardt Strauss, Tadhg Furlong, Tom Denton and Jack Conan all start in the pack as does captain McLaughlin who makes his first appearance since early September following a knee injury.

Tickets are still available for the game which kicks off in the RDS at 7.35pm.

Leinster

15. Zane Kirchner
14. Darragh Fanning
13. Ben Te’o
12. Noel Reid
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Jimmy Gopperth
9. Luke McGrath

1. Michael Bent
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Tom Denton
5. Kane Douglas
6. Kevin McLaughlin (capt)
7. Dominic Ryan
8. Jack Conan

Replacements:

16. Bryan Byrne
17. Ed Byrne
18. Peter Dooley
19. Ben Marshall
20. Dan Leavy
21. Isaac Boss
22. Steve Crosbie
23. Mick McGrath

Edinburgh

15. Nick McLennan
14. Dougie Fife
13. Joaquin Dominguez
12. Andries Strauss (capt)
11. Tim Visser
10. Tom Heathcote
9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

1. Allan Dell
2. James Hilterbrand
3. Willem Nel
4. Ben Toolis
5. Jack Turley
6. Magnus Bradbury
7. Tomas Leonardi
8. David Denton

Replacements:

16. Jake Kerr
17. Rory Sutherland
18. John Andress
19. Jamie Ritchie
20. George Turner
21. Sean Kennedy
22. Greig Tonks
23. Jack Cuthbert

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