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Madigan back at 12 as Leinster make seven changes for Glasgow clash

Expect to see plenty of international experience in the RDS tomorrow evening.

LEINSTER CAN CALL on seven returning internationals for their Pro12 clash with the Glasgow Warriors tomorrow evening (7.35pm).

Ian Madigan, Eoin Reddan, Marty Moore, Jordi Murphy, Sean Cronin, Cian Healy and Luke Fitzgerald are all in the matchday 23 having featured in Ireland’s dramatic Six Nations win in Scotland.

But Matt O’Connor has resisted the urge to rush too many of them back with only Madigan, Reddan and Murphy handed starting roles.

Madigan returns at 12 with Ben Te’o, who scored his first Leinster try in the defeat to Scarlets, starts outside him in midfield. The only other change in the backs sees Dave Kearney named on the left wing.

There are five changes in the pack with Michael Bent and Richardt Strauss coming in to join Marty Moore in the front row, while Tom Denton, Murphy and captain Shane Jennings all start as well.

Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend has named a strong side with Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett, Finn Russell, Fraser Brown, Tim Swinson and Rob Harley all in the starting XV.

Two more of the Warriors’ Scottish internationals, Jonny Gray and Adam Ashe, are on the bench.

 

Leinster

15. Zane Kirchner
14. Fergus McFadden
13. Ben Te’o
12. Ian Madigan
11. Dave Kearney
10. Jimmy Gopperth
9. Eoin Reddan

1. Michael Bent
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Marty Moore
4. Tom Denton
5. Mike McCarthy
6. Jordi Murphy
7. Shane Jennings (c)
8. Jack Conan

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin
17. Cian Healy
18. Tadhg Furlong
19. Ben Marshall
20. Dominic Ryan
21. Isaac Boss
22. Gordon D’Arcy
23. Luke Fitzgerald

Glasgow

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Mark Bennett
12. Peter Horne
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Finn Russell
9. Niko Matawalu

1. Alex Allan
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4.Tim Swinson
5. Al Kellock (c)
6. Rob Harley
7. Chris Fusaro
8. Josh Strauss

Replacements:

16. Pat MacArthur
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Mike Cusack
19. Jonny Gray
20. Adam Ashe
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Connor Braid
23. Richie Vernon

Meanwhile Ulster welcome back Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding for their meeting with the Cardiff Blues at Kingspan Stadium tomorrow (7.35pm).

Iain Henderson returns following his Six Nations involvement and starts at blindside with Clive Ross and Nick Williams alongside him in the back row.

Roger Wilson was unavailable for selection “due to personal reasons,” the province said.

Ulster

15. Louis Ludik
14. Craig Gilroy
13. Darren Cave (c)
12. Stuart Olding
11. Michael Allen
10. Paddy Jackson
9. Ruan Pienaar

1. Callum Black
2. Rob Herring
3. Wiehahn Herbst
4. Dan Tuohy
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Iain Henderson
7. Clive Ross
8. Nick Williams

Replacements:

16. John Andrew
17. Andrew Warwick
18. Bronson Ross
19. Robbie Diack
20. AN Other
21. Paul Marshall
22. Ian Humphreys
23. Rory Scholes

Cardiff Blues

15. Rhys Patchell
14. Alex Cuthbert
13. Cory Allen
12. Gavin Evans
11. Lucas Amorosino
10. Gareth Anscombe 9. Lloyd Williams

1. Sam Hobbs
2. Matthew Rees (c)
3. Adam Jones
4. Jarrad Hoeata
5. Lou Reed
6. Josh Turnbull
7. Ellis Jenkins
8. Josh Navidi

Replacements:

16. Kristian Dacey
17. Taufa’ao Filise
18. Scott Andrews
19. Macauley Cook
20. Manoa Vosawai
21. Tavis Knoyle
22. Gareth Davies
23. Tom Isaacs

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