JAMIE HEASLIP WILL lead Leinster into their winner-takes-all Champions Cup clash with Wasps on Saturday (1pm).
The Ireland back-row came through 50 minutes unscathed on his return from a shoulder injury against Castres last week, and is passed fit to start at number eight in the Ricoh Arena.
Matt O’Connor’s side lead their hosts by two points and know that a win would clinch their place as Pool 2 winners and a home quarter-final.
There are two changes in the pack with Kane Douglas starting alongside Devin Toner, who wins his 40th European cap, while Dominic Ryan is preferred to Jack Conan on the blindside.
It’s as you were otherwise with the backs unchanged from the side which ran in seven tries last weekend.
Isaac Boss is named as replacement scrum-half with Luke McGrath missing out.
Wasps make two changes of their own with James Gaskell and Ben Jacobs both starting.
Director of Rugby Dai Young said: “Tomorrow’s game will be as close as you get to Test Match rugby at club level. It’s a huge opportunity for players to show everyone they can compete on the big stage.
“There is no shortage of motivation and you can be sure that nothing will be left out on the pitch.”
Wasps
15. Rob Miller
14. Christian Wade
13. Elliot Daly
12. Ben Jacobs
11. Tom Varndell
10. Andy Goode
9. Joe Simpson
1. Matt Mullan
2. Edd Shervington
3. Lorenzo Cittadini
4. Bradley Davies
5. James Gaskell
6. Ashley Johnson
7. James Haskell (c)
8. Nathan Hughes
Replacements
16. Carlo Festuccia
17. Simon McIntyre
18. Jake Cooper-Woolley
19. Kearnan Myall
20. Guy Thompson
21. Ed Jackson
22. Alex Lozowski
23. Andrea Masi
Leinster
15. Rob Kearney
14. Fergus McFadden
13. Luke Fitzgerald
12. Ian Madigan
11. Dave Kearney
10. Jimmy Gopperth
9. Eoin Reddan
1. Michael Bent
2. Sean Cronin
3. Marty Moore
4. Devin Toner
5. Kane Douglas
6. Dominic Ryan
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
Replacements
16. Richardt Strauss
17. Jamie Hagan
18. Tadhg Furlong
19. Mike McCarthy
20. Jack Conan
21. Isaac Boss
22. Gordon D’Arcy
23. Darragh Fanning
