Cheika still waiting on Whitaker

Team News:Girvan Dempsey will make his 50th Heineken Cup appearance for Leinster this weekend when Michael Cheika's side meet Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Sunday.

Cheika is still waiting on the fitness of scrumhalf Chris Whitaker and has therefore penciled in Cillian Willis, who deputised so ably in the win over Gloucester last Saturday.

Flanker Stephen Keogh keeps his place after his debut try at Lansdowne Road, while fit-again Cameron Jowitt is named on the bench alongside Harry Vermaas, Reggie Corrigan and Owen Finegan.

Andrew Dunne is the substitute srcumhalf if Whitaker is ruled out. Luke Fitzgerald is also among the replacements after his call up to the Ireland training squad during the week .

Connacht are forced to plan without wing Matt Mostyn and outhalf Mark McHugh ahead of their European Challenge Cup meeting with Bath at The Recreation Grounds on Saturday (2.15pm).

The pair have both failed to recover from injury.

Keith Matthews replaces Mostyn on the right wing, while Tom Tierney takes over from Chris Keane at scrumhalf and will partner Paul Warwick who steps in for McHugh.

Captain John Fogarty is selected at hooker with Adrian Flavin included among the replacements.

LEINSTER: Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll CAPTAIN, Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie, Felipe Contepomi, Chris Whitaker / Cillian Willis
 
Ronan McCormack, Brian Blaney, Will Green, Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Stephen Keogh, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip
 
Replacements: Harry Vermaas, Reggie Corrigan, Cameron Jowitt, Owen Finegan, Cillian Willis / Andrew Dunne, Kieran Lewis, Luke Fitzgerald

CONNACHT: Daniel Riordan; Keith Matthews, John Hearty, Gavin Williams, Darren Yapp; Paul Warwick,  Tom Tierney

Ray Hogan, John Fogarty (captain), Brett Sturgess; David Gannon, Andrew Farley; John Muldoon, Ray Ofisa, Colm Rigney.
 
Replacements: Adrian Flavin, Brett Wilkinson, Michael Swift, Brendan O'Connor, Chris Keane, John Hearty, Ted Robinson