Rugby – Team News:Jonathan Sexton and Shane Jennings will both start for Leinster in their Heineken Cup encounter against Brive at the RDS tomorrow (6pm).
Both were expected to make their returns with Sexton to team up with Eoin Reddan in the half back partnership, while Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy are named at centre.
Sexton, like Cian Healy, will make his 50th appearance for the province against the French side.
In another landmark appearance Shane Horgan will become the first Leinster player to have 75 Heineken Cup appearances after being named on the wing.
In the pack, Healy is named in the frontrow alongside hooker John Fogarty and Stan Wright, with Leo Cullen leading the side. Jennings starts in the backrow alongside Kevin McLaughlin and Jamie Heaslip.
South African international CJ van der Linde has recovered from injury to take his place on a strong looking bench that includes Ireland internationals Girvan Dempsey, Bernard Jackman, Sean O’Brien, Malcolm O’Kelly and Mike Ross.
Almost 17,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game and tickets are still available on www.leinsterrugby.ie, from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and can be purchased from the Leinster Rugby Store and Spar shop in Donnybrook.
Leinster:R Kearney, S Horgan, B O'Driscoll, G D'Arcy, I Nacewa, J Sexton, E Reddan, C Healy, J Fogarty, S Wright, L Cullen (C), N Hines, K McLaughlin, S Jennings, J Heaslip Replacements: B Jackman, M Ross, CJ Linde, M O'Kelly, S O'Brien, P O'Donohoe, S Berne, G Dempsey
Brive: S Spedding, N Jeanjean, J Noon, L Mackay, H Agulla, L Orquera, J Pejoine, P Henn, S Thompson, P Idieder, R Uys, D Browne, A Popham, F Domingo, A Claassen (C)
Replacements: G Ribes, P Toderasc, C Short, S Azoulai, S Perry, V Waqaseduadua, R Bianco, P Barnard
Referee: Andrew Small (England)