Heineken Cup team news:With no new injury concerns to contend with, Leinster coach Michael Cheika has opted for the same starting XV that performed so impressively at the Parc Y Scarlets for tomorrow's return fixture with the Welsh region.
In the continued absence of Jonathon Sexton, Shaun Berne retains his place at out-half with Isa Nacewa once again preferred on the wing.
Cheika’s approach is in marked contrast to that taken by Ulster’s Brian McLaughlin. Despite securing a famous win over Stade Francais last weekend, McLaughlin has decided to shake things up slightly ahead of the trip to Brussels.
BJ Botha, Timoci Nagusa and Paddy Wallace – who all missed the match at Ravenhill due to injury – all return to the starting line-up with Wallace taking over the captaincy from Chris Henry.
In a fourth change, Willie Faloon comes into the back row in place of openside flanker David Pollock.
“At the moment we’re looking quite good from a player point of view. Now it’s a matter of us making sure we have an attitude that’s going to enable us to go across there and perform,” McLaughlin said today.
“We have trained well this week and are happy with where we are. We are ready to walk onto the field in Brussels. The team we’ve named is one that’s covering every eventuality.
“We are happy to be going there and having the opportunity to still be in a position to qualify from our pool.”
Leinster (v Scarlets):Rob Kearney; Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Isa Nacewa; Shaun Berne, Eoin Reddan; Cian Healy, John Fogarty, CJ van der Linde; Leo Cullen, Nathan Hines; Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O'Brien, Jamie Heaslip Replacements:Bernard Jackman, Mike Ross, Stan Wright, Malcolm O'Kelly, Stephen Keogh, Paul O'Donohoe, Fergus McFadden, Girvan Dempsey
Ulster (v Stade Francais):Clinton Schifcofske; Timoci Nagusa, Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace, Simon Danielli; Ian Humphreys, Isaac Boss; Tom Court, Nigel Brady, BJ Botha; Ed O'Donoghue, Dan Tuohy; Stephen Ferris, Willie Faloon, Chris Henry. Replacements:Andy Kyriacou, Bryan Young, Declan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Caldwell, David Pollock, Cillian Willis, Ian Whitten, Darren Cave.
