Team News: Michael Cheika has named his Leinster line-up to take on Edinburgh in Saturday's opening Heineken Cup game at Murrayfield.
Brian O'Driscoll will partner Luke Fitzgerald at centre with Felipe Contepomi reverting to out half while the other changes in the backline see Chris Whitaker and Girvan Dempsey starting at scrum half and full back respectively.
In the pack, Bernard Jackman returns to partner Stan Wright and CJ van der Linde in the front row. Devin Toner lines up alongside skipper Leo Cullen after impressing last weekend with Malcolm O'Kelly ruled out after picking up a knock.
Jamie Heaslip and Shane Jennings also return to the back row to partner Rocky Elsom.
Kick-off for the Pool Two clash in the Scottish capital is at 1.35pm.
Leinster team(v Edinburgh): G Dempsey, Shane Horgan, L Fitzgerald, B O'Driscoll, R Kearney, F Contepomi, C Whitaker, S Wright, B Jackman, CJ van der Linde, L Cullen (C), D Toner, R Elsom, S Jennings, J Heaslip. Replacements:J Fogarty, C Healy, T Hogan, S Keogh, C Keane, J Sexton, G Brown.
Edinburgh: C Paterson; M Robertson, H Southwell, N De Luca, S Webster; P Godman, M Blair (capt); A Jacobsen, R Ford, G Cross, M Mustchin, J Hamilton, S Newlands, A MacDonald, A Hogg. Replacements: A Kelly, G Kerr, B Gissing, C Hamilton, G Laidlaw, D Blair, J Houston.
