Retirees to bid Donnybrook farewell

Team news : Will Green has joined Leinster colleagues Reggie Corrigan and Guy Easterby in confirming his attention to hang up…

Team news: Will Green has joined Leinster colleagues Reggie Corrigan and Guy Easterby in confirming his attention to hang up his boots at the end of the season.

The former Wasps prop has made 42 appearances for Michael Cheika's side since making his debut in 2005 and is expected to join Easterby and Corrigan in making a final bow at  Donnybrook when Leinster face the Borders this weekend in the final home match of the current campaign.

While the fate of the Celtic League title may now be out of their hands, with Cardiff leading the way and the Ospreys just two points adrift with a game in hand, Leinster will be hoping to secure a maximum haul of five points against the Scottish whipping boys but Cheika will be taking nothing for granted.

The last time these two side met, Reivers scored a rare victory over Leinster, who have won only one of their last three leagues games as their title challenge has faltered but a league record 15th successive home win is the likely outcome.

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The seven players selected earlier this week for the forthcoming Ireland tour to Argentina are included while Churchill Cup bound duo Luke Fitzgerald and Stephen Keogh have also been named.

Elsewhere, Paul O'Connell is included in the Munster squad for the first time since January having recovered from the fractured thumb suffered during the Six Nations.

Declan Kidney's side travel to Edinburgh seeking their first win on foreign soil since February with Ireland newcomers Brian Carney, Tomas O'Leary, Tony Buckley and Barry Murphy in tow.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made five changes to his squad ahead of their trip to Rodney Parade where they will meet the Dragons.

Ronan Loughney is included for the first time since suffering a knee injury in a preseason friendly against Narbonne while Mark McHugh is in line to win his 100th cap for the province having overcome the groin injury that has sidelined him for a month.

Leinster squad: R Corrigan, C Healy, W Green, S Wright, B Blaney, B Jackman, O Finegan, T Hogan, M O'Kelly, C Jowitt, S Keogh, K Gleeson, J Heaslip, S O'Brien; G Easterby, P O'Donohoe, C Whitaker, F Contepomi, C Warner, G D'Arcy, S Horgan, K Lewis, D Hickie, R Kearney, G Dempsey, L Fitzgerald

Munster squad: C Cullen, M Lawlor, A Horgan, I Dowling, J Kelly, B Murphy, L Mafi, B Carney, J Manning, R O'Gara, T O'Leary, B O'Meara, F Pucciariello, M Horan, F Sheahan, D Fogarty, J Hayes, T Buckley,  D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll,  P O'Connell, A Quinlan, J Coughlan, J O'Sullivan, D Wallace, D Leamy, A Foley capt.

Connacht squad: G Duffy, P Durcan, A Farley, A Flavin, J Fogarty, D Gannon, J Hearty, C Keane, S Knoop, R Loughney, D McGowan, M McHugh, C McPhillips, J Muldoon, R Ofisa, C Rigney, D Riordan, T Robinson, M Swift, P Warwick, B Wilkinson, D Yapp.