Johnny Sexton hasn't managed to recover from injury in time and won't start for Leinster in tomorrows Amlin Challenge cup quarter final away to Wasps.
Ian Madigan starts at out half with Isaac Boss at scrum half, while Gordon D'Arcy is joined in the centre by Fergus Mc Fadden with Dave Kearney and Isa Nacewa on the wings. It will be Kearney’s 50th appearance for the province.
Healy, Strauss and Ross form the front three while Cullen and Toner are the second row and Mc Laughlin, O'Brien and Heaslip are in the back 3.
Quinn Roux and Shane Jennings are among the replacements.
Leinster starting XV
15: Rob Kearney
14: Dave Kearney
13: Fergus McFadden
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Isa Nacewa
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss
1: Cian Healy
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Mike Ross
4: Leo Cullen (C)
5: Devin Toner
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Sean O'Brien
8: Jamie Heaslip
Replacements
16: Sean Cronin
17: Jack McGrath
18: Jamie Hagan
19: Quinn Roux
20: Shane Jennings
21: John Cooney
22: Andrew Goodman
23: Andrew Conway
