Updated 19.20
JAMIE HEASLIP WILL join Leinster’s elite 200 club when he captains the province in their sold-out clash with Ulster tomorrow.
The back row will become only the fifth player to reach a double century of caps when he starts the Pro12 inter-pro at the Kingspan Stadium.
Matt O’Connor makes four changes to the side which lost an extra-time thriller to Toulon last weekend.
Zane Kirchner comes in on the wing in place of the injured Fergus McFadden, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season following thumb surgery, while Gordon D’Arcy is preferred to Ian Madigan in midfield.
Up front Richardt Strauss gets the nod over Sean Cronin at hooker while Dominic Ryan starts on the blindside.
Ulster have named an unchanged side from their win against Connacht a fortnight ago with no fewer than 13 internationals in Neil Doak’s side.
Kick-off is at 7.35pm.
Ulster
15. Louis Ludik
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Jared Payne
12. Darren Cave
11. Craig Gilroy
10. Paddy Jackson
9. Ruan Pienaar
1. Callum Black
2. Rory Best (c)
3. Wiehahn Herbst
4. Dan Tuohy
5. Franco van der Merwe
6. Iain Henderson
7. Chris Henry
8. Roger Wilson
Replacements:
16. Rob Herring
17. Andrew Warwick
18. Bronson Ross
19. Robbie Diack
20. Clive Ross
21. Paul Marshall
22. Ian Humphreys
23. Stuart McCloskey
Leinster
15.Rob Kearney
14. Zane Kirchner
13. Ben Te’o
12. Gordon D’Arcy
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Jimmy Gopperth
9. Isaac Boss
1. Cian Healy
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Mike Ross
4. Devin Toner
5. Mike McCarthy
6. Dominic Ryan
7. Sean O’Brien
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin
17. Jack McGrath
18. Tadhg Furlong
19. Ben Marshall
20. Jordi Murphy
21. Eoin Reddan
22. Ian Madigan
23. Darragh Fanning
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