LEINSTER are set to welcome back some big guns for today’s crucial Champions Cup clash with Bath at the Rec (3.15pm).
Head coach Leo Cullen rested a raft of players for last weekend’s Guinness Pro14 win over the Dragons but he has recalled Jonny Sexton who will captain the side.
Rob Kearney starts at full-back with Jordan Larmour on the right wing and James Lowe on the left.
In the centre Noel Reid partners Garry Ringrose, while in the half-backs Luke McGrath starts at nine.
In the front row Cian Healy, Seán Cronin and Tadhg Furlong are named with Devin Toner and James Ryan completing the tight five.
In the back row Rhys Ruddock, Josh van der Flier and the fit again Dan Leavy complete the pack.
Leinster have won four of their last five clashes against Bath in Europe – three of those by five points or less – and they should secure another win as they attempt to get their Pool One campaign back on track after losing to Toulouse in their last outing.
Munster, meanwhile, have made two changes for their Pool Two clash with Castres at Thomond Park tomorrow (1pm).
Joey Carbery and CJ Stander are the two players brought into the side that hammered Edinburgh 44-14 in the Guinness PRO14 last time out.
Carbery will play alongside Conor Murray in the half-back line for the first time since making the move from Leinster in May.
Munster and Castres have met more than any other pairing in European rugby with Munster holding a 10-3 winning record.
Johann van Graan’s side have started brightly in the Champions Cup with a draw in Exeter followed up by 36-22 win over Gloucester.
