Team news: Felipe Contepomi will take the captain's armband in the absence of Brian O'Driscoll for Leinster's Celtic League tie with the Ospreys at Lansdowne Road this Saturday.
Kieran Lewis replaces O'Driscoll and he will be partnered by Gordon D'Arcy at centre. Bernard Jackman has been named in the front row alongside Ronan McCormack and Will Green, while Adam Byrnes partners Malcolm O'Kelly in the second row.
Eric Miller is set to play his final home game for Leinster before his impending retirement after being named in the backrow alongside Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip.
Meanwhile Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made four changes to the side which beat the Dragons ahead of their fixture against Cardiff at the Arms Park tomorrow.
Andrew Farley returns from a back injury to captain the side in place of David Gannon. The other change in the forwards sees Dan McFarland replacing the injured Ray Hogan (Foot)
In the backline Conor McPhillips replaces the injured Darren Yapp (hamstring) on the wing while John Hearty returns from injury to start at outside centre in place of Andrew Mailei. Ted Robinson comes into the squad on the bench.
Connacht have won their last two games in the Celtic League and are looking for a victory that would bring them closer to a Heineken Cup play-off place currently held by the Dragons.
Cardiff are still in contention for the Celtic League title after winning their last five games. They have won the last two meetings between the sides at the venue. Connacht's last win in the Welsh capital was a 6-3 victory in 2001.
Connacht's game kicks-off at 5.30pm on Saturday while Leinster's game gets under way at 7.35pm.
Leinster: Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Kieran Lewis, Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie, Felipe Contepomi (c), Guy Easterby, Ronan McCormack, Bernard Jackman, Will Green, Adam Byrnes, Malcolm O'Kelly, Eric Miller, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: Emmett Byrne, Brian Blaney, Ben Gissing, Niall Ronan, Brian O'Meara, John Hepworth, Rob Kearney
Connacht: Paul Warwick; Matt Mostyn, John Hearty, Gavin Williams, Conor McPhillips; Mark McHugh, Chris Keane; Dan McFarland, John Fogarty, Stephen Knoop, Christian Short, Andrew Farley, Michael Swift, John Muldoon, Colm Rigney.
Replacement: Joe Merrigan, Adrian Clarke, David Gannon, Matt Lacey, Tom Tierney, David Slemen, Ted Robinson.
