Rugby:Fergus McFaden comes into the outside centre position for Leinster as they face into their Sunday's Heineken Cup Pool 3 Round 3 encounter against Bath in The Recreation Ground (KO: 12.45pm)

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McFadden comes in for Eoin O’Malley, who will be disappointed on being consigned to the bench. O’Malley had been showing his try scoring ability in the position in the absence of the injured Brian O’Driscoll. Mc Fadden is partnered by Gordon D’Arcy.

Up front, Damian Browne makes his second start in the Heineken Cup this term and the Galway man will partner skipper Leo Cullen at second row, with Richardt Strauss named in the front row alongside Heinke van der Merwe and Mike Ross.

Kevin McLaughlin joins fellow Ireland internationals Jamie Heaslip and Sean O’Brien in the back row with Shane Jennings missing out on a starting position for this one.

Isaac Boss is preferred to Eoin Redden at scrumhalf and Rob Kearney slots into his usual fullback position. Both players were try-scorers in the 38-13 victory over Glasgow in the RDS last month.

In the front row, Irish prop Cian Healy misses out on a start to Heinke van der Merwe, who partners hooker Richardt Strauss and tighthead Mike Ross.

Ireland internationals Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Shane Jennings, Eoin Reddan and Devin Toner are named on a very strong looking Leinster bench.

Leinster:R Kearney; I Nacewa, F McFadden, G D'Arcy, L Fitzgerald; J Sexton, I Boss; H van der Merwe, R Strauss, M Ross, L Cullen ©, D Browne, K McLoughlin, S O'Brien, J Heaslip. Replacements-S Cronin, C Healy, N White, D Toner, S Jennings, E Reddan, I Madigan, E O'Malley