Retiring trio to start for Leinster

The retiring Guy Easterby, Reggie Corrigan and Will Green all start Leinster's final home match of the season against Border …

The retiring Guy Easterby, Reggie Corrigan and Will Green all start Leinster's final home match of the season against Border Reivers tomorrow.  It will be the trio's last game in front of the Donnybrook crowd.

Easterby partners Felipe Contepomi at half-back with the Argentinean set to captain the side.

Props Corrigan and Green are joined in the front row by Bernard Jackman who impressed as a second half substitute against the Ospreys.

"There's no doubting the positive influence of the senior players over the time that I've been here," said coach Michael Cheika.

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"Will obviously arrived the same year as I did but I know that he, like Guy and Reggie, had brilliant careers before that time.

"All three have been instrumental in helping me, not just in terms of their ability, but in terms of their influence on team spirit and it wouldn't have been as easy a transition without them.

"Reggie, Guy and Will have made massive contributions, in good times and in bad. They've all been captains in their own right in terms of bringing players on and they will be difficult to replace.

"I wish them all well in their retirements and know that they will continue to make a positive contribution for the last two games of the season."

Cheika has provisionally selected both Denis Hickie and Shane Horgan at wing and centre respectively but both will be given time to recover from knocks.

A decision on their participation will be made closer to kick-off but Kieran Lewis and Luke Fitzgerald are standing by.

Border Reivers head coach Steve Bates makes nine changes, two positional, to the team that faced Cardiff Blues last Friday.

Utility back Calum MacRae has recovered from a foot injury in time to captain the side.

Steve Jones and Rob Chrystie team up at half-back as Gregor Townsend moves to the bench and Chris Cusiter continues his recovery from a foot injury.

Steve Scott replaces Ross Ford at hooker while Bruce Douglas comes in for Ed Kalman.

Samoan international Opeta Palepoi switches from the back-row to second row.  Scott Gray and Andy Miller start in the back-row alongside Kelly Brown who returns at eight.

Kick off at Donnybrook is at 7.30.

LEINSTER:  15: Girvan Dempsey, 14: Rob Kearney, 13: Shane Horgan / Kieran Lewis, 12: Gordon D'Arcy, 11: Denis Hickie / Luke Fitzgerald, 10: Felipe Contepomi (c), 9: Guy Easterby, 1: Reggie Corrigan 2: Bernard Jackman, 3: Will Green, 4: Trevor Hogan, 5: Malcolm O'Kelly, 6: Stephen Keogh, 7: Keith Gleeson, 8: Jamie Heaslip.  REPLACEMENTS: 16: Brian Blaney, 17: Stanley Wright / Cian Healy, 18: Owen Finegan, 19: Cameron Jowitt / Sean O'Brien, 20: Chris Whitaker, 21: Christian Warner, 22: Luke Fitzgerald / Kieran Lewis.

BORDERS:  15 Stuart Moffat, 14 Dougie Flockhart, 13 Garry Law, 12 Calum MacRae, 11 Nick De Luca, 10 Steve Jones, 9 Rob Chrystie; 1 Gavin Kerr, 2 Steve Scott, 3 Bruce Douglas, 4 Stuart Grimes, 5 Opeta Palepoi, 6 Scott Gray, 7 Andy Miller, 8 Kelly Brown. Substitutes: 16 Sean Crombie, 17 Ed Kalman, 18 Craig Hamilton, 19 John Dalziel, 20 Brendan McKerchar, 21 Gregor Townsend, 22 Bryan Rennie.