Leinster keep faith with quarter-final XV

Joe Schmidt has kept faith with the Leinster starting XV that defeated Leicester Tigers in the quarter-finals for the Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Toulouse tomorrow afternoon.

The team shows a host of changes from the XV that defeated Aironi in the Magners League last weekend, with Gordon D’Arcy, Jonathan Sexton, Richardt Strauss and Jamie Heaslip amongst those back in the starting line-up.

Ten of the starting line-up featured for Ireland in the Six Nations earlier this year, with Shane Horgan and Kevin McLaughlin (who both missed out on the tournament due to injury), exciting full back Isa Nacewa, Scottish international Nathan Hines and South Africa hooker Richardt Strauss making up the rest of the side.

Shane Jennings features in a strong bench alongside Stan Wright, Isaac Boss and Fergus McFadden for a mouthwatering clash that kicks off at a sold out Aviva Stadium at 3.30 pm tomorrow afternoon.

LEINSTER: Isa Nacewa; Shane Horgan, Brian O’Driscoll, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Jonathan Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Cian Healy, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross; Leo Cullen (Captain), Nathan Hines; Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS: Jason Harris-Wright, Heinke van der Merwe, Stan Wright, Devin Toner, Shane Jennings, Isaac Boss, Ian Madigan, Fergus McFadden