IT IS A bye week in the Six Nations so Leinster have been boosted by the return of some of their internationals for the trip to Parc y Scarlets to take on the Welsh side this Saturday.

The backline is close to full-strength as Luke Fitzgerald comes in on the left wing and Dave Kearney drops to the bench.

In the pack, it is an all-international front row as Cian Healy, Sean Cronin and Marty Moore all start. It is Healy’s first start for Leinster since the opening day defeat to Glasgow back in September.

Mike McCarthy comes in at second row while Jack Conan has recovered from the ankle injury that kept him out last weekend against the Ospreys to start at number eight.

The game kicks off on Saturday at 5.15pm.

Leinster

15. Zane Kirchner
14. Fergus McFadden
13. Ben Te’o
12. Gordon D’Arcy
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Jimmy Gopperth
9. Eoin Reddan
1. Cian Healy
2. Sean Cronin
3. Marty Moore
4. Mike McCarthy
5. Kane Douglas
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7. Dominic Ryan
8. Jack Conan

16. Richardt Strauss
17. Michael Bent
18. Tadhg Furlong
19. Tom Denton
20. Josh van der Flier
21. Isaac Boss
22. Noel Reid
23. Dave Kearney

Meanwhile, Darren Cave will captain Ulster against the Dragons this Sunday as a Samoan international makes his debut inside him.

Mike Stanley will make his first start for the province at inside centre while Iain Henderson comes into the side at blindside flanker.

Sam Arnold, the Ulster academey player who has impressed with the Ireland U20 side, is on the bench and will make his senior debut if introduced.

Ulster

15, Louis Ludik

14. Craig Gilroy

13. Darren Cave

12. Mike Stanley

11. Michael Allen

10. Ian Humphreys

9. Ruan Pienaar

1. Callum Black

2. Rob Herring

3. Wiehan Herbst

4. Dan Tuohy

5. Franco van der Merwe

6. Iain Henderson

7. Clive Ross

8. Nick Williams

 

16. John Andrew

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17. Andrew Warwick

18. Bronson Ross

19. Louis Stevenson

20. Robbie Diack

21. Paul Marshall

22. Sam Arnold

23. Rory Scholes

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