Leinster v Glasgow: Teams
Glasgow Warriors will be looking for a second win over Leinster this season when the two teams clash on Sunday.
Last Updated: 18/11/11 1:13pm
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Eoin O'Malley and Eoin Reddan will both start for Leinster in Sunday's Heineken Cup clash with Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
With Fergus McFadden ruled out with a dead leg, youngster O'Malley comes in to make just his third appearance in the competition, the centre picked to play alongside the experienced Gordon D'Arcy.
Reddan is also included, the scrum-half handed his first start of the season as he partners Jonathan Sexton in the half-back positions.
It was Sexton who earned his side a 16-16 draw in Montpellier last weekend, landing a penalty with the last kick of the game to complete an impressive comeback by the reigning champions.
Having scored a try off the bench, Sean Cronin makes his first Heineken Cup start, joining fellow Ireland international Mike Ross and Heinke van der Merwe in the front row.
The hosts will have a strong bench at their disposal too, including the fit-again Cian Healy.
Recent success
Meanwhile, Glasgow go on their travels looking for a repeat of their recent success over Leinster in RaboDirect PRO12 action.
They also go into the contest off the back of a stunning 26-21 win over Bath last weekend, Scotland lock Richie Gray clinching victory with a last-gasp try.
Head coach Sean Lineen acknowledges that it will take a "performance of the very highest standard from every single player" for his side to get the better of Leinster for a second time this season.
"It was vitally important that we got off to a positive start in the pool against Bath last weekend, and although it took us right until the last minute, we claimed what was a really encouraging result," he told the club's website.
"Beating a quality English side, and winning the four games before that one, has given the players a level of belief whereby they can travel to a place like Leinster without any fear.
"The task is a huge one - go to the home of the reigning Heineken Cup holders and come away with the sort of result that hardly any visiting team has managed in the past couple of years.
"But we've already shown there this season that we have it in us, and we know that this is an opportunity as well as a massive challenge.
"Both teams will be a fair bit different personnel-wise to the RaboDirect PRO12 game in September, so I expect a different sort of dynamic to the match. Leinster will throw plenty at us, and the players will need to show the same bravery and composure in adversity as was the case against Bath."
Lineen has largely kept faith with the men who delivered a third successive home Heineken Cup success against English opposition.
Rob Dewey (shoulder) is ruled out so Peter Murchie comes in at outside centre while Finlay Gillies is drafted onto the bench to cover for Dougie Hall, who is suffering from a dead leg.
Loosehead prop Jon Welsh, meanwhile, makes a welcome return as a substitute, having recovered from the ankle injury he sustained on the first night of the RaboDirect PRO12 season away to Ulster.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Isa Nacewa, 13 Eoin O'Malley, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Leo Cullen, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Heinke Van Der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Nathan White, 19 Rhys Ruddock, 20 Shane Jennings, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Fionn Carr.
Glasgow: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Pete Murchie, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Colin Shaw, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 Ryan Wilson, 7 John Barclay, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Alastair Kellock, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Michael Cusack, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Finlay Gillies, 17 John Welsh, 18 Ed Kalman, 19 Tom Ryder, 20 Henry Pyrgos, 21 Chris Fusaro, 22 Troy Nathan, 23 Federico Aramburu.