Leinster v Toulouse: Teams

Horgan: Wants trophy to cap season

Leinster have stuck with the same side that brought them victory in the last eight as they face Toulouse for a spot in the Heineken Cup final on Saturday.

The Irish outfit will meet their French counterparts at Aviva Stadium in a rematch of last year's semi-final, which Toulouse won behind a dominant scrum.

However, Leinster will go into the clash as favourites after a remarkable run of form that has seen them pick up 13 wins from 15 matches in 2011.

They can call on six Ireland internationals in the pack too, including skipper Leo Cullen and props Cian Healy and Mike Ross.

The back division is also packed with star quality, including the tournament's top scorer Jonathan Sexton, while Shane Jennings takes his place on a strong replacements bench.

Shane Horgan starts on the right wing and is eager to see Leinster stay on track to regain the trophy they won in 2009.

Desire

"Each year you are always hungry for the Heineken Cup, but after tasting success a couple of years ago all you want to do is replicate that," he said.

"We have the same desire as ever to win the competition, and we would do anything to achieve it. Last season was trophy-less for us, and that really hurt. It is still in the back of our minds.

"The season has gone very well so far, but that means nothing. We have to go out and perform against Toulouse."

Meanwhile, Toulouse boss Guy Noves has made four changes from the starting XV that defeated Biarritz in the quarter-finals.

Most of the changes are up front, with scrum-half Jean-Marc Doussain, starting ahead of injury worry Nicolas Bezy, the only alteration in the backs from the clash in San Sebastian.

Yannick Nyanga who came off the bench to score the winning try in the quarter-final, starts at flanker in place of Sylvain Nicolas, who is out with an injury.

Yoann Maestri takes over from Romain Millo-Chluski in the second row, while prop Daan Human drops to the bench to make way for Jean-Baptiste Poux.

With Thierry Dusatoir only managing to win a place on the bench as he gets back to full fitness following a spell on the sidelines, Jean Bouilhou will captain the side.

Noves has decided to stick with the centre pairing of Clement Poitrenaud and Florian Fritz, meaning Yannick Jauzion will have to wait for his chance to make an impact on proceedings.

Leinster: 15 Isa Nacewa, 14 Shane Horgan, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Luke Fitzgerald, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Leo Cullen (c), 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Jason Harris-Wright, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Stan Wright, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Shane Jennings, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Fergus McFadden.

Toulouse: 15 Cédric Heymans, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Clément Poitrenaud, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 David Skrela, 9 Jean-Marc Doussain, 8 Louis Picamoles , 7 Yannick Nyanga, 6 Jean Bouilhou, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Yoann Maestri, 3 Census Johnston, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Daan Human, 18 Johnson Falefa, 19 Thierry Dusautoir, 20 Nicolas Bezy, 21 Yannick Jauzion, 22 Shaun Sowerby, 23 Grégory Lamboley.