New faces in Leinster starting line-up

Rugby: Jordi Murphy and Nathan White will make their first Leinster starts when Joe Schmidt’s side take on the Scarlets tomorrow…

Rugby:Jordi Murphy and Nathan White will make their first Leinster starts when Joe Schmidt's side take on the Scarlets tomorrow evening.

The Leinster coach has made three changes to his pack, brining in Murphy and White from the off after the pair were introduced as replacements last weekend, and Damian Browne.

Elsewhere, it’s a case of as you were for the European champions as they seek to build momentum follow a poor start to the domestic campaign.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has made just one injury enforced change to his selection for their trip to the Ospreys.

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Luke Marshall has been called in to replace Darren Cave, who has suffered a recurrence of the hamstring that kept him sidelined for much of last year’s campaign.

Ian Humphreys has been deemed fit enough to start after recovering from a shoulder injury while Willie Faloon is preferred to Mike McComish on the bench.

Leinster:I Nacewa; F Carr E O'Malley, L Fitzgerald, D Kearney; I Madigan, C Willis; H van der Merwe, R Strauss, N White; D Browne, D Toner; R Ruddock, J Murphy, L Auva'a. Replacements:J Harris-Wright, J McGrath, J Hagan, M Flanagan, C Ruddock, J Cooney, B Macken, D Hudson.

Ulster:J Payne; C Gilroy, N Spence, L Marshall, I Whitten; I Humphreys, P Marshall; D Fitzpatrick, A Kyriacou, J Cronin, L Stevenson, D Tuohy, P Wannenburg, C Henry, R Diack; Replacements:N Brady, P McAllister, A Macklin, T Barker, W Faloon, I Porter, P Jackson, A D'Arcy