Pro12 teams: McGrath back for Leinster

Leinster head coach Matt O'Connor has made three changes to the XV which started last week's victory against Cardiff Blues for Saturday evening's Guinness PRO12 clash with Munster at the Aviva Stadium (kick off 6.30pm, live on RTÉ Radio 1).

There is also a further change on the bench from the 37-23 win over the Welsh outfit at the RDS.

All of the changes are in the forwards with Jack McGrath and Mike Ross coming in, while Limerick man Sean Cronin will start his fifth league match in a row at hooker.

The final change is in the second row with Mike McCarthy coming in to partner Devin Toner. Kane Douglas is named amongst the replacements.

The back row once again contains Rhys Ruddock, who scored a try last week against the Blues, Dominic Ryan and captain Jamie Heaslip.

There are no alterations from last Friday's selection in the backs with Man of the Match Gordon D'Arcy again selected at 13, with Ian Madigan inside him.

Rob Kearney starts from full-back, while Darragh Fanning and Fergus McFadden continue on the left and right wing respectively.

Eoin Reddan and Jimmy Gopperth start at nine and ten, with Isaac Boss named on the bench having returned from the injury sustained before the Connacht game.

Leinster: R Kearney, F McFadden, G D'Arcy, I Madigan, D Fanning, J Gopperth, E Reddan, J McGrath, S Cronin, M Ross, D Toner, M McCarthy, R Ruddock, D Ryan, J Heaslip (capt).

Replacements: B Byrne, M Bent, T Furlong, K Douglas, J Conan, I Boss, S Crosbie, M McGrath.

Munster head coach Anthony Foley has named Peter O'Mahony and Damien Varley in his 23-man squad.

Foley has made a total of eight changes to the starting line-up that lost to Ospreys last weekend in Thomond Park, while in the replacements there is a welcome return for squad captain O'Mahony and Varley.

Having successfully recovered from a double shoulder procedure O'Mahony returns to a match-day squad for the first time since the Heineken Cup quarter final against Toulouse in April.

Varley, meanwhile, is also included after battling an ongoing foot injury and he is line to make his first appearance of the season.

In the front row, James Cronin and Stephen Archer come in at loose-head and tight-head respectively, while Duncan Casey makes his fourth consecutive start at hooker.

Dave Foley also returns to the starting line-up and partners Paul O'Connell in the second row.

The back row sees CJ Stander make the positional switch to blindside and is joined by Tommy O'Donnell on the opposite flank and number 8 Robin Copeland, who features in his first Pro12 inter-pro derby encounter.

In the half-backs, Conor Murray and Ian Keatley remain in situ from last weekend while Denis Hurley resumes his centre partnership with Andrew Smith who is promoted from the bench.

Andrew Conway retains his place on the wing and he is joined by Simon Zebo and captain Felix Jones in the back three.

Munster: F Jones (capt), A Conway, A Smith, D Hurley, S Zebo, I Keatley, C Murray, J Cronin, D Casey, S Archer; D Foley, P O'Connell; CJ Stander, T O'Donnell, R Copeland.

Replacements: D Varley, D Kilcoyne, BJ Botha, Bi Holland, P O'Mahony, D Williams, JJ Hanrahan, G Van den Heever.

Scrum-half Kieran Marmion's return is one of eight changes to the Connacht team that lost to Glasgow Warriors last weekend for Friday night's clash with the Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground in Galway (kick off 7.35pm).

Ireland international Marmion returns to the starting line-up and will mark his 60th Connacht appearance while wing Niyi Adeolokun and centre Craig Ronaldson represent the other changes to the young back line.

Up front, Galway born prop Ronan Loughney earns his first start of the season after coming on from the bench in the last two rounds. Nathan White also comes in to the front row with Mick Kearney and Quinn Roux starting behind them in the pack.

After missing the game in Glasgow, Willie Faloon returns to start at openside flanker.

Meanwhile, Leitrim-born back Shane Layden is promoted to the bench following his full-back debut in round one.

Connacht (v Cardiff ): D Leader, N Adeolokun, R Henshaw, C Ronaldson, D Poolman, J Carty, K Marmion, R Loughney, D Heffernan, N White, M Kearney Q Roux J Muldoon (capt), W Faloon, G Naoupu.

Replacements: S Delahunt, D Buckle, R Ah You, A Muldowney, E McKeon, I Porter, F Carr, S Layden.

Jared Payne has recovered from injury and will start at outside centre for Ulster in their match against Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium on Friday evening (kick off 7.35pm).

The inclusion of Payne is one of ten changes and two positional switches to the side that lost to Zebre in Italy last weekend.

Louis Ludik, Andrew Trimble, Payne and Paul Marshall all come into the backline, with Tommy Bowe switching from the right wing to the left.

Up front, loosehead Ruaidhri Murphy starts his first competitive match for Ulster, as does academy lock Alan O'Connor.

Captain Rory Best returns to the side at hooker, with Wiehahn Herbst returning at tight-head.

Franco van der Merwe continues in the second row, while in the back row Robbie Diack returns at blindside, Chris Henry comes in at openside and Roger Wilson switches from blindside to Number 8.

Forwards, Rob Herring, Andrew Warwick, Bronson Ross, Lewis Stevenson and Nick Williams are named on the bench, as are backs Michael Heaney, Stuart Olding and Darren Cave.

Ulster XV (v Edinburgh): L Ludik, A Trimble, J Payne, S McCIoskey, T Bowe, P Jackson, P Marshall, R Murphy, R Best (capt), W Herbst, A O'Connor, F Van der Merwe, R Diack, C Henry, R Wilson.
Replacements: R Herring, A Warwick, B Ross, L Stevenson, N Williams, M Heaney, S Olding, D Cave.

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