The Leinster team to face London Wasps in a pre-season friendly has been announced.
Sean O’Brien has been named at number eight, and will be making his first appearance for the province in six months.
New signing Heinke van der Merwe will also start, as will Isa Nacewa, Luke Fitzgerald, and Devin Toner.
Another new signing, Mariano Galarza from Argentina, has been named on the bench.
“Mariano has made a real impression for Argentina since his senior international debut and we are pleased to have secured his signature as cover until the end of January,†Leinster manager Guy Easterby said of the Argentinean on Thursday.
The match against Wasps will kick off on Friday at 7pm in Donnybrook.
Leinster team (v Wasps): Luke Fitzgerald; David Kearney, Eoin O’Malley, Eamonn Sheridan, Isa Nacewa; Ian Madigan, Paul O’Donohoe; Heinke van der Merwe, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross; Trevor Hogan, Devin Toner; Eoin Sheriff, Paul Ryan, Sean O’Brien (C)
Replacements: Jason Harris-Wright, Jack McGrath, Stan Wright, Mariano Galarza, Dominic Ryan, Isaac Boss, Ian McKinley, Fergus McFadden, Ben Marshall, Michael Keating, Niall Morris
