Matt Williams has named Aidan McCullen in the Leinster starting XV ahead of today's Heineken Cup clash against Bristol at the Memorial Stadium.
The Leinster coach previously named an either or scenario between McCullen and the injured Leo Cullen for the number four jersey. However Cullen, who missed the Swansea game with a torn calf muscle, was never really expected to recover in time and never made it through a fitness test this morning.
Williams may work on counter-attacking tactics this afternoon given that Girvan Dempsey returns after recovering from a groin injury. That allows Gordon D'Arcy to revert to the wing with David Quinlan dropping to the bench.
The Pool Four clash kicks off at 1.45 p.m.
BRISTOL:L Best; D Rees, A Higgins, D Gibson, P Christophers; F Contepomi, A Pichot; A Sheridan, P Johnstone, J White, G Archer (capt), A Brown; M Salter, R Beattie, R Oakley.
Replacements:Still to be confirmed
LEINSTER:G Dempsey; D Hickie, B O'Driscoll, S Horgan, G D'Arcy; C Warner, B O'Meara; R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne, E Byrne; A McCullen, M O'Kelly; E Miller, V Costello, K Gleeson.
Replacements:P Coyle, G Hickie, A Kearney, D Dillon, B O'Riordan, N Spooner, D Quinlan.
Referee:N Owens (Wales).