HEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX
Venue: RDS, Dublin Date: Friday, 9 October Kick-off: 2000 BST
Coverage: Live score updates on BBC Sport website

Van der Linde is named in the Leinster squad after recovering from injury

Leinster include prop CJ van der Linde in their squad for the first time this season for Friday's Heineken Cup opener against London Irish at the RDS.

The fit-again South African World Cup-winning player lined out in four of Leinster's games in last season's victorious Heineken Cup campaign.

Leinster warmed up for the defence of their title by hammering Munster 30-0 in the Magners League last weekend.

London Irish will be without suspended scrum-half Peter Richards.

The London Irish player has been banned until 12 October after being found to have elbowed Sale's Neil Briggs during Friday's Premiership game.

Leinster squad: Leo Cullen, John Fogarty, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Nathan Hines, Bernard Jackman, Shane Jennings, Stephen Keogh, Ronan McCormack, Kevin McLaughlin, Malcolm O'Kelly, Sean O'Brien, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, CJ van der Linde, Shaun Berne, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Luke Fitzgerald, Shane Horgan, Chris Keane, Rob Kearney, Simon Keogh, Fergus McFadden, Isa Nacewa, Brian O'Driscoll, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton

London Irish: (tba)

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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