No Sexton for Leinster as Cullen makes 8 changes to starting line-up

Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Leinster's trip to Glasgow as he has failed to recover sufficiently from a back strain suffered in last weekend's hard fought win over Ulster in the RDS.

The Irish flyhalf had supposedly shaken off that knock but Cullen has opted against risking his star, putting his faith in Ian Madigan who partners Eoin Reddan in yet another reshuffled half-back pairing.

The good news for Leinster fans is that Rob Kearney has been included in the side after spending almost a month on the sidelines with a hamstring problem. He takes his place at full-back with brother Dave on the left wing and Zane Kirchner on the other side.

Jamie Heaslip also misses out on the game, along with the injured Sean O'Brien and Isa Nacewa who has been given a rest.

A new-look front row of Cian Healy, Richardt Strauss and Marty Moore has been named, with Rhys Ruddock captaining the province from blindside and Josh Van Der Flier and Jordi Murphy making in the remainder of the back row.