See below for updated teamsheets for the three Irish provinces in Heineken Cup action this weekend.
Another Heineken Cup odyssey begins this weekend as Munster seek to defend their Holy Grail, Ulster bid to add a second trophy to their haul and Leinster hope to prove they have what it takes to stand with the best in Europe.
IrishRugby.ie will bring you in-depth coverage of the Heineken Cup over the coming months, with match previews, reviews and quotes from the players and coaches.
HEINEKEN CUP:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
POOL 5:
ULSTER v TOULOUSE, Ravenhill, 1.35pm
Ulster: Bryn Cunningham; Tommy Bowe, Paul Steinmetz, Paddy Wallace, Andrew Trimble; David Humphreys, Isaac Boss; Justin Fitzpatrick, Rory Best, Bryan Young, Justin Harrison (capt), Matt McCullough, Neil Best, Stephen Ferris, Roger Wilson.
Replacements: Paul Shields, Simon Best, Tim Barker, Kieron Dawson, Kieran Campbell, Kevin Maggs, Andrew Maxwell.
Toulouse: Clement Poitrenaud; Vincent Clerc, Florian Fritz, Meleli Kunavore, Xavier Garbajosa; Jean-Frederic Dubois, Valentin Courrent; Daan Human, Virgil Lacombe, Salvatore Perugini, Romain Millo-Chlusky, Gregory Lamboley, Jean-Francois Montauriol, Trevor Brennan, Thierry Dusautoir.
Replacements: Yannick Bru, Stephane Clement, Patricio Albacete, Jean Bouilhou, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Gareth Thomas, Yohan Huget.
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
POOL 2:
LEINSTER v GLOUCESTER, Lansdowne Road, 5.30pm
Leinster: Girvan Dempsey; Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll (capt), Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie; Felipe Contepomi, Chris Whitaker/Cillian Willis; Ronan McCormack, Brian Blaney, Will Green, Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Cameron Jowitt/Stephen Keogh, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Harry Vermaas, Reggie Corrigan, Owen Finegan, Stephen Keogh/Adam Byrnes, Cillian Willis/Andy Dunne, Kieran Lewis, Luke Fitzgerald.
Gloucester: Iain Balshaw; James Bailey, Jack Adams, Anthony Allen, Jack Forster; Ryan Lamb, Peter Richards; Christian Califano, Mefin Davies, Carlos Nieto, Marco Bortolami (capt), Adam Eustace, Peter Buxton, Andy Hazell, James Forrester.
Replacements: Olivier Azam, Nick Wood, Jonathan Pendlebury, Jake Boer, Rory Lawson, Ludovic Mercier, Rudi Keil.
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
POOL 4:
LEICESTER TIGERS v MUNSTER, Welford Road, 3pm
Leicester: Sam Vesty; Geordan Murphy, Ollie Smith, Daryl Gibson, Tom Varndell; Paul Burke, Scott Bernand; Marcos Ayerza, George Chuter, Martin Castrogiovanni, Leo Cullen, Ben Kay, Louis Deacon, Lewis Moody, Martin Corry (capt).
Replacements: James Buckland, Julian White, Jordan Crane, Shane Jennings, Harry Ellis, Andy Goode, Seru Rabeni.
Munster: Shaun Payne; John Kelly, Barry Murphy, Trevor Halstead, Ian Dowling; Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Frankie Sheahan, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell (capt), Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Anthony Foley.
Replacements: Andy Kyriacou, Federico Pucciariello, Mick O'Driscoll, Alan Quinlan, Tomas O'Leary, Jeremy Manning, Lifeimi Mafi.
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
