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Eamon Doggett

Sean O'Brien denied Leinster PRO14 Final swansong as injury rules him out

There will be no final Leinster swansong for Sean O'Brien after losing his fitness battle to make tomorrow's PRO14 final against Glasgow Warriors.

The flanker has played his final game for the province and will move to London Irish after the World Cup.

There is a place in the team though for Johnny Sexton who replaces Ross Byrne at out-half after sitting on the bench for the semi-final win over Munster.

Rob Kearney returns at full-back, with Jordan Larmour switching to the wing and Dave Kearney out of the squad.

And as expected Scott Fardy will be in the engine room in place of the injured Devin Toner.

Meanwhile, Glasgow are unchanged from the starting lineup that dismantled Ulster 50-20 on home turf.

Leinster:   Rob Kearney; Jordan Larmour, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (captain), Luke McGrath; Cian Healy, Seán Cronin, Tadhg Furlong; Scott Fardy, James Ryan; Rhys Ruddock, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan.

Replacements:   Bryan Byrne, Ed Byrne, Andrew Porter, Ross Molony, Max Deegan, Nick McCarthy, Ross Byrne, Rory O'Loughlin

Glasgow:   Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Kyle Steyn, Sam Johnson, DTH van der Merwe; Adam Hastings, Ali Price; Jamie Bhatti, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson; Scott Cummings, Jonny Gray; Rob Harley, Callum Gibbins (captain), Matt Fagerson.

Replacements:   Grant Stewart, Oli Kebble, Siua Halanukonuka, Ryan Wilson, Tom Gordon, George Horne, Peter Horne, Huw Jones.

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