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Published 12:50 28 Jan 2016 GMT
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"[Ian] won't be out of our thoughts, but Paddy Jackson came off the bench in several of the Six Nations matches last year, and Ian Keatley started against Italy last year. "So there is competition for Ian, and there's always a risk in him going away. We can't be any more transparent than that really."Leinster coach Leo Cullen has made some bold selections for the Guinness PRO12 fixture. Adam Byrne, who has one Leinster cap to his name, starts on the right wing while Peter Dooley and James Tracy are in the front row. On the bench, prop Jeremy Loughman, Oisín Heffernan and Peader Timmins are all without a senior cap. LEINSTER (caps in brackets) 15. Zane Kirchner (55) 14. Adam Byrne (1) 13. Garry Ringrose (10) 12. Ben Te'o (27) 11. Fergus McFadden (136) 10. Cathal Marsh (8) 9. Luke McGrath (38) CAPTAIN
1. Peter Dooley (10)
2. James Tracy (12)
3. Michael Bent (59)
4. Ross Molony (10)
5. Hayden Triggs (4)
6. Dominic Ryan (96)
7. Dan Leavy (8)
8. Jordi Murphy (68)
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