Aside from the long-term casualties, Leinster hope to have a full deck to choose from for the visit of Cardiff. Mike Ross (calf) is progressing well and the Leinster management are hopeful that he will be available.

It is expected that some more players will be available from the international contingent and the team will be announced on Thursday afternoon.

Close to 15,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s match and tickets are still available HERE as well as from Spar (Donnybrook), the Leinster Rugby Store (Donnybrook) and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.