Sale Sharks wing Obi Ene will make his first Champions Cup start, while Sharks have opted against bringing the majority of their South Africa internationals, which includes captain Siya Kolisi, over to Manchester.
Sale: Carpenter; Ene, Du Preez, Ma'asi-White, O'Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Jibulu, Harper, Bamber, Van Rhyn (capt), Vermeulen, Dugdale, T Curry.
Leinster are without several players through injury, including props Tadhg Furlong, Andrew Porter, Jack Boyle and Rabah Slimani. James Lowe, Garry Ringrose and RG Snyman are also missing. Lowe's absence means Joshua Kenny makes his European debut after scoring six tries in five United Rugby Championship games.
La Rochelle, who warmed up for this game by thrashing an understrength Toulon 66-0 last week, have named a strong team captained by France number eight Gregory Alldritt
Leinster: Frawley; O'Brien, Ioane, Henshaw, Kenny; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; P McCarthy, Sheehan, Clarkson, J McCarthy, Ryan; Conan, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).
'The atmosphere was unbelievable'published at 17:20 GMT 10 January
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Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn, speaking to Premier Sports: "We've
just got a really good group that's been together for a number of years now and we are just really keen to play for each other. The atmosphere was unbelievable.
"We were obviously very nervous (in the second half) and you
don’t want that, but we had a clear plan of what we had to do if something like
that (two yellow cards) happened.
"Saracens are a really good outfit, they thrive in their
rugby in Europe. It will be a good challenge."