Leinster's injury list has continued to grow after their Investec Champions Cup round one victory over Bristol Bears with Ciaran Frawley now ruled out of Saturday's fixture with ASM Clermont Auvergne.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has provided an injury update ahead of Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship Round 6 match against Emirates Lions at Aviva Stadium.
Olympian Zac Ward is set to start on the wing for Emerging Ireland on Wednesday against the Pumas in Bloemfontein.
Emerging Ireland have been dealt another injury blow with Connacht prop Jordan Duggan being replaced by Leinster's Alex Usanov the day before the squad embark for South Africa.
Leinster flanker James Culhane has been passed fit to team up with Emerging Ireland for their three-match tour in South Africa next month.
They scored three tries to establish an insurmountable 21-0 lead and while they curiously didn’t score again for a full 40 minutes, they were still easy 33-7 winners.
Leinster have decided to rest many of their frontline players to take on Ulster on Saturday at the Kingspan Stadium, with one eye on the Investec Champions Cup next weekend.
In the absence of Garry Ringrose, the Ireland No 8's leadership credentials may have caught the eye of Lions coach Andy Farrell
Leinster surrendered their place at the top of the United Rugby Championship table after going down to a 42-12 defeat to Stormers in Cape Town.