Newcastle back Chris Harris will make his first Scotland start against Wales in Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations opener.

LEINSTER 21 - EDINBURGH 13: A late shot of whiskey helped Leinster to a narrow win over Edinburgh with Jamison Gibson-Park’s try coming as last orders were being called at the RDS last night.

Jamison Gibson-Park's 73rd-minute try helped Leinster to seal a victory over Edinburgh in the Guinness PRO14 at the RDS Arena.

Edinburgh 23 Connacht 28: Connacht survived a huge examination from Edinburgh in Murrayfield last evening to stay top of the Guinness Pro 12 with their fifth win on the trot.

Edinburgh made it two wins out of two in Challenge Cup Pool Five with a 27-6 stroll against Agen.

Edinburgh 14 Munster 16

Edinburgh 23 Leinster 36

Edinburgh 13  Gloucester 19

Ulster make ten personnel changes and two positional switches to the side beaten by Zebre last weekend as they prepare to welcome Edinburgh on Friday night.

Coach Pat Lam has made three changes to Connacht’s starting 15 for their clash with Edinburgh Rugby in the PRO12.

Munster coach Anthony Foley has included three debutants as he named his starting side for their opening PRO12 fixture.

Munster have made 11 changes to the side that lost to Toulon in the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup for their penultimate league game against Edinburgh.

Edinburgh coach Alan Solomons praised Munster for the way they demolished his side at Thomond Park yesterday.

Munster 38 Edinburgh 6

Munster motored their way to a home Heineken Cup quarter-final as they brushed Edinburgh aside 38-6 at Thomond Park.

HEINEKEN CUP POOL 6:

Edinburgh 43 Connacht 10

Ulster 41 Edinburgh 17

Perpignan 31 Edinburgh 14

THE effects of four games in 12 days were very much in evidence as a jaded Ireland Under-20 side were hammered 57-15 defeat by their South African counterparts in a one-sided IRB Junior World Championship play-off clash in Padova last night.

South Africa 57 Ireland 15