MATT WILLIAMS was in surprisingly upbeat mood at Dublin Airport yesterday given Leinster’s onerous task .

Matt Williams' Leinster will be tested by a powerful Montferrand unit containing eight French internationals, including Olivier Magne, Gerard Merceron and Olivier Brouzzet, and one each from Georgia, Australia, Tonga and England at the Parc Marcel Michelin on Saturday.

The French squad to face Ireland in the Six Nations game at Stade de France on April 6 has been named.

Former France captain Fabien Pelous is back in the starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland in Murrayfield.

France coach Bernard Laporte has recalled Stephane Glas to Les Bleus’ squad for the Six Nations game at Scotland on March 23.