Irish stars set to line out for Reds

IRISH internationals Denis Leamy, Peter Stringer, Alan Quinlan, Mick O’Driscoll and Keith Earls will all be available for Munster’s Magners League clash with Edinburgh in Cork on Saturday.

The Heineken Cup champions will benefit from the release by national coach Declan Kidney of six of the players who didn’t start the Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome last weekend, the exception being Ulster’s Rory Best.

It was confirmed yesterday that anyone not in last weekend’s starting line up would be available for selection in the Musgrave Park clash on Saturday (7.30).

Leamy and Stringer were involved in Rome but only as substitutes, while the other three, after taking part in the build-up, were excluded from the 22 and will be eager to get some game time this week.