Reds rested and ready for Edinburgh battle

IT WAS during the Six Nations window last season when Munster cemented their position atop the Magners League table. Despite being without their international contingent, Tony McGahan’s side still posted three wins from three and notched 14 out of a possible 15 available points which went a long way to ultimate success in the Magners League.

Rested and recuperated following a short mid-season break before undergoing an intense week-long camp in Lanzarote, McGahan’s squad – minus its Ireland internationals – is primed to replicate the feats of last season starting against Edinburgh at a sold-out Musgrave Park tonight (8pm).

The names of Paul O’Connell, Ronan O’Gara, John Hayes et al may be absent from the match programme but McGahan has still picked a pretty formidable outfit for the visit of Edinburgh to Leeside with a backline that has tries written all over it.