Star names give Leinster boost ahead of Murrayfield test

SOME of Leinster’s big names will return for Friday’s RaboDirect Pro12 meeting with Edinburgh at Murrayfield (kick-off 7.30pm).

Joe Schmidt can call upon the likes of Isaac Boss, Sean Cronin, Leo Cullen, Shane Jennings, Fergus McFadden, Eoin Reddan and Jonathan Sexton for the trip to the Scottish capital and they could be included in the team which will be named on Thursday lunchtime.

Isa Nacewa’s 14-point haul in the 30-20 victory over Connacht in the league last time out brought his season’s tally to 70 points in six games and 301 career points for the province in 81 appearances.