Munster and Leinster primed for first serious test

THE battle for Irish domestic rugby supremacy continues at the Aviva Stadium on Friday (8pm) between two times Heineken Cup champions Leinster and Munster, with a sell-out increasingly likely.

Ticket sales are approaching 42,000 and Leinster appear to be confident of reaching the capacity of 51,700 in the coming days, knowing that strong team announcements could boost the attendance.

Apart from the usual fall-out after a competitive and physical game in the 36-28 victory over Edinburgh in Murrayfield last week, Leinster have no fresh injury concerns and expect to have Jonathan Sexton and Isa Nacewa in the line-up to provide Munster with their sternest test of the RaboDirect Pro12 campaign.