Heaslip all set for Friday night lights

Jamie Heaslip will quickly put his Ireland responsibilities on the back burner and concentrate on getting his Leinster campaign up and running this weekend.

The British & Irish Lion began his week with a two-day Ireland training camp at Carton House, the first such squad gathering under new national team head coach Joe Schmidt ahead of the November internationals.

With the camp now over, thoughts of the Guinness Series will have to wait as the 29-year-old Heaslip aims to make his first start of the season when Leinster face Cardiff Blues at the RDS on Friday night.