The pressure also massive on Edinburgh

Edinburgh lock Anton Bresler and his side visit Ireland for the second time in a fortnight knowing just what to expect as the Guinness PRO12 campaign reaches its climax.

Bresler and company battled to a losing bonus point on their last trip over from the Scottish capital when they were beaten 30-23 by Leinster at the RDS. They arrive in Cork knowing nothing less than victory over their nearest rivals for an all-important sixth-placed finish will keep on track their bid for Champions Cup rugby next season.

“We have a really challenging game,” 6ft 6ins Namibian lock Bresler said on the eve of his 50th appearance for Edinburgh. “We know how tough the Irish provinces are at home – we were reminded of that last time out against Leinster – but we’ll be going all out to ensure we stay in the top six going into our last game.”