Webster back for Edinburgh v Leinster

Simon Webster makes his return to the Edinburgh first-team for Saturday's opening Heineken Cup match against Leinster at Murrayfield.

The 27-year-old Scotland wing has recovered from a hip injury that rules him out for the start of the season.

"It is just such a relief to be given the all-clear to play rugby again. This first month of the season has been really frustrating because I felt I had regained my sharpness after our pre-season win at Bath," he said.

"So to experience another delayed start to the season has been a blow, but now I'm looking to make up for lost time; starting with the match against Leinster."

EDINBURGH (v Leinster): 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Mark Robertson, 13 Hugo Southwell, 12 Nick De Luca, 11 Simon Webster, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Mike Blair (capt), 8 Allister Hogg, 7 Alan MacDonald, 6 Scott Newlands, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Matt Mustchin, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.

Replacements: 16 Andrew Kelly, 17 Gavin Kerr, 18 Ben Gissing, 19 Craig Hamilton, 20 Greig Laidlaw, 21 David Blair, 22 John Houston.