Cheika gives youngsters a chance

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has taken the decisoin to rest most of his frontline players for Friday night's Magners League clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield (7.45pm).

There are a number of academy players involved, including backs Kyle Tonetti, Niall Morris and Ian McKinley and forwards Jamie Hagan and Jason Harris-Wright, as well as a host of Leinster A recruits.