Leinster squad to face Edinburgh

The league leaders again include captain Brian O'Driscoll and a decision on his availability will be made when the team is announced on Thursday lunchtime.

Following his 18-point haul in the 21-12 victory over Munster, Felipe Contepomi is now just 19 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark for the province in 93 Heineken Cup and Magners League appearances.

The 30-year-old Argentina international contributed six penalties last weekend and is in second place in this year's Magners League rankings (107 points), 16 points behind Glasgow's Dan Parks.

In all, the Leinster panel includes 12 Ireland Senior and six Ireland 'A' internationals. Bernard Jackman, last weekend's man of the match, is one of seven Ireland forwards in the extended panel.

The team are expected to be boosted by several hundred travelling supporters to the Scottish capital for the Magners League showdown.

Leinster squad to face Edinburgh

FORWARDS: Cian Healy, Ollie le Roux, Brian Blaney, Bernard Jackman, Stephen Knoop, Stan Wright, Leo Cullen, Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Cameron Jowitt, Stephen Keogh, Keith Gleeson, Shane Jennings, Jamie Heaslip

BACKS: Chris Keane, Chris Whitaker, Felipe Contepomi, Jonathan Sexton, Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney, Michael Berne, Christian Warner, Brian O'Driscoll, Eoin O'Malley, Gary Brown, Shane Horgan, Girvan Dempsey

REFEREE: Nigel Owens (WRU), SUB REFEREE: Rob Dickson (SRU), TOUCH JUDGE: David Anderson (SRU), TMO: Iain Ramage (SRU)