Scottish trio return for Edinburgh

Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson will start Scottish internationals Allister Hogg, Gavin Kerr and Hugo Southwell against Munster in the Magner's Celtic League in Murrayfield on Friday evening.

The trio played in the 30-15 defeat to Wales at the weekend but emerged unscathed for their side's push to make up ground on Cardiff and Leinster.

After a shaky start to his international career centre Nick De Luca must settle for a place on the bench.

There is no place on the pitch or among the replacements for hooker Ross Ford and scrumhalf Mike Blair, who are replaced by Andrew Kelly and Ben Meyer respectively.

Robinson believes his side will be boosted by the return of his internationals, although he has been pleased with the preparation of the rest of the squad.

"Our focus is on beating Munster, so we have picked a side that can beat them and it is good that they are coming back in," he said today. "The squad members that stayed behind here at Edinburgh have been training hard and everyone realises it is important that we put a performance together.

"The team have not played together for a few weeks, so it is important that we produce a good performance and find some rhythm going into the game."

Robinson has opted to start 17-stone Roland Reid on the wing. "We looked at how we could get the best out of Roly. We feel that having that power and pace out wide will give us some extra options in our attacking play."

Meanwhile, Munster's meeting with Ulster that was postponed due to snow in January has been rearranged for either Friday, April 25th (7.30pm) or Tuesday, April 29th (7pm), depending upon Munster's progress in the Heineken Cup.

Edinburgh XV: Hugo Southwell; Andrew Turnbull, Ben Cairns, John Houston, Roland Reid; Phil Godman, Ben Meyer; Augusto Allori, Andrew Kelly, Gavin Kerr; Matt Mustchin, Craig Hamilton; Alan MacDonald, Ross Rennie, Allister Hogg (c)

Substitutes: Craig Smith, Steve Lawrie, Fergus Pringle, Simon Cross, Greig Laidlaw, Nick De Luca, Calum MacRae