Edinburgh head coach Michael Bradley admits there’s a score to settle against Munster this Saturday – and it could be timely given their seven-game losing streak in all competitions. Since beating Connacht 24-23 at the Sportsground in round ten of the RaboDirect PRO12, Bradley’s troops have slipped down the table and currently find themselves in ninth position. Munster have already beaten Edinburgh three times in all competitions this season and in order to rectify that run Bradley has brought back John Yapp, Izak van der Westhuizen and Tom Brown to his starting XV. Also returning to the fold are Ben Cairns, Dougie Fife, Greig Tonks and Stuart McInally – who'll make his 50th appearance for the club – and Bradley wants to see them make an impact. “Munster are three from three against us this season so will be full of confidence going into another home game for them,” he said. “However, we're very happy with the strength of this squad and will be going all out with a score to settle. “The international window is a challenging time for all of the squads, so we're delighted to welcome back three quality players for such a big match. “There's a good and dangerous balance to our side. There's a lot of size, power and mobility in our pack and there's a good bit of pace and guile in the backs. “The challenge for us is to combine these elements and put in an aggressive and well-managed performance for the full 80 minutes.” Edinburgh might fancy their chances of upsetting foes Munster after head coach Rob Penney named only three players who featured in their last RaboDirect PRO12 game – against Cardiff Blues in early January – in his side to run out at Musgrave Park. Nine who started that night are either injured or involved with Ireland while three more – Mike Sherry, Dave Foley and Tommy O'Donnell – are named on the bench. There's a first start of the season for Danny Barnes and Ivan Dineen but after winning four of their last five games in all competitions Penney has warned his troops not to get ahead of themselves. He said: “Complacency is always an issue, but as a group – both management and players – we've talked about what we want to achieve in this block of Rabo games and being complacent doesn't fit so hopefully that won't occur.” At Musgrave Park , 7.45pm. Referee: Ian Davies (WRU, 8th competition game) Assistant Referees: Sean Gallagher, John Carvill (both IRFU) Citing Commissioner: Eugene Ryan (IRFU) TMO: Seamus Flannery (IRFU Live on TG4 and BBC ALBA
