Edinburgh v Ospreys: Teams

Scotland winger Simon Webster will make his first start of the season when Edinburgh tackle Magners League leaders Ospreys on Sunday.

Webster has made two appearances off the bench for Edinburgh since recovering from a hamstring injury - although he has started for Scotland A.

And coach Rob Moffat is delighted to be welcoming Webster back into his line-up for the crunch clash.

"Webbo is looking sharp and has got some game-time under his belt - we're looking forward to welcoming him back into the starting line-up," he said.

"We realise that Sunday's match is going to be really tough; Ospreys are top of the table because they have been consistently good.

"But league positions can change very quickly and it is important that we make the most of our home advantage to put ourselves back in the play-off spots."

Boosted

Ross Rennie, Steve Turnbull and Mike Blair also return to the starting XV, with Sean Crombie and Phil Godman named on the bench.

Ospreys coach Sean Holley has welcomed the return of some of his Wales internationals for the trip north.

With a break in the RBS Six Nations, the likes of Ian Gough, Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips have been cleared to play.

And Holley admitted: "We've been boosted by the addition of some of the Wales contingent, who will join up with us later in the week.

"We are grateful to the Welsh management for allowing these boys to return to us, their availability has certainly allowed us more options going into a difficult game."

Edinburgh: 15 Ben Cairns, 14 Mark Robertson, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 John Houston, 11 Simon Webster, 10 David Blair, 9 Mike Blair (capt), 8 Roddy Grant, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Alan MacDonald, 5 Steve Turnbull, 4 Scott MacLeod, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Andrew Kelly, 1 Kyle Traynor.
Replacements: 16 Sean Crombie, 17 Ryan Grant, 18 Craig Hamilton, 19 David Callam, 20 Greig Laidlaw, 21 Phil Godman, 22 Tim Visser.

Ospreys: 15 Gareth Owen/Barry Davies, 14 Jonny Vaughton, 13 Sonny Parker, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Nikki Walker, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Mike Phillips, 1 Ryan Bevington, 2 Richard Hibbard/Ed Shervington, 3 Craig Mitchell, 4 Ian Gough, 5 Ian Evans, 6 Jerry Collins (Capt), 7 Marty Holah, 8 Filo Tiatia.
Replacements: 16 Ed Shervington/Marc Breeze, 17 Cai Griffiths, 18 Andy Lloyd/James Goode, 19 Steve Tandy/Ben Lewis, 20 Jamie Nutbrown, 21 Ashley Beck, 22 Barry Davies/Gareth Owen