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Article: O'Driscoll back to lead Leinster, but Houston return lifts Edinburgh

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December 7, 2007
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BRIAN O'Driscoll was declared fit yesterday and will lead Leinster as they bid to put their Heineken Cup campaign back on track against Edinburgh in Dublin tonight.

But as they arrived in a windswept Irish capital, Edinburgh retained a quiet confidence that they might prove a match for a host team bidding to recover from defeat to Toulouse, as they strive to prove they have learned lessons of their own from the last European outing - a 39-0 reverse away to Leicester.

John Houston is the only change to the Edinburgh team who defeated Ulster at Ravenhill last week, the big centre/wing having shaken off two 'dead leg' deep bruising injuries suffered in the win over Llanelli. A talented ...

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