Sexton Withdrawn From Leinster Team : Irish Rugby

Out-half Jonathan Sexton has been withdrawn from the Leinster team to face Edinburgh tonight, in order to allow him to fully recover from the minor quad strain he suffered prior to the match against the Cardiff Blues.

Isa Nacewa, who scored all of Leinster's points against Benetton Treviso, will don the number 10 jersey in his place.

The 21-year-old Ian Madigan comes onto the replacements bench.

Sexton has yet to make his seasonal bow for Leinster, which, fitness permitting, should come in next week's much-anticipated clash with Munster at the Aviva Stadium.

LEINSTER (v Edinburgh): Rob Kearney; Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Isa Nacewa, Eoin Reddan; Heinke van der Merwe, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross, Ed O'Donoghue, Devin Toner, Dominic Ryan, Shane Jennings (capt), Stephen Keogh.

Replacements: Jason Harris-Wright, Cian Healy, Simon Shawe, Mariano Galarza, Jamie Heaslip, Isaac Boss, Ian Madigan, Eoin O'Malley.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt and captain Paul O'Connell give their reaction following the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions' 19-9 victory over England at the Aviva Stadium.

Looking forward to facing England on Sunday, Ireland winger Tommy Bowe said: "We've trained very well this week, we're really excited about the game. It's about going out there and doing whatever we can to get ourselves that win."

Second row Devin Toner previews Ireland's crunch RBS 6 Nations clash with England, saying: "It's a pretty formidable English pack. Attwood and Kruis have played fantastically well. They're well drilled and focused and their scrum and lineout are very good."