Webster relishing a free for all

COMEBACK man Simon Webster insists Edinburgh will have no worries about trading tries with Leinster should Saturday's eagerly awaited Heineken European Cup clash at Murrayfield turn into a scoring free-for-all.

International winger Webster, who is returning after several weeks out with a hip injury, says the latest Edinburgh back line can do damage. "Games nowadays tend to be structured in a way that teams feel each other out to see what tactics are being used. If things do open up towards the end and it becomes a free-for-all I don't think Edinburgh have ever been frightened of that. If you look at some of the tries we have scored we have actually been better when a game is really de-structured."

Webster speaks from authority having contributed to Euro wins over Leinster last season and Wasps while his reputation appears to have preceded him in the Capital dressing room. Asked in a quiz in the latest "Rugby World" magazine Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson names Webster as the team's top try- scorer – it is Chris Paterson, although the winger is not far behind.