Edinburgh's Magners League Ambassador Nick De Luca has been recalled to the Scotland starting side for Saturday's Six Nations clash with England.

Nick De Luca outlined the chief reason behind his decision to sign a new two year contract with Edinburgh - his hunger to win trophies.

Dutch winger Tim Visser etched his name into the Magners League record books, scoring the fastest try hat-trick in the competition's history as Edinburgh claimed a stunning 33-17 victory over the Ospreys at Murrayfield.

British & Irish Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips will go head-to-head with IRB World Player of the Year nominee Mike Blair when he makes his first start for the Ospreys since October in the Magners League clash against Edinburgh this weekend.

Rob Moffat has handed Simon Webster his first start of the season for Edinburgh for the visit of Magners League leaders Ospreys at Murrayfield on Sunday (7 March, 2pm).

Kyle Traynor revealed the reason behind his decision to sign a new two year contract with Edinburgh is that he believes the Murrayfield-based team are capable of winning the Magners League.

Ospreys won 31-10 in the Magners League when the two teams met on 4 October and have not achieved a seasons double over the Scotsmen since 2006/07.

Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat has described Sunday's Magners League clash with the table-topping Ospreys as 'a must-win game'.

Lock Steve Turnbull admits he is thrilled to have agreed a new two year contract while National Academy graduates, hooker Fraser Brown and back row forward Stuart McInally, have signed their first professional contracts with Edinburgh to further strengthen the squad.

After consultation with their broadcast partners BBC Wales, S4C and Setanta, Celtic Rugby can now confirm the dates and kick-off times for Rounds 15 and 16 of the Magners League in April.

Scotland coach Andy Robinson says it was 'uplifting' to see the progress being made by Edinburgh full back Chris Paterson.

Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Chris Cusiter will win his 50th cap when he starts for a Scotland side that includes four personnel changes this weekend.

Munster lost three players to early injuries and had two sent to the sin-bin as they dug deep to overcome Edinburgh in a competitive Magners League clash in Cork.

Edinburgh's 12-7 home win over Munster in round six ended a five game losing run to the Munstermen, whilst the Scotsmen's only previous league double over Munster came in season 2003/04.

Bouncing back from their double defeat by Glasgow Warriors, two-try Edinburgh got the better of Cardiff Blues at Murrayfield in the only Magners League match to survive the severe cold snap this weekend.

Edinburgh have won their last three fixtures with Cardiff Blues since the Welshmen won 20-0 at Murrayfield on 28th March 2008.

Enjoying their first win on Edinburgh soil since 2000, Glasgow Warriors scored the only two tries in Saturday's 1872 Cup decider as they maintained their grip on the Magners League's top spot.

The last twelve meetings between the two teams have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst Glasgow's most recent win on Edinburgh soil was 33-26 at Myreside in the Welsh-Scottish League on 15 September 2000.

Dan Parks became the first player to score over 1000 points in Magners League history as his 20-point kicking haul helped Glasgow Warriors beat Scottish rivals Edinburgh and move back to the top of the table.

This is a mouth watering top of the table encounter between leaders Glasgow Warriors and the best away side in the Magners League, Edinburgh.