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Scottish-qualified, New Zealand-born centre Kienan Higgins has joined Edinburgh on a short-term contract, with immediate effect.
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Leinster face off against Edinburgh in United Rugby Championship Round 11 on Sat 31st January 2026 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST on SuperSport, 06:30 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 09:30 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Leinster won the last encounter but Leinster are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the league table with Edinburgh in 5th and Leinster in 10th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Leinster vs Edinburgh will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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