The return of Brian O'Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey and Brian Blaney from injury ahead of Friday's final Heineken European Cup pool game in Gloucester comes at an ideal time for not alone Leinster but also the Ireland squad.
Eddie O'Sullivan announces a Six Nations training squad at lunchtime today; the match 22, for the tournament opener in Cardiff on February 3rd, will follow tomorrow week.
Gordon D'Arcy is expected to recover from a groin strain sustained against Edinburgh last Saturday but prop Ronan McCormack remains absent with a neck problem.
Regardless, Stan Wright appears to be a proficient replacement at loose head - despite having been signed as tighthead cover.
"Brian (O'Driscoll) will be back for sure and to have players like him and Girvan Dempsey available this weekend is a huge bonus," said the Leinster coach Michael Cheika.
"On top of that, Brian Blaney will also be back so we have got something close to a full squad to select from for what is another huge Heineken Cup match for Leinster."
Of course, Blaney, who damaged his sternum in Agen before Christmas, will struggle to regain the hooker's berth given the recent good form of Bernard Jackman.
"There will be a fair number of the Irish backs against some English backs so it could be some game," continued Cheika. "We will be going all out for the win and going for it with our normal game. It is our style to run the ball. That is our strength, and if we play that way we're hard to beat."
Ulster are confident Paddy Wallace and Paul Steinmetz can recover from shoulder injuries to make the trip to Toulouse. The result is academic as neither team can progress.
David Humphreys and Isaac Boss remain injured, but scrumhalf Boss is still expected to make O'Sullivan's training camp.
Munster, facing into the final match at Thomond Park before it undergoes redevelopment, will have an assessment today on Marcus Horan, who damaged a shoulder in the closing stages of Sunday's victory over Bourgoin in Geneva.
The arrival of Leicester, who require a victory to stay in the competition, makes for a fitting finale at a ground that has never hosted a Munster defeat in the European Cup.
"It's going to be a fabulous weekend against the Tigers," remarked Munster captain Paul O'Connell. "Obviously, it's a bit different from the last couple of seasons when Gloucester and Sale came over not having to win the game to win the Pool - and that's the thing.
"Leicester are coming to our ground and have to win. That's the way they will be looking at it and they are in a very similar situation to the one we were in over the last few years.
"What is more, I think Leicester are like us. They have clever, experienced players who find that it helps their game a lot to be in an all-or-nothing situation rather than doing the maths throughout the match. It puts you in a unique situation where you have to go all out and play, so it's going to be very different to normal games."
Chris Cusiter has refused to rule out the possibility he might be fit for Scotland's Six Nations opener against England at Twickenham in just under three weeks' time.
The 24-year-old scrumhalf has been out of action since mid-November, when he had his left shoulder dislocated and ligaments damaged in an off-the-ball tackle by the Pacific Islands flanker Viliami Vaki.
