Edinburgh strengthen front row for Lions
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Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt makes four changes to his team for Friday’s Challenge Cup round-of-16 playoff against the Lions at Hive Stadium.
Scotland hooker Dave Cherry makes his first start since the Six Nations, with England tighthead prop Paul Hill also returning and Bull-turned-Scot Pierre Schoeman retaining the No 1 jersey.
Sam Skinner is back from his rest period to start in the second row alongside co-captain Grant Gilchrist, while the loose trio of Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson and Magnus Bradbury is unchanged.
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Duhan van der Merwe’s ankle injury sees Ross McCann start on the left wing as the only alteration to the backline, with Darcy Graham on the right and fullback Wes Goosen set to earn his 50th cap for the club.
Co-captain Ben Vellacott and Ross Thompson remain the halfback pairing, while James Lang and Matt Currie stay in the midfield.
EDINBURGH – 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Ross McCann, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ben Vellacott (c), 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Bench: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Glen Young, 20 Freddy Douglas, 21 Ali Price, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Jack Brown.
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