Celtic Challenge: Four changes to Edinburgh line-up for Gwalia Lightning visit

01/24/2025 08:35 AM

MERRYN GUNDERSON will return from a concussion to line-up at No 8 as Edinburgh seek to return to winning ways in the Celtic Challenge against Gwalia Lightning at Hive Stadium this Sunday (26 January, kick-off 11.30am). Talei Tawake also comes into the side at prop, while Scotland cap Sarah Denholm along with  GB Sevens and Scotland star Shona Campbell form a new-look centre partnership.

"It's good to be back at home on Sunday, we have a good record at Hive Stadium and it's something we're proud of and want to protect,” said Edinburgh head coach Claire Cruikshank. "We'll learn from the Clovers game [when Edinburgh suffered their only defeat so far the season]. This is the first time this group has felt some big pressure, so we need to learn how to deal with that."

A comfortable win will lift Edinburgh above Lightning into third place in the Celtic Challenge table with a game in hand.

Edinburgh Rugby (versus Gwalia Lightning @ Hive Stadium on Sunday, kick-off 11.30am): L Scott; C Bell, S Campbell, S Denholm, H Walker; H Ramsay, R Clarke; T Tawake, A Ronald, H McMahon, A Ferrie, N Logan, C Fosbeary, A Stewart ©, M Gunderson. Subs: K Fraser, A Wilson, C Brown, L Christie, S Taganehurukuru, P Benson, L MacRae, N Marlow.

Unavailable: Holly McIntyre, Millie Capaldi, Molly Poolman