EDINBURGH have thrown Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford and WP Nel straight back into their starting fifteen for Sunday’s clash against the Dragons at Rodney Parade. The Scotland stalwarts have been asked to front up again in a crucial league match, just a week after the end of a gruelling Six Nations campaign in which they started every game.
Hooker Stuart McInally and loose-head prop Rory Sutherland also return, on the bench.
Edinburgh Rugby v Dragons
Sunday 27 March, Rodney Parade, kick-off 2.30pm
15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Damien Hoyland
13. Michael Allen
12. Sam Beard
11. Tom Beard
10 Phil Burleigh
9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
- Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford (captain)
3. WP Nel
4. Anton Bresler
5. Ben Toolis
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. Hamich Watson
8. Cornell Du Preez
Replacements –
16. Stuart McInally
17. Rory Sutherland
18. John Andress
19. Alex Toolis
20. Magnus Bradbury
21. Sean Kennedy
22. Chris Dean
23. Dougie Fife
Players not considered due to injury: Mike Coman (calf), Jack Cuthbert (knee), Grant Gilchrist (arm), John Hardie (neck/groin), Nasi Manu (neck), Fraser McKenzie (neck), Matt Scott (arm), Andries Strauss (knee/ankle), Jade Te Rure (knee).