Edinburgh Rugby big guns return and the four-year record the club is trying to emulate
Grant Gilchrist, Hamish Watson, Blair Kinghorn, WP Nel, Ewan Ashman and Viliame Mata are all back in training and available for selection for Saturday’s home game against the Emirates Lions. All six missed the victory over the Dragons in Newport which saw Edinburgh come back from 17-6 down to win 22-17, with new stand-off Ben Healy kicking 17 points. You have to go back to 2019 for the last time Edinburgh won their first two games of the season and Everitt believes the returning players can add ballast against South African opponents who have got the better of the Scots in each of the last two United Rugby Championship campaigns.
“It’s great to have the guys back,” said Everitt, the South African who has taken over from Mike Blair. “They bring a lot of experience, especially after being at the World Cup, and they are happy to be back. They are comfortable in the environment and they will be in contention for the weekend. Pierre Schoeman isn’t available because he has a family bereavement and we’ve sent him back to South Africa to deal with that.”
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