Duhan van der Merwe will make his first appearance of the season when Edinburgh host the Lions in Friday night’s URC match at Hive Stadium.
The Scotland and British & Irish Lions wing has recovered from an ankle injury and replaces Malelili Satala in one of four changes to the starting XV.
Van der Merwe’s return is a boost for coach Sean Everitt, whose side tops the log after winning their first three matches.
Geordie Gwynn starts on the opposite wing, replacing Darcy Graham, who is being rested as a precaution after experiencing calf tightness.
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Experienced lock Grant Gilchrist makes his first start of the season after recovering from a biceps injury, partnering Glen Young in the second row.
There is also a change to the loose trio, with Liam McConnell returning at blindside flank and Tom Currie shifting to openside in place of Freddy Douglas, who suffered a concussion in training.
Meanwhile, lock Marshall Sykes is set to make his 100th Edinburgh appearance off the bench after recovering from a biceps injury.
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EDINBURGH – 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Geordie Gwynn, 13 Matt Currie (co-c), 12 Mosese Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 James Grayson, 9 Hector Patterson, 8 Magnus Bradbury (co-c), 7 Tom Currie, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Glen Young, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Bench: 16 Harri Morris, 17 Jamie Stewart, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Tom Dodd, 21 Conor McAlpine, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Harry Paterson.
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