SA-born British & Irish Lions prop Pierre Schoeman makes his first appearance of the season in Edinburgh’s home opener against the Stormers at Hive Stadium on Friday.
The Scotland loosehead is one of two changes to Sean Everitt’s starting XV following last week’s win over Ulster in round one of the URC, with 20-year-old tighthead Ollie Blyth-Lafferty also making his season debut.
Schoeman and Blyth-Lafferty join Harri Morris in the front row, with locks Callum Hunter-Hill and Glen Young retaining their spots. Co-captain Magnus Bradbury starts at No 8, with Liam McConnell and Freddy Douglas completing the loose trio.
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James Grayson makes his home debut at flyhalf alongside scrumhalf Hector Patterson. Matt Currie co-captains the side and partners Kienan Higgins in midfield.
Piers O’Conor, Geordie Gwynn and Malelili Satala form an unchanged back three.
Everitt has named 14 academy products in their 23, with 11 players aged 22 or under. The Stormers arrive after a 29-15 bonus-point victory against Connacht in Galway.
EDINBURGH – 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Malelili Satala, 13 Matt Currie (co-capt), 12 Kienan Higgins, 11 Geordie Gwynn, 10 James Grayson, 9 Hector Patterson, 8 Magnus Bradbury (co-capt), 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Glen Young, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Harri Morris, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Bench: 16 Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Euan McVie, 20 Tom Currie, 21 Conor McAlpine, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Rory McHaffie.
Photo: @EdinburghRugby/X
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SA-born British & Irish Lions prop Pierre Schoeman makes his first appearance of the season in Edinburgh’s home opener against the Stormers at Hive Stadium on Friday.
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