Head coach Rob Moffat has made one change to Edinburgh’s starting line-up for the visit of Connacht at Murrayfield on Friday night (11 September, kick off 7.30pm) with Andrew Turnbull replacing Tim Visser on the wing. Ross Ford (pictured) is named amongst the replacements and could play his first match since appearing for the British and Irish Lions.
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Edinburgh Rugby Club team to play Connacht at Murrayfield (Friday 11 September, kick-off 7.30pm) 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Mark Robertson, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 John Houston, 11 Andrew Turnbull, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Greig Laidlaw; 1 Allan Jacobsen, 2 Andrew Kelly, 3 Geoff Cross, 4 Craig Hamilton, 5 Scott MacLeod, 6 Alan MacDonald, 7 Roddy Grant, 8 Allister Hogg (captain) Substitutes: Ross Ford, Kyle Traynor, Fraser McKenzie, Scott Newlands, Mike Blair, Steve Jones, Nick De Luca.
Click below to watch our Ross Ford, new head coach Rob Moffat, captain Mike Blair, Phil Godman, Chris Paterson and Allister Hogg talk about the forthcoming challenge posed by Connacht.
