Centre John Houston has been promoted to Edinburgh Rugby’s front-line for tomorrow’s decisive Heineken Cup clash with London Irish at Murrayfield Stadium (Sunday 22 January, kick-off 3.15pm).
He starts in place of centre Nick De Luca who has failed to recover sufficiently from a head knock sustained in the club’s 27-24 win over Racing Metro at the Stade du Manoir last weekend.
The former Hawick back will start at inside-centre meaning Matt Scott moves to outside-centre and Jim Thompson takes Houston’s vacated place on the bench.
The match will be Houston’s 20th appearance in the competition.
Edinburgh Rugby team to play London Irish in round six of the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 3.15pm)
15 Chris Paterson; 14 Lee Jones, 13 Matt Scott, 12 John Houston, 11 Tim Visser; 10 Greig Laidlaw CAPTAIN, 9 Mike Blair; 1 Allan Jacobsen, 2 Ross Ford, 3 Geoff Cross, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 5 Sean Cox, 6 David Denton, 7 Roddy Grant, 8 Netani Talei
Substitutes: 16 Alun Walker, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 Jack Gilding, 19 Esteban Lozada, 20 Stuart McInally, 21 Phil Godman, 22 Jim Thompson, 23 Tom Brown
>> Click here for student and U18 tickets (£5), adult tickets £15 (£20 on the day) and senior citizen tickets (£10) - student price available on the day! Or by by calling 0131 346 5180 and at the Murrayfield ticket
Tickets for Sunday’s Heineken Cup match against Racing Metro cost £15 for adults in advance (£20 on match-day), £10 for senior citizens and just £5 for students and under-18s. Student ticket price available on the day.
Tickets are available to buy on match-day form the Murrayfield ticket centre and at cash/credit card turnstiles at the north stand.
Supporters are advised to arrive early to buy or collect pre-purchased tickets to avoid delays while season ticket holders are reminded to car share where possible to save space in the car park which is reduced significantly by marquees built for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
SEASON TICKET HOLDER PARKING RESTRICTED
Please note that season ticket holder parking will be significantly reduced for Sunday’s match v London Irish.
The space in Saughtonhall car park has been impacted by large hospitality marquees built for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
The west car park has been opened to combat the reduction however supporters are urged to car-share or use public transport where possible to avoid disappointment as there are far fewer spaces. Entrance to parking is as normal.
The club are cranking up the off-field entertainment by recruiting a samba band, highland pipes and drums and will host an inflatable ‘zorb’ ball race for supporters at half-time with a superb prize for the winner - TWO tickets for hospitality at the Scotland v France game!
PUBLIC BAR
* West stand suites open at 1.4pm with turnstiles – all welcome pre and post match!
* European Cup semi-final draw - the draw of the semi-final pairings in the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup will be made on Sky Sports from 5.25pm and will be shown live in the west stand supporters bar!
* Non 25 players will be signing team posters for fans from 2.30pm to 3.10pm in the central reception area of suites
* Murrayfield Wanderers will be open for season ticket holders only
* Food and drink outlets behind east stand and on trackside
Miscellaneous:Match programme on sale for £3
HOW TO BUY TICKETS THIS WEEKEND
Tickets for Sunday’s Heineken Cup match against London Irish cost £15 for adults in advance (£20 on match-day), £10 for senior citizens and just £5 for students and under-18s. >> Click here to buy online , phone 0131 346 5180 or buy in person at the Murrayfield ticket office.
The ticket office will be open at 10-4pm tomorrow (Saturday) - the last day adults can take advantage of the advance purchase saving of £5 (you still make the saving if you buy in advance and collect on the day)
The ticket office will open at noon on match day with cash/credit card turnstiles in operation at the north stand from 1.45pm. The student ticket price of £5 is available on the day. Please arrive early to buy or collect pre-purchased tickets to avoid delays.
