Edinburgh captain Bradbury returns for Connacht game
Bradbury replaces Tom Currie as Sean Everitt makes four changes from the bonus-point win at Dragons last week. Marshall Sykes comes into the second row for Grant Gilchrist, who is ruled out with a finger injury. Tom Dodd slots in at blindside flanker, with Glen Young moving into the second row alongside Sykes, while Piers O'Conor takes over from Mosese Tuipulotu at outside centre.
Edinburgh captain Magnus Bradbury returns to the side for their final URC match of the season against Connacht on Friday night. Bradbury replaces Tom Currie as Sean Everitt makes four changes from the bonus-point win at Dragons last week. Marshall Sykes comes into the second row for Grant Gilchrist, who is ruled out with a finger injury.
Tom Dodd slots in at blindside flanker, with Glen Young moving into the second row alongside Sykes, while Piers O'Conor takes over from Mosese Tuipulotu at outside centre. "The competition for places in this squad has been fierce and I've loved seeing that fight for the jersey throughout this last block of games," head coach Everitt said. "Three wins on the bounce has taken real character and real commitment – and what's driven that, I think, is how much these players care.
They care for each other, they care for this city and they care deeply about our supporters. "To have the opportunity to make it four wins in a row, in front of our own fans, in a fixture that means so much to the club off the pitch as well as on it – that's a brilliant way to close out our season. "We want to send our supporters away with something to smile about.
" Edinburgh: Paterson, Graham, O'Conor, Thomson, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Patterson; Schoeman, Ashman, O Blyth-Lafferty, Sykes, Young, Dodd, Douglas, Bradbury. Replacements: J Blyth-Lafferty, Venter, Hunter-Hill, McVie, Currie, Shiel, Brown.