Luke Crosbie to make first start of the season for Edinburgh

Scotland back-row forward Luke Crosbie will make his first start of the season as Edinburgh host Cardiff on Saturday.

Crosbie is back in for the BKT United Rugby Championship fixture after impressing off the bench against Stormers in his return from a neck injury.

Head coach Sean Everitt, who has made five changes in all, said: “Cardiff’s backs have scored the majority of their tries and they’ve managed to combine that now with a really strong set-piece and that’s become a weapon of theirs.

“In all aspects of the game, we need to be really sharp on Saturday to be able to get the win.”

EDINBURGH:

15. Wes Goosen

14. Darcy Graham

13. Matt Currie

12. Mosese Tuipulotu

11. Duhan van der Merwe

10. Ross Thompson

9. Ali Price

1.Boan Venter

2. Paddy Harrison

3. D’Arcy Rae

4. Marshall Sykes

5. Grant Gilchrist

6. Luke Crosbie

7. Ben Muncaster

8. Magnus Bradbury

REPLACEMENTS:

16. Ewan Ashman

17. Pierre Schoeman

18. Paul Hill

19. Jamie Hodgson

20. Hamish Watson

21. Ben Vellacott

22. Cammy Scott

23. Matt Scott