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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Edinburgh make four changes for must-win game in Galway
Edinburgh have made four changes to the side knocked out of Europe by Bath for their crucial URC trip to face Connacht on Saturday. The capital side head to Galway needing a win to keep their play-off hopes alive. Edinburgh are 10th in the table, two places and two points outside the top eight, with two matches of the regular season remaining. Lock Marshall Sykes and back-rower Ben Muncaster come into the forward pack, while centre Mosese Tuipulotu and wing Jack Brown also start. Magnus Bradbury captains the side in the absence of the rested Grant Gilchrist, while Jamie Ritchie and Harry Patterson both miss out with concussion. Pierre Schoeman starts in the front row fresh from his call-up to the British and Irish Lions, though fellow Lion Duhan van der Merwe is still not ready for action after an injury layoff. Darcy Graham starts and will have a point to prove after missing out on Andy Farrell's 38-man squad. "I think the results don't reflect our performances over the past couple of weeks," said Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt. "If you look back at the Sharks game and at Bath, the effort and the work and energy that the guys have put in on the park has been admirable. So we'd look for the same there. What I'm looking at this week is for more accuracy and what we're good at. "The result's vitally important tomorrow. Obviously, it's a challenge playing in Galway. "We've had a good week of preparation. We've got over the Bath game and the guys are ready to go." Edinburgh: Wes Goosen, Darcy Graham, Matt Currie, Mosese Tuipulotu, Jack Brown, Ross Thompson, Ali Price; Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, D'arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Sam Skinner, Ben Muncaster, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury (c) Replacements: Paddy Harrison, Boan Venter, Javan Sebastian, Glen Young, Liam McConnell; Charlie Shiel, Ben Healy, James Lang
Scotsman
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Edinburgh Rugby boosted by the return of their stand-out performer
Full-back on the comeback trail along with Scotland lock forward Sign up to our Rugby Union newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Edinburgh Rugby have received a boost ahead of Saturday's Euro semi-final clash with Bath with the return of two key players to training. Wes Goosen and Marshall Sykes have both recovered from injuries and are likely to come into contention for this weekend. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Goosen, a stand-out performer at full back this season, had played in every minute of every game up to and including the win over the Bulls in the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final earlier this month. Edinburgh's Wes Goosen has returned to training after a back problem. | SNS Group He was then sidelined by a back issue and missed the games with the Sharks and Zebre but is back training ahead of Saturday's Challenge Cup semi against Bath at Hive Stadium. So too is Sykes, the Scotland international second-row who has been out with a foot injury. It is the first time Edinburgh have reached a European semi-final in 10 years and it was announced on Monday that Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli will take charge of the tie. The match will come too soon for Edinburgh co-captain Ben Vellacott and winger Duhan van der Merwe who are working their way back from foot and ankle injuries, respectively. Both are expected to be available again from early May. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Matt Scott (back) and Lewis Wells (ankle) are on a similar timeline for their return to play but winger Ross McCann is not likely to return until the end of May due to a foot problem. Edinburgh's Marshall Sykes should be available for the Challenge Cup semi-final with Bath. | SNS Group The club's injury list remains lengthy and they are awaiting the results of a scan on Paul Hill to determine the extent of the prop's back issue. Emiliano Boffelli, the Argentine international, continues to be assessed on a weekly basis due to a persistent back nerve problem which has dogged him for a couple of seasons. Dave Cherry (knee), Jamie Hodgson (tricep), Luke Crosbie (pec) and Tom Dodd (shoulder) are all ruled out until June which means they may not play again this season, depending on the club's progress or otherwise in the United Rugby Championship.
