Edinburgh 2024/25

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Edinburgh’s match against Zebre is being moved from Saturday night to Friday night because the pope’s funeral is on Saturday.

[BaldiePete]

Lots of injuries and rested players this week. Schoeman, Gilchrist and Ritchie rested, I assume they’ll be back next week but Schoeman might bench against Bath. Graham returns as does Watson although I’d have preferred Douglas to have got a start. Cherry & Ashman both injured so Harrison gets a chance to start. Paterson gets another start and Brown gets his first start, both were decent against Sharks although Brown failed to get the ball to ground over the line.

H Paterson; D Graham, M Currie, J Lang, J Brown; R Thompson, A Price; B Venter, P Harrison, D Rae, G Young, S Skinner, B Muncaster, H Watson, M Bradbury.
Subs: H Morris, R Hislop, A Williams, G Gilchrist, F Douglas, C Shiel, C Scott, M Tuipulotu

Unavailable: Ewan Ashman (shoulder), Emiliano Boffellli (hamstring), Connor Boyle (knee), Robert Carmichael (wrist), Dave Cherry (knee), Luke Crosbie (pec), Tom Dodd (shoulder), Wes Goosen (back), Jamie Hodgson (tricep), Paul Hill (back), Ross McCann (foot), Jamie Ritchie (rest), Javan Sebastian (concussion), Pierre Schoeman (rest), Matt Scott (neck), Marshall Sykes (foot), Duhan van der Merwe (ankle), Ben Vellacott (foot), Lewis Wells (ankle).

[BaldiePete]

Edinburgh have signed James Whitcombe, a 24 year old loosehead, from Leicester Tigers on a 3 year deal. He’s Scottish qualified through a Falkirk born granny. He seems to have been a regular in their squad (mostly off the bench) this season. He’s young for a prop so plenty of time for him to develop but I wonder who’ll make room for him. Presumably Hislop but if Schoeman and Venter are still in Edinburgh how much game time will he get?

https://edinburghrugby.org/news-and-fea ... year-deal/

[BaldiePete]

They’ve just announced another prop signing. Rhys Litterick, a 26 year old tighthead from Cardiff on a 2 year deal. Scottish qualified through a Glasgow grandad.

https://edinburghrugby.org/news-and-fea ... front-row/

[BaldiePete]

Luckily I was out tonight so can’t comment on tonight’s match. Thank fuck.

[BaldiePete]

Watson is getting another year at Edinburgh when it was widely thought he’d leave. Not sure how I feel about that, I want Douglas to get more game time.

https://www.theoffsideline.com/hamish-w ... -contract/

[BaldiePete]

Harry Paterson has signed a 2 year contract extension. That’s definitely good news.

[switchskier]

Watson is getting another year at Edinburgh when it was widely thought he’d leave. Not sure how I feel about that, I want Douglas to get more game time.

https://www.theoffsideline.com/hamish-w ... -contract/

For Edinburgh and Scotland it would probably be best if he moved on. For Everitts coaching career it might make sense not to have to rely on callow players who make mistakes and he'd argue that if Douglas can't beat him out then he's not the talent that we think he is.

The worrying alternative is that Boyle has had a setback in his recovery and this is insurance.