Duhan van der Merwe Returns for Edinburgh Against Dragons Vs Edinburgh

Duhan van der Merwe returned from an ankle injury to start for Edinburgh Rugby in dragons vs edinburgh on Saturday 9 May. The wing’s comeback came as Edinburgh made four changes for the BKT United Rugby Championship match at Rodney Parade, with the side looking to build on two straight home wins.

Rodney Parade Changes

Edinburgh’s back three now includes Darcy Graham, van der Merwe and Harry Paterson, who also returned to the starting XV after missing action since March with a quad injury. Piers O’Conor moved to the replacements, while Ross Thompson started at stand-off in place of Cammy Scott and Callum Hunter-Hill came into the second row.

Hector Patterson was again selected at scrum-half alongside Thompson, with Findlay Thomson continuing in the centres next to Mosese Tuipulotu. The starting pack also included Pierre Schoeman at loosehead prop, Ewan Ashman at hooker and Ollie Blyth-Lafferty at tighthead prop.

Schoeman and Bradbury

The selection carried two milestone notes. Pierre Schoeman was set to make his 150th appearance for Edinburgh Rugby, and Magnus Bradbury was set to reach his 150th appearance from the bench. Grant Gilchrist captained the side, bringing his own weight of experience as a double centurion for the club.

There was still a clear selection test in front of Edinburgh. Sean Everitt had said the team had won their last two home matches and were aiming to make it three wins on the bounce, while Ewan Ashman had been named BKT Player of the Match in each of those two wins and had scored three tries across them.

Edinburgh Injury List

The changes also sat against a long unavailable list that included Charlie McCaig, Rhys Litterick, Rob Carmichael, Luke Crosbie, Sam Skinner, Paddy Harrison, Wes Goosen, Matt Currie and Mikey Jones. Edinburgh kicked off at 7.45pm, with the match shown live on Premier Sports at Rodney Parade.