Three SA-born Scotland internationals are set to run out for Edinburgh against the Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Cape Town on Saturday.
Props WP Nel and Pierre Schoeman will pack down for the Scottish side, alongside hooker Dave Cherry, in the URC playoff clash at Cape Town Stadium.
Former Lions playmaker Jaco van der Walt has been named on the bench as Mike Blair makes just one change to the Edinburgh starting XV that beat the Glasgow Warriors a fortnight ago, with Henry Pyrgos replacing the injured Ben Vellacott at scrumhalf.
Scotland winger Darcy Graham is set to make his 50th appearance for Edinburgh in the Republic, the Scots having arrived in Cape Town as one of only two European sides to have won in SA this season – a 21-5 victory over the Sharks – and were held to a 20-20 draw by the Stormers at home earlier in the tournament.
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Blair said: ““As a squad, we really benefited from our two-week tour of SA in April, and it once again galvanised the guys – there’s a great feeling of togetherness with this group. We’ve approached [Saturday’s] match in the same way we have all season. It’s really important for us to stay relaxed and trust what we are trying to do.
“Stormers are a strong side and we know it’s going to be a huge test away from home, but we have belief and confidence in the way we want to play.”
Edinburgh – 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Chris Dean ,11 Damien Hoyland, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Henry Pyrgos, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Luke Crosbie, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 WP Nel, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Adam McBurney, 17 Harrison Courtney, 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 James Lang.
