Two of three former Cheetahs front rankers have been included in Edinburgh’s 32-man squad for their two-match tour of South Africa in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Tighthead prop WP Nel has been rested following Scotland’s Six Nations campaign, but fellow ex-Free Staters Luan de Bruin and Boan Venter will make the trip.

Pierre Schoeman, who previously played for the Vodacom Bulls, has also been selected, and he is one of four Scots in the tour group to return from Six Nations duty.

Edinburgh will face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, before taking on the Lions at Ellis Park next week.

Full Edinburgh squad:
Forwards: Lee-Roy Atalifo, Connor Boyle, Magnus Bradbury, Luan de Bruin, Dave Cherry, Harrison Courtney, Patrick Harrison, Jamie Hodgson, Adam McBurney, Ben Muncaster, Pierce Phillips, Pierre Schoeman, Marshall Sykes, Boan Venter, Hamish Watson, Angus Williams, Glen Young. Backs: Mark Bennett, Emiliano Boffelli, Matt Currie, Chris Dean, Cammy Hutchison, Henry Immelman, Blair Kinghorn, James Lang, Ramiro Moyano, Freddie Owsley, Henry Pyrgos, Charlie Savala, Charlie Shiel, Jaco van der Walt, Ben Vellacott.