Edinburgh v Cardiff: Teams
Cardiff Blues will be aiming to make it six wins out of six in all competitions when they take on Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
Last Updated: 02/04/09 8:46am
Cardiff Blues will be aiming to make it six wins out of six in all competitions when they take on Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
With just one week remaining until their mouth-watering Heineken Cup quarter-final meeting with Toulouse, Blues boss Dai Young has selected a strong XV for Friday's fixture with Chris Czekaj continuing his road to full recovery on the wing.
Meanwhile, the hosting Edinburgh will be looking to build on their present fourth-place position with victory over the EDF Energy Cup Finalists.
On the injury front, Hugo Southwell [head] is still unavailable while Ryan Grant (eye), Roland Reid (knee) and Marc Teague (shoulder) are joined in the treatment room by long term casualties Matt Dey (shoulder), Ross Rennie (knee), David Callam (hip), and Steven Turnbull (ankle).
Elsewhere, and Calum MacRae, Andrew Easson and Jim Thompson are still away on duty with Scotland Sevens in Adelaide.
Edinburgh: 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Andrew Turnbull, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 Nick De Luca, 11 Simon Webster, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Mike Blair (captain), 8 Allister Hogg, 7 Alan MacDonald, 6 Scott Newlands, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Craig Hamilton, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Kyle Traynor.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Kelly, 17 Gavin Kerr, 18 Scott MacLeod, 19 Matt Mustchin, 20 Greig Laidlaw, 21 David Blair, 22 John Houston.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Ben Blair, 14 Chris Czekaj, 13 Jamie Robinson, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Leigh Halfpenny, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Sam Warburton, 7 Robin Sowden-Taylor, 6 Ben White, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Gary Powell, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 John Yapp.
Replacements: 16 Taufa'ao Filise, 17 Gareth Williams, 18 Deiniol Jones, 19 Scott Morgan, 20 Darren Allinson, 21 Ceri Sweeney, 22 Richard Mustoe.
