Edinburgh v Blues: Teams
Edinburgh will hope for some home comforts when they entertain Cardiff Blues at Murrayfield on Friday.
By Tony Curtis
Last Updated: 03/03/11 2:51pm
Edinburgh will hope for some home comforts when they entertain Cardiff Blues at Murrayfield on Friday.
Edinburgh have face three hard away games in 12 days - and interim head coach Nick Scrivener believes a vocal crowd will give his side a lift.
Scrivener has made five changes as Edinburgh look to gain revenge for the 21-14 defeat against the same opposition.
Geoff Cross, Esteban Lozada, Esteban Lozada and debutant Struan Dewar come in to the back, while Simon Webster makes his first start of the season.
The Blues have been buoyed by the return of Casey Laulala and Leigh Halfpenny for the trip to Scotland.
Halfpenny has shaken off an ankle injury, while Laulala has recovered from a hamstring problem.
Chris Czekaj also returns to the Blues line-up, along with John Yapp and Scott Andrews.
Edinburgh: 15 Jim Thompson, 14 Simon Webster, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 James King, 11 Tim Visser, 10 David Blair, 9 Greig Laidlaw (c), 7 Struan Dewar, 8 Netani Talei, 6 David Denton, 5 Steven Turnbull, 4 Esteban Lozada, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Andrew Kelly, 1 Lewis Niven
Replacements: 16 Alun Walker, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 David Young, 19 Scott MacLeod, 20 Scott Newlands, 21 Ross Samson, 22 Tom Brown, 23 Andrew Turnbull.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Chris Czekaj, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Richard Mustoe, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Tom Slater, 8 Xavier Rush, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Maama Molitika, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Deiniol Jones, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 John Yapp
Replacements: 16 Gareth Williams, 17 Sam Hobbs, 18 Fau Filise, 19 Michael Paterson, 20 Andries Pretorius, 21 Tom Rowlands, 22 Gareth Davies, 23 Gavin Evans.
