Edinburgh v Dragons: Guinness PRO12 preview
Last Updated: 27/11/15 7:49pm
Edinburgh coach Alan Solomons has made five changes to his starting XV for Friday's Guinness PRO12 visit of the Dragons to Murrayfield.
The Scottish side have lost their last three PRO12 fixtures but returned to winning ways in the Challenge Cup, where they defeated Grenoble and Agen.
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne and Phil Burleigh are named at half-back after missing the 27-6 success in Agen, with Greig Tonks shifting to full-back.
In the forwards, Alex Toolis and Mike Coman replace the injured Anton Bresler and Nasi Manu respectively.
Wales wing Tom Prydie returns for the Dragons, having been sidelined since suffering a knee injury against Leinster last month.
Charlie Davies replaces Sarel Pretorius at scrum-half while loosehead Boris Stankovich is promoted to the starting line-up.
The Dragons' only two PRO12 victories this season have come against Italian opposition and they have not won on the road since a trip to Treviso last March.
Edinburgh: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Tom Brown, 13 Chris Dean, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Will Helu, 10 Phil Burleigh, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne; 1 Alasdair Dickinson, 2 Ross Ford, 3 WP Nel, 4 Alex Toolis, 5 Fraser McKenzie, 6 Mike Coman (c), 7 John Hardie, 8 Cornell Du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Neil Cochrane, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 John Andress, 19 Jamie Ritchie, 20 Hamish Watson, 21 Sean Kennedy, 22 Mike Allen, 23 Blair Kinghorn.
Dragons: 15 Carl Meyer, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 Adam Hughes, 12 Adam Warren, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Dorian Jones, 9 Charlie Davies; 1 Boris Stankovich, 2 Elliot Dee, 3 Shaun Knight, 4 Matthew Screech, 5 Rynard Landman (c), 6 Nick Crosswell, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 8 Ed Jackson.
Replacements: 16 Thomas Rhys Thomas, 17 Phil Price, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 Cory Hill, 20 Nic Cudd, 21 Sarel Pretorius, 22 Jason Tovey, 23 Ross Wardle.
