South African wing Duhan van der Merwe will make his long-awaited return from a serious ankle injury for Edinburgh against the Dragons in Newport on Saturday.
The Scotland international has not featured for his club since January, but returns as 12th-placed Edinburgh look to finish a disappointing Vodacom URC season on a high.
Van der Merwe’s return will also be welcomed by Scotland ahead of their Nations Championship matches against Argentina, the Springboks and Fiji in July.
While the 30-year-old made just one appearance in this year’s Six Nations, he remains one of coach Gregor Townsend’s most dangerous attacking weapons.
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Saturday’s clash will also mark a special occasion for another South African, Pierre Schoeman, and Magnus Bradbury, who are both set to make their 150th appearances for the club.
EDINBURGH – 15 Harry Paterson, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mosese Tuipulotu, 12 Findlay Thomson, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Hector Patterson, 8 Tom Currie, 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Glen Young, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Bench: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Liam McConnell, 21 Magnus Bradbury, 22 Charlie Shiel, 23 Piers O’Conor.
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