Douglas in line for Edinburgh debut against Benetton

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt has named several Scotland internationals who featured during the recent Autumn Nations Series in his side to face Benetton in the URC on Saturday.

The likes of Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman and Jamie Ritchie all start in the forward pack, while Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe line up as the capital side's wingers.

Freddy Douglas - who became Scotland's youngest male player since 1963 against Portugal - could make his first Edinburgh appearance off the bench, and Sam Skinner is also among the replacements after injury.

Edinburgh lost their most recent league outing - against Ospreys last month - and sit 10th in the URC table.

"It's great to be back to URC action, playing in front of our fans at Hive Stadium," Everitt said. "It has felt like a while, and it's brilliant to be back with all of our Scotland internationals available for selection.

"Our recent matches against Benetton have been tight affairs, and I'm expecting another big test against them on Saturday night."

Edinburgh XV against Benetton: Goosen, Graham, Currie, Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe, Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Ashman, Hill, Sykes, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Muncaster, Bradbury.

Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Rae, Skinner, Douglas, Vellacott, Healy, McCann.