Ben Cairns return for Edinburgh

After over a year on the sidelines, welcome Ben Cairs back in their starting line-up for the reception of Racing Metro tomorrow.
The centre’s will be part of a reshuffled back line as Michael Bradley’s side is preparing to face for the Scottish derby next week RaboDirectPro 12.
After three defeats in as many games, the Scots have no chances of making the quarter-finals.
Full-back Greig Tonks is the only reselected back from the team who lost against the French in last week as Lee Jones and Dougie Fife come in for the injured Tom Brown and Tim Visser on the wings.
Piers Francis has been handed his first start at stand-off after a competent debut off the bench in Paris last weekend and will partner in-bound -half Chris Leck.
The change comes in the pack as Robert McAlpine replaces Sean Cox to join forces with his former Scotland age-grade colleague, Grant Gilchrist, in the second-row.
Edinburgh: Tonks; Jones, Cairns, Atiga, Fife; Francis, Leck; Yapp, Ford, Cross; McAlpine, Gilchrist; McInally, Grant, Talei.
Replacements: Titterrell, Jacobsen, Nel, Parker, Basilaia, Rees, Hunter, Visser.

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