Robinson opts to leave Blair out of Castres clash

EDINBURGH coach Andy Robinson has opted to rest captain Mike Blair for tonight’s Heineken Cup clash with Castres.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2009 - 00:00

With little chance of reaching the last eight, the Scottish side have decided to promote Greig Laidlaw to the No.9 shirt, with Blair named on the bench.

Nick de Luca does return along with Gavin Kerr, Ben Gissing and Scott Newlands.

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