Duo return to face Connacht

Scotland captain Mike Blair and Alistair Hogg return to competitive action on Friday evening (21 March, kick off 7.30pm) for the Magners League home match against Connacht at Murrayfield.

Blair and Hogg are also joined by Simon Webster, Hugo Southwell and Craig Smith, all of whom featured during Scotland's final RBS 6 Nations match last weekend, but prop Allan Jacobsen misses out after suffering a groin injury.

Centre Nick De Luca returns to midfield action after recovering from an ankle injury while David Callam has also been handed a starting berth after a spell sidelined with a shoulder injury.

Edinburgh (v Connacht): Hugo Southwell; Simon Webster, Ben Cairns, Nick De Luca, John Houston; Phil Godman, Mike Blair; Gavin Kerr, Andrew Kelly, Craig Smith, Craig Hamilton, Ben Gissing, Allister Hogg (capt), Ross Rennie, David Callam.