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REPLACEMENTS: George Turner Jamie Bhatti Zander Fagerson Richie Gray Josh Strauss Greig Laidlaw Adam Hastings (Pete Horne if Russell unfit) Pete Horne (Tommy Seymour if Russell unfit) RATIONALE: - All-Edinburgh tight five - 'Zagerson', Bhatti, Richie Gray and Strauss bench impact options - Gary Graham impressed; brings abrasiveness to blindside - McInally key at breakdown; Turner returns to give impact option - Ritchie important, nailed-on starter - Bradbury ball-carrier unafraid to hit each ruck - George Horne brings dynamism and control - Laidlaw can steady the late stages à la Dan Biggar - Russell key, but Hastings starts if Russell injured. A 10 must start at 10 - Johnson key operator at 12 - G Horne, Hastings/Russell, Johnson have all played well alongside each other at club level - Russell also played with Maitland and Bennett at club level - Bennett is a proper 13 - penetrative while strong in defence - Bennett covers the wing if wing injured; P Horne to 12, Johnson to 13 - Pete Horne is a 12, pure and simple (and a good one at that); he covers 10 if Hastings starts, but he's really a 12 - Bennett, D Graham and Kinghorn have all played together at club level - D Graham has impressed and offers more than an out-of-form Tommy Seymour - Kinghorn our only real full-back option with Hogg out