Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors: Five changes to home side for 1872 Cup derby
The pair are among five changes in the home side’s starting XV. Ritchie comes in at openside flanker, with Magnus Bradbury dropping to the bench, while Graham starts on the wing in place of Jack Blain who is not included in the match-day 23.
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Hide AdThe other changes see Henry Pyrgos selected at scrum-half, with Charlie Shiel dropping out, and props Pierre Schoeman (loosehead) and WP Nel (tighthead) picked to start ahead of Rory Sutherland and Simon Berghan who are named among the replacements.
Glasgow Warriors are due to name their team later on Friday.
Edinburgh team (v Glasgow Warriors, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Saturday, 3pm)
15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Darcy Graham
13. Mark Bennett
12. Chris Dean
11. Duhan van der Merwe
10. Jaco van der Walt
9. Henry Pyrgos
1. Pierre Schoeman
2. Stuart McInally
3. WP Nel
4. Ben Toolis
5. Jamie Hodgson
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. Hamish Watson
8. Viliame Mata
Substitutes:
16. Mike Willemse
17. Rory Sutherland
18. Simon Berghan
19. Andries Ferreira
20. Magnus Bradbury
21. Nic Groom
22. Nathan Chamberlain
23. James Johnstone
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