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Edinburgh v Connacht</div>
Edinburgh's ***le chances took a severe blow with 2 defeats during the Six Nations while teams around them didn't lose ground on the top, they'll be hoping for a reversal of fortunes now that the tournament is over and they're getting back to full strength.
Connacht still have an outside chance themselves of catching the Dragons for that final playoff spot but then to do so picking up wins at somewhere like Edinburgh would be a huge boost to those hopes.
Given that they haven't lost at home in the league since September Edinburgh should have enough to get the job done this evening.
Edinburgh: Chris Paterson; Andrew Turnbull, Ben Cairns, Nick De Luca, Simon Webster, Phil Godman, Mike Blair (capt), Kyle Traynor, Ross Ford, Geoff Cross, Craig Hamilton, Jim Hamilton, Scott Newlands, Alan MacDonald, Allister Hogg.
Replacements: Andrew Kelly, Gavin Kerr, Scott MacLeod, Matt Mustchin, Greig Laidlaw, David Blair, John Houston.
Connacht: T Nathan; L Bibo, G Duffy, K Matthews, F Carr; I Keatley, K Campbell; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Morris; M Swift, A Farley; A Browne, R Ofisa, J Muldoon (capt).
Replacements: A Flavin, R Loughney, D Gannon, J O'Connor; C O'Loughlin, A Dunne, M Deane.
Edinburgh v Connacht</div>
Edinburgh's ***le chances took a severe blow with 2 defeats during the Six Nations while teams around them didn't lose ground on the top, they'll be hoping for a reversal of fortunes now that the tournament is over and they're getting back to full strength.
Connacht still have an outside chance themselves of catching the Dragons for that final playoff spot but then to do so picking up wins at somewhere like Edinburgh would be a huge boost to those hopes.
Given that they haven't lost at home in the league since September Edinburgh should have enough to get the job done this evening.
Edinburgh: Chris Paterson; Andrew Turnbull, Ben Cairns, Nick De Luca, Simon Webster, Phil Godman, Mike Blair (capt), Kyle Traynor, Ross Ford, Geoff Cross, Craig Hamilton, Jim Hamilton, Scott Newlands, Alan MacDonald, Allister Hogg.
Replacements: Andrew Kelly, Gavin Kerr, Scott MacLeod, Matt Mustchin, Greig Laidlaw, David Blair, John Houston.
Connacht: T Nathan; L Bibo, G Duffy, K Matthews, F Carr; I Keatley, K Campbell; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Morris; M Swift, A Farley; A Browne, R Ofisa, J Muldoon (capt).
Replacements: A Flavin, R Loughney, D Gannon, J O'Connor; C O'Loughlin, A Dunne, M Deane.
