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Matt Scott to reach milestone after third Edinburgh stint

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Edinburgh centre Matt Scott celebrates on the final whistle after the Heineken Cup Quarter Final between Edinburgh and Toulouse at Murrayfield Stadium on April 7, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Matt Scott will make his 100th appearance for Edinburgh as they go in search of a third consecutive United Rugby Championship victory away to Ospreys on Saturday.

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The 34-year-old centre is in his third spell with the side from the Scottish capital after returning north from Leicester in the summer.

Scott returns to the number 12 jersey as one of seven changes to the side that started last weekend’s 27-8 home victory over Cardiff.

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“I’m very happy for Matt and his achievement,” head coach Sean Everitt told the Edinburgh website. “He’s a proud Edinburgh man and embodies everything we want to see in this team, bringing physicality and determination every time he takes to the field.”

Harry Paterson comes in at full-back for his first appearance of the season after injury but his fellow Scotland internationals Darcy Graham, Grant Gilchrist, Ali Price and Pierre Schoeman miss out due to rest protocols as Edinburgh bid to continue their recent resurgence after losing their opening three matches.

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“We know it will be a tough match this weekend,” said Everitt. “Ospreys are good at home and will come after us, so we know what to expect.”

Edinburgh: Harry Paterson, Wes Goosen, Matt Currie, Matt Scott, Duhan van der Merwe, Ross Thompson, Ben Vellacott (captain), Boan Venter, Ewan Ashman, D’arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Jamie Hodgson, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Ben Muncaster

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Replacements: Dave Cherry, Angus Williams, Paul Hill, Glen Young, Luke Crosbie, Charlie Shiel, Ben Healy, Mosese Tuipulotu

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The England attack was as expected, ie fairly ineffective, per last week. Smith is the exception. His magic was behind almost everything England did on attack. While it's great for England to have a player like this, the question is what will happen when an opponent targets him to minimize his impact. Can England win a game with their Plan B? We saw what happened in the 2019 RWC final when the Boks shut down George Ford.


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