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Sean Everitt backs Edinburgh to cover for Scotland absentees against Scarlets
By PA
Sean Everitt has called on Edinburgh to overcome the absence of a raft of Scotland internationals and maintain their recent momentum away to Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
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The men from the Scottish capital head to Wales in upbeat mood after defeating Glasgow in the league and then Vannes and Black Lion in the Challenge Cup.
Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, Dave Cherry, Grant Gilchrist, Marshall Sykes, Jamie Ritchie, Duhan van der Merwe, Darcy Graham and Luke Crosbie, who is carrying a back injury, are all unavailable as they gear up for the start of the Guinness Six Nations with Scotland.
Matt Currie and Patrick Harrison are the only players named in Gregor Townsend’s initial 37-man squad for the championship who will feature for Edinburgh this weekend.
Harry Paterson, Ben Healy, Ali Price, Hamish Watson and Sam Skinner – all of whom missed out on a national team call-up – also start for Everitt’s side in Llanelli.
“This is a really important match with such a tightly contested log,” Everitt told the Edinburgh website. “Every team in this competition is so competitive and we know that it’s going to be a battle in Llanelli.
“Scarlets are a team we have a huge amount of respect for and they’ve been really strong at home.
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“However we’re starting to build a bit of momentum with three wins on the bounce and we go into the match with plenty of confidence.”
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