ALASDAIR DICKINSON has extended his contract with Edinburgh Rugby until 2016.
The 30-times capped Scotland internationalist had rejoined the club on a one-year deal in May, having left for the English Premiership in 2007 to enjoy spells at Gloucester and Sale Sharks.
He said today: “I’m delighted to extend my time here at Edinburgh Rugby. It’s my home club.â€
Dickinson returns from last week’s rotated rest break to start tomorrow’s deciding leg of the 1872 Cup derby against Glasgow at Scotstoun (kick-off 6.05pm) with Wicus Blaauw moving to the replacements’ bench.
Edinburgh are seeking to reverse the 20-16 Boxing Day defeat at Murrayfield, with a five-point win needed to secure the aggregate advantage required to take the silverware back along the M8.
Edinburgh: 15 Jack Cuthbert; 14 Dougie Fife; 13 Nick De Luca; 12 Ben Atiga; 11 Tom Brown; 10 Greig Tonks; 9 Greig Laidlaw (captain); 1 Alasdair Dickinson; 2 Ross Ford; 3 Willem Nel; 4 Grant Gilchrist; 5 Ollie Atkins; 6 Cornell Du Preez; 7 Roddy Grant; 8 David Denton.
Substitutes: 16 Aleki Lutui; 17 Wicus Blaauw; 18 Geoff Cross; 19 Izak van der Westhuizen; 20 Mike Coman; 21 Grayson Hart; 22 Tony Fenner; 23 Sam Beard.
Glasgow: 15 Stuart Hogg; 14 Sean Maitland; 13 Byron McGuigan; 12 Alex Dunbar; 11 Sean Lamont; 10 Ruaridh Jackson; 9 Henry Pyrgos; 1 Ryan Grant; 2 Dougie Hall; 3 Ed Kalman; 4 Tim Swinson; 5 Tom Ryder; 6 Rob Harley; 7 Chris Fusaro (captain); 8 Josh Strauss; 16 Pat MacArthur; 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa; 18 Jon Welsh; 19 Leone Nakarawa; 20 James Eddie; 21 Ryan Wilson; 22 Niko Matawalu; 23 Duncan Weir.
Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/23007005
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