Edinburgh vs Brive Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Edinburgh vs Brive taking place? Edinburgh vs Brive will take place on Friday 21st January, 2022 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Edinburgh vs Brive taking place? Edinburgh vs Brive will take place at DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh
Where can I get tickets for Edinburgh vs Brive? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Edinburgh vs Brive on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Edinburgh vs Brive
Where can I stream Edinburgh vs Brive? If Edinburgh vs Brive is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Cammy Hutchison, 11 Freddie Owsley, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Mesulame Kunavula, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Glen Young, 3 Angus Williams, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre SchoemanReplacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Harrison Courtney, 18 WP Nel, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Henry Immelman
Brive: 15 Thomas Laranjeira (c), 14 Valentin Tirefort, 13 Guillaume Galletier, 12 Sevanaia Galala, 11 Pierre Tournebize, 10 Tedo Abzhandadze, 9 Enzo Sanga, 8 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 7 Otari Giorgadze, 6 Steevy Cerqueira, 5 Andrés Zafra Tarazona, 4 Victor Lebas, 3 Pietro Ceccareli, 2 Vano Karkadze, 1 Hayden Thompson-Stringer
Replacements: 16 Thomas Acquier, 17 Cody Thomas, 18 Soso Bekoshvili, 19 Tevita Ratuva, 20 Esteban Abadie, 21 Paul Abadie, 22 Tanguy Lacoste, 23 Axel Muller
THE PREDICTION
Edinburgh had their impressive winning run snapped at six across all competitions in a desperately close 21-20 loss at London Irish last weekend. They are still well within a shout of qualifying from Pool C with the two Top 14 sides left to face and Saracens seemingly disinterested so far. Travelling Brive are in for a rough ride despite snapping their four-match losing streak with a 33-25 victory at home to Pau in the Challenge Cup last Friday. They have lost each of their eight away matches this season across all competitions and find the URC leaders in fine form. The hosts will be fairly confident that the long trip north will be an ultimately thankless task for their visitors, with Edinburgh well capable of covering around -15 in victory here.
