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David Barnes

Bennett hoping to celebrate Edinburgh contract with 1872 Cup win over Glasgow Warriors

Bennett hoping to celebrate Edinburgh contract with 1872 Cup win over Glasgow Warriors

MARK Bennett has a golden opportunity to celebrate his latest contract extension with Edinburgh in style, by helping guide the capital side to glory over former club Glasgow Warriors in Saturday’s high-stakes 1872 Cup clash at Murrayfield.

The 29-year-old centre made the switch eastward along the M8 in 2017 after being deemed surplus to requirements by former Scotstoun head coach Dave Rennie – but a combination of injury, his own form and Edinburgh’s limited game-plan under Richard Cockerill means he has unfinished business to take care of in terms of really showing his old club what a mistake they made in letting him go.

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