WHILE the solitary change Mike Blair has made to his Edinburgh starting fifteen for this evening’s United Rugby Championship play-off quarter-final clash against the Stormers in Cape Town was enforced by Ben Vellacott’s hip injury, the head coach stressed that the opportunity this affords Henry Pyrgos is richly deserved.
“Henry has played well for us this season and is different type of player to Ben, obviously, but someone who has real strengths to his game as well,” Blair explained. “His game management, understanding, speed to breakdown, speed to get the ball away, high rugby IQ have all been outstanding, and he has defended really well on the edges for us.
