Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt has made three changes for Friday's home URC match against Sharks.

The Scottish outfit edged Zebre last weekend and they have kept the majority of that line-up.

Cammy Scott replaces Ross Thompson at fly-half, while Glen Young and Tom Currie come into the back row. Liam McConnell and Connor Boyle miss out with concussion.

"Last week's win gave us a huge lift," Everitt said. "It went right to the wire but the character the group showed – and particularly some of the younger players – to see it out was incredibly pleasing.

"We're excited to give Hector [Patterson] another shot at nine – he showed last week exactly what he's capable of. Cammy [Scott] has been outstanding in training and fully deserves his opportunity to start.

"The Sharks come to Edinburgh knowing they need to win, and they'll be fired up for that. They bring genuine international experience across the park, and we know how dangerous they can be. We won't be underestimating them for a second."

Edinburgh XV to face Sharks: O'Conor, Graham, M. Tuipulotu, Thomson, Satala, Scott, Patterson; Schoeman, Ashman, O. Blyth-Lafferty, Sykes, Gilchrist, Young, Douglas, Currie.

Replacements: Richardson, Venter, Hill, Hunter-Hill, Dodd, Shiel, Thompson, Brown.