Edinburgh flanker Hamish Watson is forced off, with Luke Crosbie on in his place.

Not sure what that was for. Some suggestion of a dislocated finger, although the Scotland open-side did take a heavy thump to the ground in the tackle.

Worrying times for Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend, watching from the stands.

Montpellier lose the ball in contact and Bill Mata picks it up. The number eight sets off on a rumble but popping out a one-handed offload with his right hand.

It goes to ground but Edinburgh continue to attack and they're up towards the Montpellier 22.

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Former Scotland international on BBC Radio Scotland

That attack came to nothing but Edinburgh are still under pressure, with a scrum 5m from their own line.

Cracking scrum from the Scottish side, who win a penalty as Montpellier are pinged for collapsing.

Edinburgh clear their lines but it's Montpellier back in possession, inside the hosts' half.

Suddenly there's a skirmish between the two sets of players, which seems to have been sparked by an attempted high tackle by Bill Mata on Jacques Du Plessis.

Referee JP Doyle settles for a penalty, and it's the visitors kicking to touch and launching a line-out drive...

Montpellier starting to show signs of life. Fly-half Johan Goosen sets off on an arcing run, drawing the Edinburgh defence onto him before slipping through a deft left-footed kick that has the hosts back-pedalling.

Scrum to Edinburgh inside their own 22...

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Former Scotland prop on BBC Radio Scotland

Another run from Duhan van der Mewre takes Edinburgh deep into Montpellier territory, and the visitors infringe again.

Meat and drink to Jaco van der Walt. All going to plan so far.

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Clever offload from Bill Mata in midfield, and centre Chris Dean, called up to the Scotland squad for the first time this week, continues the move with a weaving run.

Unfortunately the support is not there quick enough, and Montpellier hooker Bismarck Du Plessis turns it over at the ruck. But a terrific counter-ruck from Jamie Ritchie brings Edinburgh a scrum.

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Former Scotland international on BBC Radio Scotland

Stuart McInally finds Grant Gilchrist with his line-out throw, and Edinburgh are pressing closer and closer, inside the Montpellier 22.

Eventually lock Jacques Du Plessis falls offside at a ruck, and Jaco van der Walt has a chance to land the first points of the game.

The South African fly-half makes no mistake.

Suddenly a kick doesn't go to hand, and falls loose for Edinburgh wing Duhan van der Merwe, who gets a chance to stretch his legs down the left flank with a burst of speed.

Edinburgh win a penalty, kick it to the left corner...

Edinburgh kicked the penalty to touch and took the line-out, but they didn't get far with the subsequent attack.

Lots of box-kicking from both sides, a very cagey opening.

Peter Wright
Former Scotland prop on BBC Radio Scotland

Edinburgh try to disrupt the Montpellier scrum and the visitors end up knocking on.

Another scrum, this time to Edinburgh, and this time the hosts get a penalty.

Bill Mata makes yards with a carry from the base of the scrum before Henry Pyrgos launches a box-kick.

Moments later Mata fails to gather a return kick and it's a scrum to Montpellier.

Montpellier go through a few phases in the opening salvo before right wing Timoci Nagusa knocks on as Edinburgh's defence holds firm.

Scrum to Edinburgh.

Montpellier get us under way...

A quick reminder of the two teams before we get under way at Murrayfield.

Edinburgh: 15. Blair Kinghorn, 14. Darcy Graham, 13. James Johnstone, 12. Chris Dean, 11. Duhan Van Der Merwe, 10. Jaco van der Walt, 9. Henry Pyrgos.

1. Pierre Schoeman, 2. Stuart McInally (capt), 3. WP Nel, 4. Ben Toolis, 5. Grant Gilchrist, 6. Jamie Ritchie, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Viliame Mata.

Replacements: 16. David Cherry, 17. Allan Dell, 18. Simon Berghan, 19. Fraser McKenzie, 20. Luke Crosbie, 21. Nathan Fowles, 22. Simon Hickey, 23. Juan Pablo Socino,

Montpellier: 15. Frans Steyn, 14. Timoci Nagusa, 13. Arthur Vincent, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Henry Immelman, 10. Johan Goosen, 9. Ruan Pienaar,

1. Grégory Fichten, 2. Bismarck Du Plessis, 3. Jannie Du Plessis, 4. Nico Janse van Rensburg, 5. Jacques Du Plessis, 6. Fulgence Ouedraogo, 7. Yacouba Camara, 8. Louis Picamoles (capt).

Replacements: 16. Vincent Giudicelli, 17. Usha Tcheisvhili, 18. Levan Chilachava, 19. Kelian Galletier, 20. Yvan Reilhac, 21. Benoit Paillaugue, 22. Vincent Martin, 23. Paul Willemse,

Referee: JP Doyle (England)

While 'Bill' Mata is one of 10 internationals in the home team, the other nine were were named in Scotland's Six Nations squad earlier this week, with two more on the bench.

Montpellier also boast 10 internationals, six of them Springboks, including full-back Frans Steyn, and scrum-half Ruan Pienaar. Indeed the visitors have nine South African players in their starting XV overall.

They boast an all-French international back row, but this team has far more of the 'biltong' than the 'boeuf' about it.

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