FT: London Irish 21-20 Edinburgh - visitors' six-game winning run ends with Challenge Cup loss
FT: Exeter Chiefs 52-17 Glasgow Warriors - visitors blown away after break in Champions Cup tie
Emiliano Boffelli
The first scrum of the afternoon is won definitively by Edinburgh - a big statement from this new-look front row.
Emiliano Boffelli calls for his kicking tee and pulls it left of the posts.
A let-off for London Irish...
London Irish 0-0 Edinburgh
Very nearly a lightning start for Edinburgh!
A clever kick into space from Ben Vellacott finds Emiliano Boffelli, but the Argentinian winger is hauled down with the try-line beckoning.
London Irish 0-0 Edinburgh
The teams are out...
Blair Kinghorn kicks high into the sky, and Matt Rogerson safely claims it for the hosts.
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
Kick-off is imminent in west London. Who are you backing to win at home?
Thumbs up for London Irish. Thumbs down for Edinburgh.
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
Hamish Watson's rest means a rejig in the back row for Edinburgh.
Jamie Ritchie shifts to openside from his usual berth at blindside, Nick Haining slots in at 6, and Magnus Bradbury continues at the back of the scrum.
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
Meanwhile, Mike Blair makes four changes to the side that dismantled Cardiff at the weekend.
Internationals Hamish Watson and Mark Bennett are rested and left out of the squad altogether.
Adam McBurney comes in for just his second competitive appearance in place of the injured Stuart McInally, Boan Venter replaces Pierre Shoeman at loosehead, and Matt Currie starts having signed his first professional contract this week.
Image source, SNSEdinburgh's Matt Currie
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
The hosts make three changes from the team who lost to Wasps on Boxing Day.
Winger Lucio Cinti Luna, second row George Nott and number eight Albert Tuisue all start for Irish, and there is a familiar face on the wing, as Kyle Rowe starts against his former club.
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
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London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
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Exeter v Glasgow Warriors (17:30)
Later on this afternoon, Glasgow are aiming to do the double over Exeter having beaten them 22-7 at Scotstoun in December.
It could be a landmark occasion for Warriors' co-captain Ryan Wilson - he will become just the second player in Glasgow's history to make 200 appearances for the club if he comes off the bench.
Image source, SNSGlasgow's Ryan Wilson
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
We start at the Brentford Community Stadium, where London Irish take on an Edinburgh side who currently sit top of the URC and are in red-hot form.
The men from the Scottish capital are seeking a seventh consecutive win in all competitions, and will want to back up their first game in the European Challenge Cup, when they overcame Saracens in impressive fashion.
London Irish v Edinburgh (15:15)
Welcome to our coverage of this weekend's European rugby action, as both Scottish sides travel south of the border looking to continue their recent good form.