Everitt's 'defining' match & could Russell miss out on Lions tour? published at 19:05 1 May

BBC Sport Scotland rugby reporter Andy Burke has been answering some of your questions.
Alan asked: Finn Russell will not be selected for the upcoming Lions tour of Australia. Discuss.
Andy answered: Up until a couple of weeks ago, I would have dismissed the suggestion of Russell missing out on the Lions tour as ridiculous. Now there's a part of me that's a little nervous for him before Thursday's squad announcement.
That doubt stems almost entirely from the appointment of Johnny Sexton to the Lions coaching staff.
Even when it was rumoured a couple of months back, I could not see a coaching rookie like Sexton - incredible player though he was - getting a gig on the biggest stage with so little experience.
The Ireland legend is no fan of Russell. He went public with it in his autobiography, suggesting Russell being "the darling of the media" was why the Scotland fly-half was selected ahead of Sexton for the 2021 Lions tour. In a newspaper interview in October, Sexton dismissed Russell as "flashy".
Will Sexton be able to set his issues with Russell to one side for the good of the Lions? Does Andy Farrell share Sexton's views on the Bath 10?
I still think Russell will tour, but I do have a nagging fear that did not exist before Sexton's appointment. If he does miss out, Scottish rugby will explode.
Roy asked: How influential will Edinburgh's result against Bath be with regard to the future of the head coach, given that the URC campaign seems to be slipping away again?
Andy answered: This is a huge, potentially defining game for Sean Everitt.
Victory over England's leading club and reaching a European final would bring much validation to Everitt's assertions that this is an Edinburgh team moving forward.
If they lose the semi-final and then fail to reach the URC play-offs for the second year running on his watch, it would be hard to make a case for the head coach remaining in post.
The hope comes from the fact Edinburgh tend to bring out their best stuff against the biggest teams. It's against the teams they are expected to beat that they often fall down.
Let's hope we see an Edinburgh side at their best at Hive Stadium on Saturday. They'll need to be.