Scotland cap available again after vertigo - good news for Edinburgh Euro campaign

Currie, capped four times, has not played this season after developing the condition in the summer. The symptoms emerged during a pre-season training camp in London, with Edinburgh saying it was not concussion-related.

Will Jordan, the All Blacks full-back, was ruled out for eight months with vertigo in 2023 and Edinburgh feared Currie might be out for a similar length of time but there was good news on Tuesday.

“He is fit and available for selection this weekend,” said Stevie Lawrie, the Edinburgh assistant coach. “We're pleased for him that he's turned the corner, because it's been a funny sort of injury for him, and it's one of those ones, how long is a piece of string? It just takes time.”

Currie, 24, has had a tough time of it in recent months. He had to pull out of Scotland’s summer tour due to a hamstring injury and then developed dizziness symptoms. “We're pleased that he's back in a good spot,” added Lawrie.

‘Showed maturity’

Edinburgh are looking to back up their impressive Champions Cup win over Toulon last Sunday by taking another French scalp. Liam McConnell was awarded player of the match for his performance in the 33-20 win and Lawrie has been delighted with the flanker's progress.

The coach was particularly pleased that he didn’t react to provocation from Toulon captain David Ribbans who hit out at McConnell during the second half and was rightly sin-binned. Edinburgh scored from a subsequent scrum against Toulon’s seven-man pack when they were awarded a penalty try which proved to be a key moment.

“He showed maturity,” said Lawrie. “That yellow card was a big moment. I was pleased with how we then didn't let them off the hook and we really went to work on our power game, which was great, but that happened because of the pressure he put on them. He gets a push in the face, he doesn't respond or do anything silly, he just looks at the touch judge and goes, ‘you can't do that’.”

McConnell is only 21 but won his first Scotland cap in the autumn against the United States and is developing into an important player for the club. He is one of a handful of young forwards coming through at Edinburgh.

“These guys - I'm talking about Liam, I'm talking about Freddy Douglas, Ollie and Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, Tom Currie - all these boys are coming into this pack, and they're not happy with mediocrity, they want to get better every single day, and for me, that's exciting, and I think it's also really important that they continue to do that for a step change for the mindset of Edinburgh," added Lawrie, who is the club's forwards coach.

“I look at these young boys and I get a good vibe. Liam is a guy who turns up every day, takes no nonsense, happy to call out senior players in meetings, knows exactly where he wants to go, and moreover, last year, he spent a lot of time with Jamie Ritchie.

“He knew Jamie was moving on [to Perpignan], and he looked at what Jamie's strengths were for us within our game model, whether it be tap the high ball back, or jackling. If he just continues with his approach and his diligence, I think he's a massive prospect.”

Meanwhile, Harry Paterson has been ruled out of the game against Castres with a hamstring injury.