Mike Coman takes Edinburgh reins in echo of Todd Blackadder’s rule

Alan Solomons, the Edinburgh head coach, has ignored criticism of his international signing policy and appointed Mike Coman, one of his imports, as club captain, with Grant Gilchrist, who led Scotland on their summer tour, as his deputy.

“Everybody who plays for Edinburgh, is just a member of Edinburgh; I don’t draw any distinction, I won’t discriminate in any way,” Solomons said.

“As far as the team is concerned they are all Edinburgh players, though that does not impact in any way on our vision to build a sustainable club by developing indigenous talent.

”In many ways, the decision to…

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