The 33-year-old Fraser McKenzie hangs up his boots following a 15-year career that included the lock making 119 appearances for Edinburgh.
Fijian international prop Lee-Roy Atalifo makes his Edinburgh Rugby debut as the capital club host Cardiff Blues.
Jack Blain makes his first home start for the club as Edinburgh Rugby face Connacht at BT Murrayfield in Round 3 of the Guinness PRO14 this Sunday.
The past decade has seen the Scottish club shifting from extreme to extreme and back again - and they now appear to be going places again under Richard Cockerill.
Richard Cockerill knows his Edinburgh side face a stern examination when they take on reigning champions Leinster but believes they can follow up last weekend’s victory over Cardiff Blues with another away scalp.
Playing rugby professionally wasn't on the mind of Murray Douglas when he landed in Melbourne in 2014, so his route into Super Rugby reads like a Roy of the Rovers story.
The Southern Kings scored two tries in two minutes to record a sensational come-from-behind win over Edinburgh in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Edinburgh's Magnus Bradbury has been stripped of the club captaincy it has emerged.
