Cockerill banking on home comforts

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EDINBURGH’S rocky start to the season will not be helped by 17 players being unavailable due to injury or international selection, but coach Richard Cockerill insists home advantage can get his side up and running.
After defeats to Ospreys and Munster in the opening two rounds of the competition, the international window comes at a bad time for Cockerill.
Matt Gordon, Lee Roy Atalifo, Luke Crosbie, Viliame Mata, Grant Gilchrist, Damien Hoyland, Fraser McKenzie are all injured, while Edinburgh’s back three trio of Darcy Graham, ...

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