Matt Scott makes Edinburgh return ahead of 2024/25 season

Edinburgh have announced that Scotland centre Matt Scott will return to the club ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Scott already had two stints for Edinburgh between 2011 and 2016 followed by another association between 2018 and 2020 and has racked up 94 appearances combined.

He also had represented Gloucester between 2016 and 2018 during which he played 34 times and also played for Leicester Tigers between 2020 and 2024 while winning the Premiership title in 2022.

The 33-year-old made his Scotland debut in 2012 and has featured in 40 Tests for the Dark Blues.

“I feel very excited to be given the opportunity to return to Edinburgh for a third time. It will be great to lace up the boots again with some old friends as well as some new ones," he told the club's official website.

“I haven’t had the chance to play at Hive Stadium yet but, from watching it on TV, it looks like a brilliant place to play rugby. I hope to offer plenty of value to the squad having been in a Premiership winning team at Leicester, full of World Cup winners and seasoned internationals.

“I’ve learned a tremendous amount from being in that winning environment and I’m excited to add some of that to our talented squad at Edinburgh.

“The city is home for me and, having recently moved back up with my family, the opportunity to play out my final matches as a professional in my hometown is very special and I feel grateful to have been given the opportunity to do so.”