'World-class' wing Graham extends Edinburgh stay

Graham is Edinburgh's third top scorer behind Duhan van der Merwe and Tim Visser

Edinburgh have secured "world-class" Scotland winger Darcy Graham on a new three-year contract, keeping him in the capital until 2027.

Graham has been in fine form over the past two seasons for both country and club, climbing the all-time try-scoring charts for Scotland to joint second.

"Darcy is box office," Edinburgh senior coach Sean Everitt said.

"He's a world-class talent who can change a game at the drop of a hat. We've seen that for both Edinburgh and Scotland through the years.

"It's brilliant that we've managed to re-sign him on a new long-term deal. Darcy is a guy who just loves to play the game of rugby and I think that, being here in Edinburgh, surrounded by his team-mates, friends and family, suits him to a tee."

Graham made his Edinburgh debut in December 2017 and, in less than a year, was featuring for Scotland.

He has gone on to score 34 tries in 64 appearances for Edinburgh. His 24 Scotland tries puts him level with Ian Smith and Tony Stanger, three behind Stuart Hogg.

On his new contract, Graham said: "I'm hugely excited. It's been my boyhood dream to play for Edinburgh. I grew up an hour down the road, joined straight from U20s and I've been here a good while now.

"I did have other offers, but this is home and, after speaking with Sean, he really sold me on his plans for the club."