Per Offside Line article a 9 and perhaps another back row still to be added
https://theoffsideline.com/cockerill-pl ... il-lennon/“I’ll continue to discuss with my bosses around if that’s a possibility. If the right player is available and we can make it work financially we’ll go into the market-place and try and improve that position. If not, we’ve got Fowles and Kennedy, and young Charlie Shiel who’s gone on tour, so we crack on,” he said.
“We’re always looking to find good players. We haven’t replaced Sam Hidalgo-Clyne yet which we’re still looking to do, and we’ll always try to strengthen our squad if the players are available and the money is available. I’ll always be going to the Board if the right player comes up that I think will be good for the team.”
One new signing for Edinburgh which is already in the bag for Edinburgh is back-rower Senitiki Nayalo, who was unveiled last week as a new recruit from London Irish on a two-year contract – but Cockerill warned that the Fijian should not be regarded as direct stand-in for the injured John Barclay.
“He’s more of a project player – a very big, raw Fijian who adds a bit of ballast to our ball carry. But we’ll probably go into the market-place [again] to see what’s out there and see if we can bolster that back-row. With Cornell Du Preez and John Hardie leaving who played a lot for us last year, we might need that little bit of cover, so we’ll see what’s out there.”
Also apparently John Hardie is back in town had back surgery at Spire Murrayfield this week, still an SRU employee?