All eyes will be on Edinburgh on Saturday, with four of five BT Premiership matches taking place in the capital and a chance for one club to make history.

At Goldenacre, league leaders Heriot’s will look to turnover defending champions Melrose in their fourth defence of the Bill McLaren Shield.

A win here would see them become the second team – only to Ayr, who held it from 6 October 2012 to 21 March 2013 – to win an engraving on the trophy that is played in honour of the legendary broadcaster.

Heriot’s Head Coach, Phil Smith, said: “Our last match with Melrose, which finished 43-44, nearly saw our coach Stevie Lawrie faint, when our defence decided to stand down for the day.

“Things have moved on and it looks like both teams have upgraded their defence while maintaining an attacking flair that has seen a lot of points scored.

Tomorrow there is also the added incentive of the Bill McLaren Shield up for grabs.”

At the opposite end of the table, the bottom two teams, Edinburgh Accies and Glasgow Hawks, go head-to-head at Raeburn Place. These games kick-off at 2pm.

The remainder of the capital ties will be played at 3pm and will see Currie welcome Ayr to Malleny Park, while Gala travel to Meggetland to play Boroughmuir.

Stirling County complete round 16’s fixtures at Bridgehaugh, in a match against Hawick at 3pm.

Released from the pro-teams this week are Russell Weir (Heriot’s), Jamie Farndale (Edinburgh Accies) Fraser Lyle (Stirling County), James Downey, Tom Ryder (both Currie), Murray McConnell and Will Bordill (both Ayr).

BT Premiership - Round 16
Heriot’s v Melrose, Goldenacre, 2pm

Heriot’s team: Keith Buchan; Charlie Simpson, Liam Steele, Rory Carmichael, Harry Boisseau; Stuart Edwards, Graham Wilson; Nathan Borel, Stewart Mustard, Struan Cessford, Russell Nimmo, Jack Turley CAPTAIN, Daniel Levison, Jack McLean and Jason Hill.
Replacements: David McGregor, JP Ward, Ken MacKenzie, Russell Weir (Scotland 7s) and Gregor McNeish.

Melrose team: Fraser Thomson CAPTAIN; Tito Mua, Tom Galbraith, Andrew Nagle, Callum Anderson; Richard Mill, Bruce Colvine; Nick Beavon, Richard Ferguson, Ewan McQuillin, James Head, Lewis Carmichael, Neil Irvine-Hess, Hugh Blake and Graeme Dodds.
Replacements: Cameron MacKay, Nicky Little, Grant Runciman, Murdo McAndrew and Joe Helps.

Edinburgh Accies v Glasgow Hawks, Raeburn Place, 2pm

Edinburgh Accies team: Ruairidh Young; Jamie Farndale (Edinburgh Rugby), Jack Marples, Robert Wilson, Callum Ramm; Alex Glashan, Ryan Godsmark; Liam Launders, Michael Liness, Lewis Niven, Greg Campbell CAPTAIN, Ed Stuart, Ronan Seydak, Jamie Sole and Robin Snape.
Replacements: David Bates, Duncan Morrison, Jamie McCarthy, James Munro, Matt Couper.

Glasgow Hawks team: Jack Steele; Erlend Oag, Neil Herron, David Milne, Paul Ramsay; George Horne, Paddy Boyer; Gary Strain CAPTAIN, Jack McFarlane, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Andrew Davidson, Andrew Kirkland, Finlay Gillies and Tommy Spinks.
Replacements: Steven Findlay, Brendan Cullinane, Stephen Leckie, Mateusz Bartoszek and Andrew Fleming.

Stirling County v Hawick, Bridgehaugh, 3pm

Stirling County team: Joff Hope; Archie Russell, Danny Gilmour, Josh Brogan; Fraser Lyle (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Black; Jamie Bhatti, Reyner Kennedy, Gary Mountford CAPTAIN, Ed Howgate, Ruairidh Leishman, Struan Robertson, Shaun McDonald and Lewis Wynne.
Replacements: Cameron Fenton, Colin Hutton or Billy Dineen, Stevie Neil, Matt Smith and Cameron Hughes.

Hawick team: Lee Armstrong; Nikki Walker, John Coutts, Scott McLeod, Neil Renwick; Rory Hutton, Greg Cottrell; Shawn Muir, Ross Graham, Matt Landels, Mike McKee, Bruce McNeil, Nick McTaggart, Ross Gibson and Keith Davies CAPTAIN.
Replacements: Lindsay Gibson, William Blacklock, Michael Robertson, Sean Goodfellow and Matty Douglas.

Currie v Ayr, Malleny Park, 3pm

Currie team: Harvey Elms; Robbie Nairn, Joe Reynolds, James Downey (Glasgow Warriors), Ruaridh Smith; James Semple, Richard Snedden; John Cox, Matt Goodwin, Graeme Carson, Romain Denonain, Tom Ryder (Glasgow Warriors), Travis Brooke, Malcolm Peacock and Ross Weston CAPTAIN.
Replacements: Alistair Hamilton, Mike Erskine, Jamie Gray, Mike Vernel and Matt McPhillips.

Ayr team: Grant Anderson; Richard Dalgleish, Dean Kelbrick CAPTAIN, Craig Gossman; Ross Curle, Murray McConnell (Glasgow Warriors); George Hunter, Fergus Scott, Fraser Watt, Robert McAlpine, Scott Sutherland, Callum Templeton, Will Bordill (Glasgow Warriors) and Graham Fisken.
Replacements: James Malcolm, Stuart Fenwick, Blair McPherson, David Armstrong and Danny McCluskey.

Boroughmuir v Gala, Meggetland, 3pm

Boroughmuir team: Craig Marshall; Grant McConnell, Sep Visser, David Reekie, Jordan Edmunds; Chris Laidlaw, Jonny Adams; Robbie Wilson, Jonny Latta, Dan O’Connell, Trent Sutton, Adam Best, Andy Rose, Mike Entwhistle and Iain Moody CAPTAIN.
Replacements: Stuart Clark, Angus Wallace, Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby), Sam Johnson and Chris Hardie.

Gala team: Ruairi Howarth; Graeme Speirs, Chris Auld, Ewan Scott, Grant Sommerville; Rex Jeffrey, George Graham CAPTAIN; Luke Pettie, Russell Anderson, Ewan Johnstone, Craig Borthwick, Chris Weir, Gary Graham, Scott Wilkinson and Ewan Dods.
Replacements: Callum McIntosh, Gary Robertson, Opeta Palepoi, Alan Emond and Craig Dods.