Moffat targets Edinburgh glory

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The 52-year-old has been assistant coach for the last three seasons and takes over the reins from Andy Robinson, who quit for the Scotland job.

He said: "I'm really pleased to have been given the opportunity to take Edinburgh forward."

He added: "The squad has made a lot of progress over the past two seasons with back-to-back record finishes in the Magners League.

"But the main aim for next season will be to improve upon those achievements and take the development on to the next level.

"The squad is bursting with quality and potential and I'm really excited about what we can achieve together."

Moffat has more than 10 years' coaching experience in the professional game and guided Scotland A to the 2008 Churchill Cup final.

He also enjoyed coaching success at Melrose during the early 1990s and was previously assistant coach at the Borders and Glasgow.

Edinburgh chief executive Nic Cartwright backed the new head coach to achieve success and says Moffat was the stand-out candidate.

He said: "We were very impressed with the overall calibre of applicants for the head coach role and Rob was the strongest candidate and our number one choice."