Driver on the mend

Last updated : 03 July 2010 By TwoTonTed
Andrew Driver has returned to Edinburgh following successful surgery on his knee problem in Sweden. The 22-year-old winger went under the knife this week in a bid to recover from the tendonitis which blighted his 2009-10 season. He will now start his recovery programme under the supervision of the club's medical staff, meaning he will not join the pre-season trip to Italy. Manager Jim Jefferies ploans to take around 25 players to his favoured Tuscan resort of Il Ciocco next Saturday for a seven-day stay.

Assistant manager Billy Brown said: "The operation was a success and the surgeon was quite happy with the way everything went. Andrew will now get on with his rehab and that means he won't be in Italy with the rest of the players. He will stay here in Edinburgh and work on his rehabilitation. He's a generally fit boy and he'll be working hard to get back for the start of the season."