Smith picked up the injury a year ago for Glasgow against Bayonne. The full-back played at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, making his debut for Scotland in 2022, against Argentina.
The match marks the first 'Emerging Scotland' fixture and forms part of the national academy pilot programme launched in September.
Emerging Scotland
15 Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors)
14 Kerr Johnston (Glasgow Warriors)
13 Ben Salmon (Glasgow Warriors)
12 Kerr Yule (Glasgow Warriors)
11 Geordie Gwynn (Ealing Trailfinders)
10 Cammy Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) VICE-CAPTAIN
9 Conor McAlpine (Edinburgh Rugby)
1 Mikey Jones (Edinburgh Rugby)
2 Harri Morris (Edinburgh Rugby)
3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty (Edinburgh Rugby)
4 Euan McVie (Edinburgh Rugby)
5 Robert Carmichael (Edinburgh Rugby)
6 Liam McConnell (Edinburgh Rugby) CAPTAIN
7 Rhys Tait (Doncaster Knights)
8 Tom Currie (Edinburgh Rugby)
Substitutes
16 Jerry Blyth-Lafferty (Edinburgh Rugby)
17 Callum Smyth (Glasgow Warriors)
18 Cairn Ramsay (Currie Chieftains)
19 Dan Halkon (Glasgow Warriors)
20 Macenzzie Duncan (Glasgow Warriors)
21 Rudi Brown (Vannes)
22 Sinjin Broad (Heriot’s Rugby)
23 Matthew Urwin (Glasgow Warriors)
24 Amena Caqusau (Glasgow Warriors)
25 Findlay Thomson (Edinburgh Rugby)
26 Nairn Moncrieff (Edinburgh Rugby)
27 Nathan Sweeney (Edinburgh Rugby