Edinburgh duo Ben Gissing and Ben Meyer will retire at the end of the season.

The New Zealand-born pair, who are 33 and 31, respectively, both joined the club in 2007.

Lock Gissing, who made 38 appearances for the club, said: "I would like to wish everyone at Edinburgh well and I've got lots of good memories of my time at the club; including beating both Leinster and Leicester in the Heineken Cup."

Scrum-half Meyer added: "I'm going back to New Zealand and I'm hoping to get involved in the professional development side of sport.

"I would either like to get involved in New Zealand's Academy of Sport or work as a professional development officer for the Super 14 or at Provincial level."