Tag: BT National League

Stewart's Melville defeat Selkirk in exciting encounter at InverleithThe game began with an exchange off the boot, the rugby ball remained largely in the air for the opening few minutes before Selkirk took the...

Dundee hold on at Inverleith.From the sublime of Friday night to the less sublime of Saturday afternoon saw Stewarts-Melville battle back from a 21-point deficit to gain a losing bonus point against Dundee. Eleventeen...

Another fine win for Stew-Mel at home.Kelso were the latest visitors to suffer from one of Stewarts-Melville’s late-season home performances as they were beaten in Saturday’s match at Inverleith, having come from behind to...

“A Damn Close Run Thing”* at Inverleith as Dundee hold on for a narrow winThe BT National League resumed hostilities at a breezy Inverleith as second place Dundee HSFP made the trip South to...

Watsonians stay on top with win at InverleithFor parts of Saturday’s Edinburgh derby at Inverleith, the casual observer would have wondered which of Watsonians and Stewarts-Melville were leading the BT National League’s Division 1...

Stew-Mel get back to Winning WaysAfter a two-from-two start to the season Stewarts-Melville suffered a string of five defeats in a row to leave them second bottom of the BT National League’s second division...

Stew-Mel lose fourth in a row to Jed-Forest.Despite winning the first two matches of the current season, a raft of injuries means that Stew-Mel have slumped to four consecutive losses in the National League...

Bonus point win for ‘Sonians at Myreside.With both teams having lost their matches the week before, a bit of pride was at stake in the latest BT National League Edinburgh Derby to be played...

Accies get their season off the ground at InverleithPlaying all of 0.9 miles away from home, Edinburgh Accies ‘travelled’ to Stewart-Melville’s home ground at Inverleith for their third round match in the BT National...

‘Sonians top the table following win over AcciesThis could be the make or break year for Watsonians as the Myreside team have been there or thereabouts at the top of the National League Div....

 Image courtesy of Neil Kennedy (Hasbeanz)International RugbyAll three Scotland representative sides were beaten by their English counterparts over the weekend with the U20’s playing a traditional ‘game of two halves’, the women puting up...

Rugby Round upProfessional RugbyAs reported elsewhere, Edinburgh lost 20-17 to Ulster on Friday night, despite the Irish side finishing the match with 13 men. Leading until the 51st minute, the home side were then...

A mixed week for Edinburgh’s teams saw some big wins, some narrow defeats and the traditional postponement due to an unplayable pitch at Currie.Edinburgh RugbyEdinburgh scored four tries against Bordeaux on Friday night (full report in...

Stew Mel hammer Kelso in their hunt for play-off place.Normally three tries would see a team in with a chance of the points, but when your opponents put seven past you, then maybe your game...

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh travelled to the West coast of Ireland on Friday to play Connacht in the latest round of the Guinness PRO12 knowing that a win would help drag them up the table a bit...

Watsonians crush Marr’s hopes in postponed matchDespite fielding a side which bore virtually no relationship to that in the programme – or their website - Watsonians put in a towering performance against Marr at...

4-try Damien Hoyland closing down against Ontario at MeggetlandProfessional RugbyNelson Mandela Bay SevensDespite two resilient performances today and reaching the Plate semi-finals, Scotland 7s were unable to record a victory on day two at...

Rugby Round upBrewin-Dolphin Schools Cup FinalsThursday night at BT Murrayfield saw the conclusion the the B-D Schools Cups for U16 and U18 Boys. As this was, probably, the first time – and, probably the...

Edinburgh RugbyThe shoogly peg that Edinburgh’s coat has been hanging on got a wee bit looser on Friday as the already struggling side lost another two players to injury. With 18 players out with...

Edinburgh RugbyEdinburgh had a tortuous trip to Bordeaux involving, by all accounts, trains, planes and automobiles. And almost everyone outside the camp - given the Begles current form – was expecting a tortured time on...

Edinburgh Rugby Image by John PreeceEdinburgh scored their second win in the Guinness PRO12 League on Saturday with a comprehensive win over the Newport-Gwent Dragons at BT Murrayfield in front of just over 3,000 spectators.A...

Stew-Mel eventually overcome Marr for their season’s opening win National League newcomers, Marr RFC, visited sunny Inverleith for their third round match against last year’s League runner’s-up, Stewarts-Melville. With three defeats and a draw between...