Tag: Edinburgh sports news
Rugby – Edinburgh v Zebre, BKT United Rugby Championship
After losing both matches in the 1872 Cup to Glasgow Edinburgh had to get a win against Zebre to keep their place in the top eight and ensure an end-of-season play-off place.
Zebre, on the...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Castres, Heineken Champions Cup
Edinburgh welcomed French side, Castres Olympique, to a DAM Health Stadium holding its first ever Heineken Champions Cup match. The ground staff, for their part, had worked wonders getting the pitch into a playable...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Munster, BKT United Rugby Championship
In their first match back at home after the Autumn International series, Edinburgh welcomed Munster to the DAM Health Stadium for their Round 9 match in the 2022 BKT United Rugby Championship.
In what was,...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Dundee, Tennent’s National League, Div. 1
On Saturday Stewart's Melville welcomed their friends from Dundee Rugby to Inverleith on a fine afternoon. The pre-match lunch was attended by over 70 folk and all were treated to a 'Q and A'...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Lions, BTK United Rugby Championship
Coming off the back of two defeats to local opposition in South Africa, Edinburgh welcomed the Emirates Lions to the DAM Health Stadium for the Round 4 match in the BKT United Rugby Championship.
The...
World Climbing at EICA:Ratho signs off the weekend with perfectly timed ‘Golds’
With seconds to spare for their second gold medals of the 2022 Lead series, Japan’s Ai Mori and USA’s Jesse Grupper both signed off the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series...
Speed climbing podiums at EICA:Ratho lifted by a couple of ‘firsts’
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup event crowd at Ratho witnessed a bit of climbing history being made as USA’s Samuel Watson won his country’s first ever Speed gold medal.
There was...
World Cup climbing returns to Edinburgh
The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) last hosted an International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup climbing event in 2017, and, once again it was the Speed climbers who opened proceedings for the...
Rugby – Scotland Women v USA Women – 2022 Summer Test Series
In the first of two Summer Tests before jetting off to New Zealand for the 2022 Rugby World Cup, Scotland lined up to face the USA Eagles at Edinburgh Rugby's DAM Health Stadium.
This match...
Cricket – Linlithgow v Edinburgh, Baillie Gifford ESCA Championship
On Saturday Linlithgow 1st XI took on Edinburgh at Boghall. Linlithgow won the toss and elected to bat first. Linlithgow’s innings struggled to really get going and wickets fell at regular intervals. Top scorer...
Cricket – Linlithgow v Morton, Baillie Gifford ESCA Championship
On Saturday Linlithgow 1st XI took on table topping Morton at Boghall. Morton won the toss and decided to bat first on a excellent pitch for batting.
Morton came with a game plan to attack...
Female trio inducted into Edinburgh Uni ‘Hall of Fame’ for services to sport
The University of Edinburgh has inducted three leading female figures from the worlds of hockey, hill and trail running, and rugby officiating into their Sports Hall of Fame.
Edinburgh alumni Sarah Robertson, Angela Mudge and...
2022 Scottish Hockey Women’s Club Finals
Rounding off Scottish Hockey's Club Finals , Sunday saw the Women's Club Finals at Peffermill. With no reserve competitions, there were only four matches but that didn't detract from the spectacle, as the crowds...
2022 Scottish Hockey Men’s Club Finals
Over the weekend, Scottish Hockey held their Club Finals at Edinburgh University's, Peffermill sports' facility, hosting 20 teams, playing 10 matches, in the Men's and Women's competitions.
Saturday was dedicated to the Men's Competition Finals...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Pau and Scotland Women v France Women
Two big games over the weekend were on the cards as first Edinburgh and then Scotland Women played vital matches in their respective tournaments against French opponents.
Edinburgh were up first on Friday in the...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Gordonians, Tennent’s NL2
Stewart’s Melville went into this game knowing that, as a result of their loss to Dumfries at Inverleith a fortnight before, they had very little margin of error if they wanted to stay in...
Rugby -Edinburgh v Connacht, United Rugby Championship
Once upon a time in the olden days, Connacht were looked upon as the whipping boys of, what was, the Celtic League. Always difficult to beat at home on the West coast of Ireland,...
Rugby – Scotland v France, U20 6 Nations
After leading at half time but, ultimately, losing out in their previous two matches, Scotland's U20 team were hoping that France would provide the springboard needed to get their U20 6 Nations campaign back...
Rugby – Scotland v England, U20 6 Nations
Scotland's Under-20 side got their 2022 U20 6 Nations campaign underway against England at Edinburgh Rugby's DAM Health Stadium on Friday night.
On paper, the visitors were probably the favourites to take the win, but...
Rugby – Watsonians v Hillhead-Jordanhill, Women’s Tennent’s Premiership Final
Watsonians WRFC finished top of the Women's Tennent's Premiership after the 2021-22 domestic season. With Hillhead-Jordanhill just one point behind in second, the Season Finale at Myreside - in a howling gale - promised...
Edinburgh v Brive – EPCR Challenge Cup
Following on from their 'close run thing' against London Irish in the EPCR Challenge Cup in the previous round, which they lost by a single point, Edinburgh were hoping to make amends against French...
Rugby League – Edinburgh Eagles v York Acorn, Betfred Challenge Cup, Rd. 1
Edinburgh Eagles welcomed York Acorn, who play in the top amateur division in England, to Royal High School on Saturday for the first round of the 2022 Betfred Challenge Cup competition which will climax...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Benetton, United Rugby Championship
Round 7 of the United Rugby Championship saw Benetton returning to the DAM Health Stadium to play an Edinburgh side looking to continue their current winning streak in the league. Benetton, for their part,...
The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) Regimental Boxing Event
Last night, Thursday the 18 November 2021, at the Oriam Sports Performance Centre Edinburgh, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) held their Regimental Boxing Event.
This was an internal competition where boxers from four...
Rugby, Scotland Women v Japan Women, Autumn International
Sakura (Japan) XV were the visitors to play Scotland's women in their, one-match, Autumn 'series' at the DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh. The Scots were looking for their third consecutive International win this year,...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Hamilton Bulls, Tennent’s NL2
On a dry blustery day, with the wind direction as unpredictable as the BBC weather forecast, SM kicked off towards the Castle. After a bit of juggling, Hamilton managed to get themselves into a...
Invitation to dress up for Scotland’s biggest ever Hallowe’en party
BT Murrayfield is warming up to host Scotland’s biggest ever Hallowe’en Party – and everybody’s invited.
Fans will be able to watch the national men’s team live in a home international for the first time...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Bulls, United Rugby Championship
Another South African side on the bounce were Edinburgh Rugby's Round Four opponents in the 2021 United Rugby Championship as the Vodacom Bulls lined up to try and do what the Stormers had failed...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v GHK, Tennent’s NL2
GHK made the trip through from Glasgow to Inverleith last Saturday to face Stewart's Melville in the latest round of Scottish Rugby's Tennent's National League, Div. 2.
Within 10 minutes of the start Stew Mel...
RugbyForce Weekend winners visited by Scotland Internationals
Junior players at Leith Rugby Club received an inspirational visit this Sunday from current and former Scotland Men's International stars Grant Gilchrist and Tim Visser as they were crowned Royal Bank RugbyForce winners for...
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