Tag: Edinburgh sports news
Rugby – Edinburgh v Connacht, Guinness PRO14
Being, as we are, in the middle of the Six Nations, this match would be a test of squad depth, as much as anything, as Connacht made the trip from wet and wild West...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Preston Lodge, Tennent’s NL2
In a repeat match-up of the previous weekend's Cup game, Preston Lodge once again visited Inverleith, this time, for the latest round of the Tennent's National League 2. Despite the blustery conditions, courtesy of...
Rugby – Watsonians v Heriots Rugby, FOSROC Super6
Heriots Rugby made the trip up to Myreside on Friday night
for a FOSROC Super6 top-of-the-table local derby against Watsonians. With the
teams lying second and first, respectively – seperated only by match points
difference – it...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Preston Lodge, National League QF
It was Quarter-final day at Inverleith at the weekend as Stewart's Melville and Preston Lodge squared up for their encounter at Inverleith, with the winners progressing through to a semi-final against Lasswade, who had...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Dumfries Saints, Tennent’s NL2
Dumfries Saints made the long trip up to Edinburgh at the weekend to face a familiar looking Stewarts Melville. This was a pleasing situation, consistency being key, with the only notable, home side change...
Rugby – Heriots Rugby v Boroughmuir Bears, FOSROC Super6
Heriots Rugby welcomed Boroughmuir Bears for a local FOSROC Super 6 match at Goldenacre for their Round 8 match in the new – for this season – competition. Heriots were looking to maintain their...
Rugby League – Edinburgh Eagles v Ashton Bears, Coral Challenge Cup – Rd. 1
*Edinburgh Eagles welcomed North West Counties League club, Ashton Bears, to Edinburgh for their Challenge Cup 1st Round tie at the weekend. The Eagles were confident they could go one better than their appearance...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Southern Kings, Guinness PRO14
The first match of 2020 at BT Murrayfield saw South African side, Isuzu Southern Kings, take the field to face an Edinburgh Rugby side flying high in the Guinness PRO14's Conference 'B'. With only...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Glasgow, Guinness PRO14 and 1872 Cup
Edinburgh Rugby entered
'Round 2' of the 1872 Cup series, four points down on their
derby-match opponents, Glasgow Warriors. With PRO14 points at stake,
never mind Cup bragging rights, would the home side be able to claw
back...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Hamilton Bulls, Tennent’s National League 2
Hamilton Bulls were the visitors to a wet Inverleith last weekend to play a Stewarts Melville side aiming to maintain their unbeaten run - four in a row, so far - in NL2.
Stew Mel...
Performance Academy Launched by Edinburgh Napier University and Cricket Scotland
The Cricket Scotland Performance Academy, launched today (26 November), will support the development of young male and female cricketers and encourage the continuing development of the sport across the country. It will use Edinburgh...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Bordeaux-Begles, European Rugby Challenge Cup R2
Following on from their
bonus point, away, win at Agen the previous week, the second round of
the European Rugby Challenge Cup saw Edinburgh facing another French
side, this time at BT Murrayfield. Bordeaux-Begles were the team...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Gordonians, Tennent’s NL2
Gordonians made the long trip down to Inverleith for their NL2 match against a Stewarts Melville side who were brimming with confidence, being both on a winning streak and with a settled team to...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Dragons, Guinness PRO14
For the second home match in a row BT Murrayfield welcomed a Welsh team for the latest Guinness PRO14 match-up against an Edinburgh side who were gradually blending their World Cup 'absentees' back into...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Scarlets, Guinness PRO14
Scarlets
Rugby made the trip up to BT Murrayfield for the fourth round clash
in this season's Guinness PRO14 with Edinburgh. Coming off the back
of a heavy defeat away to Leinster in the previous round, the...
Kelty score a late winner
Kelty break Strollers hearts with late winner in extra timeBy Bernie ReganA Nathan Austin brace, including a winner deep into extra time with spot kicks imminent, was enough to put Kelty Hearts into the...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Peebles, Tennent’s NL2
With
three wins from four matches so far, Stewarts Melville were hoping to
maintain their momentum in the Tennent's NL2 division with a win
over, the visitors to Inverleith, Peebles.
Peebles
kicked off towards the Ferry Road end on...
Watsonians and Edinburgh Napier Super6 link-up Reaping Early Rewards
A new partnership between Watsonians and Edinburgh Napier University is already reaping its rewards as the start of the inaugural FOSROC Super6 season fast approaches.
The University has linked up with the Myreside club during...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Zebre, Guinness PRO14
Italy's Zebre were the
first visitors to BT Murrayfield on Saturday evening as the 2019-20
Guinness PRO14 season got under way. With both teams having players
away on World Cup duty, this match would be a test...
Padel court now open in Barnton
Barnton Park Tennis Club have told us that they will be officially opening their new padel court on Sunday 22nd September, at a special event when anyone can come and try out the game.
After...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Ospreys, Pre-season Friendly
On paper, Saturday's match against Ospreys looked to be the more taxing of Edinburgh's two pre-season friendlies, played to get the side 'going' before the season proper starts in two weeks. In reality, the...
EICA:Ratho Announces Sell-out for European Climbing Championship’s Sunday Session
Hosting the IFSC European Climbing Championships on 4-6 October 2019, Edinburgh’s International Climbing Arena at Ratho has reported a huge demand for tickets.
Tickets for Sunday’s lead finals are now sold out but there...
Interview with a Paraclimber – Hampshire’s Laurence Morgan
With the ClimbScotland
Paraclimbing Festival on the horizon, one competitor has driven all
the way up from Hampshire to take part.
Laurence Morgan suffered a brain injury at the age of 12 and suffered paralysis from the...
2019 Paraclimb Festival Coming to the EICA at Ratho
The Scottish ParaClimb 2019 is being held on Sunday the 8th September alongside a new Adult Lead and Speed Competition.
This means that the paraclimb routes will be spread across new areas of the Ratho...
Rugby – Edinburgh v London Scottish, Pre-season Friendly
What purpose does the
pre-season friendly serve? In many a football equivalent, the match
serves as an indication that players have no wish to be injured
before the start of the season proper, so it's a bit...
Rugby League – Edinburgh Eagles v West View Warriors, NERL Semi-final
With wet weather forecast, Edinburgh Eagles changed the venue for their winner takes all semi-final against West View Warriors, to South Queensferry with a place in the North East Rugby League Grand Final awaiting...
EuroHockey – Lanigan double as Scots open with seven-goal blitz
Watsonians striker Lucy Lanigan fired two goals as Scotland opened their EuroHockey Championship II campaign with a magnificent seven-goal shutout over Ukraine.
The Rutherglen-born player was congratulated by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after the game...
Rugby League – Edinburgh Eagles v Strathmore Silverbacks, Scottish RL Cup Final
The Scottish Cup competition returned in 2019 following a five year sabbatical. The final, played on Saturday 20th July at Lochinch Sports Pavilion in Glasgow, saw Edinburgh Eagles face Strathmore Silverbacks in what has...
The Adventure Show goes Climbing
The Edinburgh International Climbing Centre was host to BBC Scotland's 'Adventure Show' earlier today (Fri 19th) as the outdoors' programme went indoors to film some of Scotland's best young climbers for a live broadcast.
During...
Street Soccer Scotland celebrate its 10th birthday with ScotRail Support
A life-changing social enterprise has been helped to celebrate its 10th birthday by ScotRail
Street Soccer Scotland hosted its Summer Festival at the Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston on Wednesday 17 July to mark the occasion,...
