Tag: Edinburgh sports news

In the final game of the regular season, Edinburgh Eagles travelled to fellow North East league newcomers West View Warriors in the knowledge that anything but losing would guarantee second place in the table...

On Friday 19th July, the BBC Adventure Show are looking to broadcast live from the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena and are looking for climbers to take part in the show.During the day there will...

In their most recent League match last Saturday, the Edinburgh Eagles produced a dominant display against a spirited Durham Tigers in the last home game of the regular season. The Eagles however still face...

Next month's Women's Tour of Scotland cycling event has the backing of ultra-endurance athlete Mark Beaumont and he says it could spark a major uptake in female cycling across the country.The three-day, inaugural Tour...

HONOURABLE COMPANY OF EDINBURGH GOLFERS WELCOMES WOMEN MEMBERS FOR FIRST TIMEThe Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG), which has its home at Muirfield in East Lothian, Scotland, has formally invited women to join the club as...

Saturday saw Edinburgh Eagles face their namesakes Wallsend at Royal High, in the first round of the North East Cup.The game was a repeat of last years final which saw the Eagles from...

Edinburgh Eagles kicked off their 2019 North East Rugby League campaign with a home match against the Durham Demons in a game where the result was in the balance until late in the second...

Three of Grange Hockey Club's teams who made it through to Cup Finals at the National Hockey Centre walked away with the respective cups. They had four teams through, but the fourth - Grange...

The final Final on Silver Saturday was the Sarah Beaney Cup was another West v East clash featuring Glasgow's Hillhead-Jordanhill and Edinburgh's Watsonians. Hillhead are getting on for being perennial finalists, but Watsonians were...

In a Silver Saturday Final's Day at BT Murrayfield which saw several dramatic matches – including 39 points from Berwick as they romped away from Greenock, overcoming a 17 point deficit to take the...

EDINBURGH Monarchs travel to Glasgow Tigers on Sunday (tapes-up 5pm) in the Championship Shield after the disappointment of Friday night’s postponement at Armadale. A Monarchs spokesman said that the long-awaited fixture was called-off well...

Grand Finals day at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre involved both the men's and women's leagues and the matches were to decide a variety of league positions, as well as promotion, relegation and, for...

Over 36,000 spectators turned out to watch Edinburgh's first European Champions Cup Quarter-final for several years on Saturday afternoon at BT Murrayfield. Their opponents were Ireland's perennial, final-stage 'fixtures', Munster. Although the home side...

Ireland's Leinster were the opposition in Friday night's Guinness PRO14 match at BT Murrayfield in a game which, not only saw the welcome return of Matt Scott, but also heralded John Barclay's long awaited...

Friday night at Meggetland and a change of venue for Scotland's last home fixture of the 2019 U20 Six Nations. Wales – who had beaten England last time out - were the visitors and...

For the second, consecutive weekend, Edinburgh Rugby's Guinness PRO14 opponents were from the Principality of Wales, Cardiff Blues being the visiting side this time around. The match was also one of those rare, Saturday...

Newport-Gwent Dragons were the first of the two Welsh teams - Cardiff Blues next week - to make the trip up to BT Murrayfield during the Guinness 6 Nations hiatus to play an Edinburgh side who...

2018 Champions, Watsonians, together with Heriots, Currie, Boroughmuir and Edinburgh Accies are set to compete for the 'Ladies Cup' at The Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens 2019. The clubs will take to the pitch...

With the pitch at Myreside declared unplayable, Scotland XV's club match against an Ireland XV was moved to Galashiels' Netherdale ground and a 3:30pm kick-off. With around half the Scotland team made up of players from...

1 Feb Scotland U20 v Italy U20, Netherdale1 Feb Scotland Women v Italy Women, Scotstoun2 Feb Scotland v Italy, BT Murrayfield8 Feb Scotland U20 v Ireland U20, Netherdale8 Feb Scotland Women v Ireland Women,...

Saturday's visitors to Inverleith for the latest round in the Tennent's National League, Div. 2 were Glasgow's GHK. Having swept aside their opponents when the played earlier in the season, Stewart's Melville were hoping...

Just hours before Super Bowl LIII, Edinburgh Napier Knights will take on Glasgow University Tigers in a gridiron derby match in Edinburgh.This, the 8th annual Varsity match, will be held at the capital's...

With a European Championship Quarter-final place up for grabs, Edinburgh were well aware that top French side, Montpelier, were more than capable of repeating the result of their first match back in October, in...

Along with the Universities of St. Andrews and Durham, The University of Edinburgh has been invited to compete in the renowned Aberdeen Standard Investments Melrose Sevens rugby tournament this April.Founded in 1857, Edinburgh University...

Having secured the 1872 Cup with two successive wins over Glasgow, it was back to the 'normal' PRO14 fixtures on Saturday night as Edinburgh Rugby welcomed South Africa's Southern Kings for their Conference 'B' match at BT...

Glasgow Warriors made their traditional, late December trip along the M8, on Saturday, to play Edinburgh Rugby in the first round of the, three match, 1872 Cup at BT Murrayfield. The fixture was also...

Eagles lose to Eagles at FalconsLast Saturday, on another warm and sunny day at Kingston Park – home of Newcastle Falcons - Edinburgh Eagles met current North East Rugby League champions, Wallsend Eagles, in the final...

Honours even as both sides chased the winThe three match 'Atlantic Series' finished all square as Scotland and USA drew the third match after winning one match apiece going into, what could have been,...

USA square series with win in Match 2USA contained Scotland's men on Monday night as they won the second match in the series of three to take it to a decider on Wednesday. The first...

Scotland take series openerDubbed 'The Atlantic Series', Scotland and USA played the first of their three match series in Glasgow with the Scots making a successful start with a win. They were made to work...