Tag: Rugby

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...

Edinburgh Slay Dragons to Take Crucial Pro12 VictoryReport by Stephen Brunsdon, images by John Preece.        Edinburgh secured only their second Guinness Pro12 victory of the season by beating Newport Gwent Dragons 24-10 at BT...

Edinburgh Rugby13-0 down at half time against Ulster at Ravenhill, Edinburgh eventually lost the match 30-0, with the home side securing a try bonus point on the way. The usual story of too many...

Seven try ‘Sonians sees off Borders’ challenge.After two successive defeats by Borders’ teams, Watsonians faced their third side in a row as Selkirk travelled up to Myreside for their fifth round match in Division...

Edinburgh Endure Yet More Pain in UlsterReport by Stephen Brunsdon. Images by John Preece from 2013-14 SeasonEdinburgh slumped to another dismal defeat in this year’s Guinness Pro 12 season after a 30-0 defeat at the...

Edinburgh Rugby Llanelli Scarlets were the visitors to BT Murrayfield on Friday night in round 4 of the Guinness PRO12. Things could only get better after the massacre the previous weekend by the current...

Edinburgh Sneak Late Draw with ScarletsReport by Stephen Brunsdon, images by John Preece.Edinburgh managed to salvage a draw with Llanelli Scarlets at BT Murrayfield on Friday night, but should have won - had it...

Edinburgh Crumble to Thumping Defeat in WalesBy Stephen Brunsdon (Images by John Preece from 2013-14 season at Meggetland)Edinburgh’s away record in the Pro 12 slumped to a new low on Sunday as they were...

Rugby Round-upClub RugbyWeek Four of the BT Premiership saw all four Edinburgh clubs keeping it very much in the family as they got down to a pair of Derby matches. Premiership returnees, Boroughmuir lost...

Edinburgh’s away record in the Pro 12 slumped to a new low on Sunday as they were beaten heavily by the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. Comprehensively outperformed in attack, set piece,...

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...

Connacht snatch a deserved win with five minutes to go. Edinburgh’s opening home match of the 2014-15 season in the, newly branded, Guinness PRO12 League was against Connacht. After a short period playing at Meggetland at...

Connacht Strike Late to Sneak Win over Edinburgh (Photo by John Preece from December 2013 Edinburgh v Connacht) By Stephen Brunsdon Alan Solomons' Edinburgh will be wondering how they managed to lose Friday night’s encounter with Connacht;...

Pro RugbyEdinburgh opened their 2014-15 Guinness PRO12 campaign with a win against Munster in Ireland, the Irish side’s first first-round defeat since 2009.It wasn’t all plain sailing however, as, despite an early six point...

With Preseason underway, Boroughmuir Rugby are starting to see the rewards that new structures and programmes introduced at the start of last season, by the Boroughmuir Board, are having on the development of the...

Scottish Rugby has today confirmed all national and regional league fixtures for the forthcoming season.Perhaps the most interesting element of today's unveil is that the top-flight BT Premiership will introduce a Celtic league style...

Edinburgh Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of powerful and athletic lock, Anton Bresler, from second-placed Super Rugby side, The Sharks, on a three-year deal to 2017.The Namibian-born, 17st 11lb lock, stands just...

The new season fixtures for the BT Premiership season have just been announced with Boroughmuir Rugby kicking off their new season at home to Stirling County. With the recovery back into the Scottish Premiership...

University researchers & Scottish Rugby tackle the 'superfood' value of chocolateQueen Margaret University (QMU) is teaming up with Scottish Rugby and a Scottish chocolate manufacturer to try and find out whether chocolate really has...

Edinburgh Rugby will open its 2014/15 campaign with a pre-season fixture against Leicester Tigers at the Greenyards on Saturday 23 August (kick-off 2pm).The fixture, which will coincide with a number of community-focused club and...

The Edinburgh Academical FC (Accies) has today announced the appointment of Phil Leck as Head Coach going into the new season. Phil, who has a UKCC level 4 coaching qualification, coached the Scotland Club International...

Global giant BT wins naming rights to Murrayfield StadiumBT also to sponsor Scotland 7s, Scotland’s club league and cup competitions and Scottish Rugby’s four new academies Scottish rugby has announced today that it has secured...

Scottish Thistles will face two new sides when they begin their challenge for GB7s honours at London’s Allianz Park, home of the Saracens, on Friday. The British Army and an England IPF 7s team have...

Broughton win the RBS Bowl at a sun-soaked Dalziel RFC with a 17-7 win over Ayr LadiesReport and Photos by Mark BrownIn a pulsating Bowl Final in front of a sizeable support from both...

Edinburgh sides lift four of the six trophies on offerIt was Scottish Rugby’s Finals' Day on Saturday and five Edinburgh-ish based teams had made it through to the six finals on offer. Moving away...

Cardiff take the points in an exciting match at MeggetlandMeggetland was, once more, the venue for the latest round of the RaboDirect PRO12 League as Murrayfield goes through its transition to a hybrid pitch....

 More than 12,000 rugby fanatics will travel from across the UK and beyond to watch rugby teams hailing from as far as France and the Caribbean compete in the tournament. Heriot’s RFC, Watsonians FC,...

What’s On - The Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens 12 April 2014 The World’s Oldest Rugby Sevens Tournament in the Home of Sevens - MelroseEvent:                   The Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens Date:                     Saturday 12th April...

Accies retain their Premiership status at Hawthornden’s Premiership play-off match  Despite a stiff wind, Edinburgh Academy and Stewarts-Melville played out an exciting match at Bonnyrigg on Saturday with the final place in the RBS Premiership...

Edinburgh Rugby return to Meggetland on 11 April to match up against Cardiff Blues (kick off 7.45pm) With a win already against Ospreys at Meggetland, Edinburgh will be keen for the Local Community and...