Tag: Rugby

Just over 10,000 watched Edinburgh dominate their home match in the latest 1872 Cup series, only to come away wondering how they managed to lose.Glasgow were first on the board with an early penalty...

A very wet and windy Murrayfield played host to the Round 10 match in the 2013-14 RaboDirect PRO12 season between Edinburgh and Leinster. The current champions were clear favourites to win, but with Edinburgh’s...

Four second half tries from Welsh sink Accies hopes at Raeburn Place.The latest round of the British and Irish Cup saw London Welsh fly in to Edinburgh for the day to play the return match...

Edinburgh score three tries in the last eight minutes to take a bonus point win.Connacht were the visitors to Murrayfield on a chilly Friday night in the latest round of the final RaboDirect PRO12...

With both teams on potential hat-trick results, it was to be the Aussies who took the win in an exciting encounter at Murrayfield.Those respective hat-tricks were three wins in a row for Scotland against...

Edinburgh's Christmas Star Flyer - Scotland v Australia - Leith Waterworld - Edinburgh Academy's Big Christmas Fair - Drummond High School ConcertIn the interests of finding things out for you The Edinburgh Reporter was...

Scotland suffered their first defeat of the Autumn Test Series, when they were outclassed by South Africa at Murrayfield earlier today. The Springboks certainly lived up to their position as the second seeds in...

South Africa score four unanswered tries to win a fairly one-sided match at MurrayfieldIn spite of Bakkies Botha's assertion that the South Africans saw the Scots as a real threat, it only took the...

 Boroughmuir Rugby’s Andy Rose, has been named Captain for the Zimbabwe Sables in their upcoming game against Kenya. Loose forward Rose replaces the injured Daniel Hondo, as one of four changes Zimbabwe have made...

 All eyes will be on Easter Road today with Hibs’ fans awaiting news of a managerial appointment to replace Pat Fenlon.  Elsewhere well done Hearts following a dramatic comeback at Pittodrie and congratulations to...

Scotland score six tries in their win over Japan at MurrayfieldScotland played Japan in the opening match of the 2013 viagogo Autumn Test series at Murrayfield and overcame, what has become, a much stronger opponent...

Edinburgh Rugby put down razors for charityEdinburgh Rugby have set off on a month-long charity event, as players will attempt to grow moustaches in aid of men’s health awareness fundraising, the so-called Movember.Movember challenges...

Edinburgh survive another final minute onslaught to win their second RaboDirect match in succession.Zebre were the visitors to Murrayfield on Friday night, giving Edinburgh their second home match in a row against Italian opposition....

LOCAL COMMUNITY RUGBY CLUB IS RAISING VITAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT LEADING CHARITY BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCERBoroughmuir Rugby and Community Sports Club (BR&CSC) in Edinburgh are hosting a special breast cancer awareness match to raise vital...

Five try Heriots beat Melrose at home to come within two points of the table-topping Borders' sideMelrose travelled up from the borders to meet Heriots in a highly entertaining top of the table clash...

Edinburgh resist last minute pressure to win only their second RaboDirect match of the season.Italian visitors, Benetton Treviso, were the opposition at Murrayfield on Friday night. Welcomed by an expectant 4,000-ish spectators following the...

Stew-Mel hang on for a narrow win at Inverleith.What had been a miserable start to the day, brightened up a bit for Watsonians' visit to Inverleith to play Stewarts-Melville in the latest round of...

Edinburgh defy odds to take the win over Munster at MurrayfieldPossibly the only two people outside the Edinburgh camp who thought they were in with a chance against former Champions, Munster, were the two match-day mascots...

Stew-Mel manage to resist a overtime pressure from Dundee to take a narrow victory at InverleithInverleith was the venue for Dundee High School's trip to Edinburgh for the seventh round of this year's RBS National League....

Scarlets take the win in a, frankly awful, fourth round RaboDirect match at Murrayfield.Llanelli Scarlets brought a bunch of fairly vocal supporters with them to Murrayfield to face Edinburgh in a fourth round match-up...

Bottom of the Premiership table, Currie, lose another two players to serious injury as Heriots win the cross-Edinburgh Derby at Malleny Park.The second Edinburgh Derby in the RBS Premiership in two weeks was played yesterday...

Edinburgh’s first home match of the season was against one of last season’s fellow strugglers, Newport-Gwent Dragons. In spite of a heavy defeat in the first round, the home side were hopeful of getting...

As the professional rugby season gets under way, I thought it might be an idea to do a ‘piece to internet’ about how the words and images get from there to here...I have...

Round 3 of the RBS National League saw another Borders team, Biggar, make the trip up to Edinburgh to play Watsonians at Myreside. It was to be a trip they may now wish they had...

Club Rugby by John Preece Currie  proved to be the only Edinburgh side in the upper divisions to lose in the second week of the league season, going down 42-28 to Stirling County at Malleny Park. However,...

A blustery Inverleith welcomed Boroughmuir to play Stewarts-Melville in the second round of the RBS National League. With both teams recording substantial wins the previous week, this match might have provided an indicator of...

Match 24 August 2013On the first competitive weekend of the 2013-14 RBS National League, Watsonians took an emphatic win over rivals Peebles at Myreside. The home side fielded a few new players, one of whom, seems...

Unbelievable Trekkers! Rugby trio head for the hills in aid of charity They hope to be climbing their way up the league ladder this coming season however three of Broughton Rugby’s Men’s team have reached...

It has been another exciting week for sport in Edinburgh this week, with athletes performing on both domestic and global stages. This installment of the Edinburgh Reporter’s weekly sports round-up includes news from the...

 Edinburgh Rugby v Newport-Gwent Dragons, RaboDirect PRO12Edinburgh welcomed the Dragons from Newport in Wales for the last match of the season for both teams. A 'dead rubber', the teams were playing for pride alone...