Tag: Rugby
Rugby – Melrose Sevens
2013 Aberdeen Asset Management Melrose Sevens
A great day's seven-a-side rugby was on offer on Saturday at the Melrose Sevens and, as usual, a great day was to be had. With no Southern hemisphere teams making...
Rugby – Currie v Heriots
Currie v Heriots, RBS Premiership, 30th March 2013
Heriots travelled across the capital to Malleny Park in Balerno to play Currie in the final match of the regular league season for both clubs. Heriots were...
Edinburgh Sevens launched with a party!
Scotland Internationals attended the launch of the inaugural Edinburgh 7s Festival. Stuart Hogg, Tim Visser and Greig Laidlaw were welcome additions at the official launch party of the Edinburgh 7s Festival at Opal Lounge...
Rugby Scotland v Wales
Scotland v Wales, RBS 6 Nations, 9 March 2013
Report and Photos - John Preece
There were high hopes that Scotland could take the match to complete their first 'three-in-a-row' run of wins in the 6...
Greig Laidlaw supports CHAS
Fresh from kicking Scotland to victory over Ireland, Scottish International rugby scrum-half and Edinburgh Rugby Captain Greig Laidlaw has thrown his support behind a new challenge event for children’s hospice charity CHAS.
Beat the Borders...
Rugby Scotland v Ireland Women’s Rugby
Scotland v Ireland, Women's RBS 6 Nations, 23 February 2013
Facing the team that recently beat England and Wales, and with only one win in the past three years, it was looking to be an...
Rugby Scotland v Ireland
Scotland v Ireland, RBS 6 Nations, 24 February 2013
Scotland managed to come away with a win in front of 67,006 spectators that, to be honest, they really shouldn't have had. Post match comment on...
Rugby – Scotland v Ireland Under 20
Scotland v Ireland Under-20, RBS Under-20 6 Nations
Played 'down the Borders' at Gala's Netherdale ground, the young Scots took the game to the young Irish and came out, totally unexpectedly, winners in a thrilling...
The Edinburgh Reporter’s Weekly Sports Round-up
This week The Reporter highlights a poor weekend for the Capital's rugby teams and concentrates on the mixed fortunes for Hibs and Hearts, both on and off the field. We also send our best wishes to Craig...
Rugby – Edinburgh Rugby v Cardiff
Edinburgh v Cariff, RaboDirect PRO12
It was back to the domestic league during a weekend break for the Internationals, with Cardiff travelling up to the capital for the latest round in the RaboDirect competition. It...
Rugby – Scotland victorious over Italy
Scotland v Italy, RBS 6-Nations, 9 February 2013
Given the respective results from last weekend, the feeling was that, yes, Scotland could win, but not by much if they did. With one try in the...
Women’s Rugby
Scotland Women v The Army WRFC, 18 January 2013
Report and Photo - John Preece
This match was meant to be the first phase in a training weekend for the Scotland women's team, but it didn't...
Edinburgh v Leinster 4 January 2013
Edinburgh v Leinster RaboDirect PRO12
Four converted tries and a penalty from Leinster were more than sufficient to see off an Edinburgh side which played better than previous weeks, but still had no real answer...
Edinburgh v Glasgow 1872 Cup
The 1872 Cup is the annual, two match competition held between Edinburgh and Glasgow, within the remit of the usual RaboDirect PRO12 league. Awarding of the trophy is based on the aggregate score over...
Rugby : Watsonians v Edinburgh Accies, Edinburgh Regional Cup, 17 December 2012
After the on/off/change venue/off again saga of this match over the weekend, it was quickly rescheduled for Monday night at Myreside under the lights.
The rain started along with the players coming out onto the...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Racing Metro, Heineken Cup, 14 December 2012
If the crowd of 4,500 were looking for a repeat of last year's 48-47 thriller at Murrayfield, the weather gods had determined that it was not to be. A thoroughly miserable, wet evening ensured...
Edinburgh v Ospreys, RaboDirect PRO12, 23rd November 2012
Just over 3,000 spectators braved the, initially, miserable weather to see Edinburgh playing their home game of the season. With the 'stars' away on International duty, it fell to the, marginally, lesser lights of...
Scotland v South Africa, EMC Autumn Test, 17 November 2012
'A Plan A, but no Plan B..' was how the South African style of rugby was described by a variety of 'experts'. And for 60 minutes of the 80 at the weekend, Plan A...
Scotland v New Zealand, EMC Autumn Test, 11th November 2012
In spite of the 51-22 scoreline, Scotland can come away from Sunday's match with a lot of pride. Matching the all-conquering All Blacks in a lot of areas, the Scots, however, couldn't manage to...
Broughton Women win University Challenge in 9 try romp
Broughton Women made it 5 out of 5 to stay top of the Scottish Women’s Rugby Premier C competition with one game left before the split.
Broughton Women travelled to Peffermill for the return clash...
7 up! Broughton Women’s Rugby teach Glasgow Students a lesson
Broughton Women’s Rugby maintained their unbeaten record with a 0-45 win on the road v Glasgow University.
After a traumatic drive across the M8 in the rain (and wrong turnings in town), the convoy of...
Edinburgh v Scarlets, RaboDirect PRO 12, 26th Oct. 2012
Report and Photos - John Preece
A much better performance from a heavily criticised Edinburgh came within two minutes of securing the win in their latest RaboDirect match against league second place side, Llanelli Scarlets....
Tonks and Atiga return for Edinburgh Rugby
Full-back Greig Tonks and centre Ben Atiga have recovered from injury to make to make their Heineken Cup debuts for Edinburgh against Munster on Saturday.
The duo are among five changes made by head coach...
Rugby – Edinburgh Rugby v Saracens Heineken Cup Round 1
Report and Photos - John Preece
6,543 spectators turned up at Murrayfield to watch Edinburgh turn in one of their worst performances for a long time. Considering it was a 'first team' pick, they were...
McInally starts for Edinburgh rugby against Saracens
Edinburgh rugby star Stuart McInally has been rewarded for his fine early season form with a starting berth in the club's opening Heineken Cup match against Saracens on Saturday.
McInally is selected at Number 8...
Rugby Royal High v Portobello High School U16 Brewin-Dolphin Regional Plate Final
Report - Bill McNie Photos - John Preece
Portobello High beat Royal High 22-12 at Murrayfield last Friday evening to claim the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools U16 Edinburgh Regional Plate.
After missing with a penalty attempt...
Edinburgh v Treviso, RaboDirect PRO12
Report and Photos by John Preece
Edinburgh came away from their latest encounter at Murrayfield wondering where it had all gone wrong. Fielding what was, on paper, a strong starting line-up, The Edinburgh side were...
Rugby – Watsonians v Selkirk, RBS National League
Photo and report - John Preece
A bright, but breezy, Saturday saw the Borders men from Selkirk make the trip up to Myreside to play Watsonians in the latest round of the RBS National League....
Rugby – RHC Cougars v Linlithgow Reds, RBS East League 1, 22 September 2012
Report and Photo - John Preece
The Cougars welcomed Linlithgow to Barnton for Round 4 of the RBS East League Division 1.
A sunny, Autumn day saw the home side dominate the first half with three...
Rugby – Stewarts-Melville v Watsonians, RBS National League
Report and Photo - John Preece
Watsonians made the short trip across the city to RBS National league rivals, Stewarts-Melville, on a rather grey Saturday, which, at the end of the day, suited the match...
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