Tag: Rugby

Some changes in Stewart's Melville's back line for the visit of Whitecraigs on Saturday saw Geoff Angco and Jamie Thompson come in at 12 and 11, respectively, due to injuries sustained by Euan Morrison...

Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations finale for Scotland against Wales in Cardiff is now postponed.A Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) statement read: "The Welsh Rugby Union has maintained an open dialogue with, and continued to seek...

Scotland's fourth round match in the U20 6 Nations Championship was played under the gathering cloud of the Covid-19 virus 'situation' with France as their latest opponents. Coming off the back of a dominant...

Edinburgh Trams is geared up for another busy rugby weekend, but they have some advice for you - and so does the Chief Medical Officer.This coming weekend Scotland faces France in the Six...

Round 13 of the Guinness PRO14 saw Cardiff Blues make the trip up from Wales to try to put a dent in the hosts', currently, successful run. Edinburgh, on the other hand, were looking to maintain their...

Thanks to the recent wet weather, Queensferry RFC's artificial pitch was 'home' for Boroughmuir Bears at the weekend as they played Ayrshire Bulls in the latest round of the FOSROC Super6 competition.Despite a decent...

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...

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...

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...

With Storm Ciara puting paid to Sunday's scheduled match at Scotstoun, a quick bit of rearranging by Scottish Rugby meant that could go ahead on Monday at BT Murrayfield. Whatever theprojected weather risks ...

Coming off the back of defeat to Ireland, Scotland's U20 side faced England's youngsters at Myreside on Friday night in Round 2 of the this season's U20 Six Nations Championship.And, having been dumped out of the U20 World...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

cotland had two Autumn International lined up at home for their women with Wales and Japan. The first of these was Sunday's match against Wales, a match that also marked the competitive debut of the new coaching...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Former Scotland U20 Head Coach Sean Lineen will reunite with Shade Munro, who most recently coached Scotland Women, to oversee the Scotland U20 programme this season.The pair previously coached together at Glasgow Warriors before...

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...

Scottish Rugby this week passed the one million ticket mark for fans watching Scotland matches at BT Murrayfield, since its run of 14 consecutive sell-out matches began in February 2017.Kicking off with the Scotland...

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...