Tag: Rugby
Rugby – Scotland v England, U20 Six Nations
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...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v Preston Lodge, National League QF
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...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Dumfries Saints, Tennent’s NL2
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...
Rugby – Heriots Rugby v Boroughmuir Bears, FOSROC Super6
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Southern Kings, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Glasgow, Guinness PRO14 and 1872 Cup
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...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Hamilton Bulls, Tennent’s National League 2
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Bordeaux-Begles, European Rugby Challenge Cup R2
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...
Rugby – Scotland v Wales, Women’s Autumn Internationals
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...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Gordonians, Tennent’s NL2
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Dragons, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Scarlets, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Stewarts Melville v Peebles, Tennent’s NL2
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...
Watsonians and Edinburgh Napier Super6 link-up Reaping Early Rewards
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Zebre, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Ospreys, Pre-season Friendly
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...
New U20 Coaching Team Confirmed by Scottish Rugby
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v London Scottish, Pre-season Friendly
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...
One Millionth Fan Welcomed by Scottish Rugby
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...
Rugby – Hillhead-Jordanhill v Watsonians, Sarah Beaney Cup Final
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...
Rugby – Ayr v Heriots, Scottish Cup Final
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Munster, ERCC, Quarter-final
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Leinster, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Scotland v Wales, U20 Six Nations
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Cardiff, Guinness PRO14
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...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Dragons, Guinness PRO14
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...
Edinburgh Clubs Gear up for Melrose Sevens
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...
Rugby – Scotland v Italy, U20 Six Nations Championship
The second match – and the headline act – on the cards at Netherdale on Friday was the opening match in the U20 Six Nations Championship with Italy the visitors to, an increasingly cold,...
Rugby – Scotland XV v Ireland XV, Club International
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...
Rugby – Stewart’s Melville v GHK, Tennent’s National League – Div. 2
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...
