Tag: Rugby

Scotland went into their 2017 Autumn International series with high hopes following their Summer tour and with Gregor Townsend in charge to continue the good work started by his predecessor, Vern Cotter, could the...

Official Beer of Scottish Rugby Support The BEN and the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at Home 6 Nations MatchesScottish Rugby icon, Doddie Weir, was joined by Chris Gardner of The BEN charity as Tennent’s Lager...

We Came. We Almost Saw. We Went Home.Sunday's pre-Six Nations friendly match between Scotland and Spain at Scotstoun had all the makings of a fine contest as the teams are fairly closely matched. With...

Edinburgh dodge a bullet to claim home quarter-finalEdinburgh Rugby had to win at least one of their remaining two matches in the European Rugby Challenge Cup pool series to be able to claim home...

Another big win for Edinburgh under CockerillSouth Africa's Southern Kings made their long trip North to Myreside for Friday night's PRO14 match to be greeted by a typical cold, wet Edinburgh winter's day. And the...

14-man Edinburgh win with the last roll of the diceThe 1872 Cup is possibly more important to the fans of both sides than how the, now three, matches affect the teams relative standing in the...

Twelve from eleven keeps Edinburgh on courseTwelve, unanswered, tries from Edinburgh on Friday in Round 4 of the ERCC Pools ensured that they were certain of qualification for the next, knock-out, round of matches. Book-ended...

Watsons remain unbeaten with a fine winThe final score in the U16 Cup Final at BT Murrayfield on Wednesday night would tend to suggest that George Watson' College had an easy stroll to their...

Edinburgh maintain unbeaten run in Challenge CupWith the match moved to BT Murrayfield following an unfavourable pitch inspection at Myreside, a lack of the atmosphere generated by the smaller ground might have been thought...

Scotland Record a Record Win over AustraliaThe third and final Autumn International was against Australia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday and it looked like the end of a long season for the Antipodeans as...

New Zealand hang on for the win.Described as possibly the best sports team in any genre in the World – ever - the latest incarnation of New Zealand All Blacks arrived in Edinburgh to,...

11 Try Thriller to Open the Autumn CampaignScotland and Samoa delivered up a feast of tries for the sell out crowd on Saturday as they scored 11 tries between them to keep the crowd...

  The ScotRail Alliance is adding carriages to as many trains as possible for rugby fans travelling to Scotland’s Autumn Test home games at the BT Murrayfield Stadium. Scotland play Samoa on Saturday 11 November (KO...

Bonus point win for Edinburgh in G14The Guinness PRO14 returned to Myreside after a couple of away matches and the first round of the European Challenge series, with Wales' Ospreys making the trip up...

Lisa Thomson's Interview continues....How do you see the coming year unfolding? Any hopes and aspirations? Looking to push on with Scotland and back up last year's performances in the 6 Nations and better ourselves...

The third player tracked down in deepest, darkest France was Hawick's Lisa Thomson. A Borders' 'native', Thomson has earned 12 Scotland caps since her 2016 debut in the 6 Nations try and captained the...

Edinburgh scrape home by a single pointAfter three straight defeats, the crazed tones of Senna the Soothsayer* must have been heard echoing around the corridors (corridor?) of Myreside uttering her infamous catch phrase “Woe! Woe!...

Chloe Rollie's Interview continues....17 International caps and a Pro contract. Dream job? This really is a dream come true, its everything I've always wanted from a young age. I can remember thinking and dreaming what...

Edinburgh-born Borderer, Chloe Rollie is the second of three Scots women International players to be offered a Professional contract, initially for one year, with French Top 8 rugby side, Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois...

Jade Konkel's Interview continues....Of the various sports you have been involved in, and had a fair bit of success with, why settle on rugby? As I said above, my parents were involved in rugby as were my...

23 year-old Jade Konkel became the first Scottish female player to be awarded a full-time contract with Scottish Rugby in mid-2016 and so enter the hallowed realms of the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy,...

Scots trio more than play their part in LMRCV winScotland's first three full-time Professional Women players started Saturday night's Top 8 match for Lille Metropole Rugby Club Villeneuvois in their Top 8 match against...

Watsonians show Edinburgh how it should be done at MyresideWatsonians welcomed Stirling County to Myreside on Saturday for their first home match of the 2017-18 season and went on to win an nine-try thriller...

Treviso hold out to take the points at Myreside.Edinburgh Rugby's perennial banana skin opponents, Benetton Treviso, were the visitors to Myreside stadium on Friday night for the Round Three match in the Guinness PRO14...

Edinburgh secure second PRO14 win in succession  Newport-Gwent Dragons were the visitors to, the reworked, Myreside on Friday night as the new-look Guinness competition started its second week as the PRO14 league thanks to the...

Accies win poignant opener at Inverleith.After the rigours of the various Festivals taking place in Edinburgh throughout August, it was a welcome return to the 'day job' with the first match of the new...

Stade come back to beat Gloucester and take the Challenge CupEuropean Rugby came to Edinburgh on Friday night as Stade Francais and Gloucester faced off for the European Rugby Challenge Cup in front of just...

Scrum Down! Lawrence Dallaglio and Turkish Rugby Team, Kadikoy, take on an Airbus 330 in Istanbulhttps://youtu.be/Ko8CTbBMwq8Ahead of the European Challenge and Champions Cup Final rugby tournament in Edinburgh this weekend, the Official Airline Partner...

Edinburgh leave it late for the winEdinburgh indeed left it late to secure their first win in 10 matches with an 83rd minute try to snatch the points at Myreside on Friday night from,...

Connacht hold on for the win at Myreside.Current PRO12 Champions, Connacht, were the visitors to Myreside on Friday night for the latest Round in the Guinness PRO12 League and despite a substantial points gap,...