Edinburgh played the entire second-half with 14 men after Magnus Bradbury was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle, but the capital side were too strong for the Georgians who scored two tries late on. It took just one minute for Edinburgh to open the scoring through Sam Skinner. Ben Healy on kicking duties […]
Edinburgh’s bonus-point victory against Vannes has the side on the edge of knockout rugby, with a win against Black Lion guaranteeing a home Round of 16 tie. Wells (22) joined the club’s extended pro-academy in the summer, having enjoyed an impressive rise from Linlithgow RFC to the Super Series with Heriot’s, and will run out alongside several of Edinburgh’s Scotland stars this Sunday. […]
Any win against the Georgians will see the capital outfit finish top of Pool 3 with a guaranteed home Round of 16 clash in the knockouts. “It’s the same story as last week. We want to do as well as we can in a competition and be one of the top seeds. So for us […]
Gregor Townsend selects three backs and nine forwards from the capital side for the upcoming tournament which kicks off against Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday 1 February (kick-off 2.15pm). In the backline, star wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe are both selected where they’ll once again have the chance to go […]
Grant Gilchrist (hand) – Out until late January. Ben Muncaster (ankle) – Return to play still to be confirmed. Jamie Hodgson (tricep) – Has returned to the club for surgery. Return to play still to be confirmed. Ross McCann (calf) – Out until early February Freddy Douglas (ankle) – Out until early February. Mark Bennett (pec) – Out […]
Everitt’s side sit at the top of pool 3 after Saturday’s impressive bonus-point victory away to RC Vannes and will finish as the group winners – with a home Round of 16 and Quarter-Final guaranteed – should they beat Georgian team Black Lion a week today. He said: “It feels great. You know, I think […]
The experienced Irish outfit showcased their quality from the get-go and led 21-5 at the break after a strong opening 40 minutes. Vice-captain and winger Hannah Walker continued her fine form with Edinburgh’s only score of the first-half. Edinburgh continued to fight in the second period, and were able to grab further scores from Lauryn […]
The win keeps Edinburgh at the top of the pool on 11 points and means any victory against Black Lion at Hive Stadium next weekend will see the capital side progress as group winners, and guarantees them a home Round of 16 and Quarter-Final should they continue in the competition. Duhan van der Merwe’s 62nd […]
Edinburgh Rugby are aiming to keep their place at the top of Pool 3 – having picked up a losing bonus-point at Gloucester in Round 1 and a bonus-point victory against Bayonne in Round 2 – with the capital side sitting on six points. Centre James Lang makes his first start of the season while […]
Cruikshank makes two changes to the starting line-up that beat Brython Thunder last time out, with blindside flanker Charlotte Fosbeary and tighthead prop Hannah McMahon making their first starts for the capital. Edinburgh have made a perfect start to their Celtic Challenge campaign with back-to-back bonus point wins but will face a stern test away […]
