Dangerous wing duo Duhan van der Merwe, who amassed 107 metres in 10 carries against the All Blacks, and Darcy Graham – a try-scorer against in last weekend’s narrow loss to New Zealand – once again start on opposite flanks. Up front, Pierre Schoeman retains his place at loosehead prop while Grant Gilchrist once again […]
With the likes of loosehead star Pierre Schoeman and Warriors’ British and Irish Lion Zander Fagerson linking up in Scotland’s front-row, we analyse the big men from both sides of the rivalry that could lock horns in world rugby’s oldest intercity derby this December. Tickets for the unmissable deciding leg of the derby – which […]
The Scotland internationalist has enjoyed a stellar start to the 22/23 season and helped the capital side secure three consecutive wins in a month that saw Edinburgh rise to fifth in the United Rugby Championship. Crosbie powered over the whitewash in the Round 5 bonus-point win over Benetton Rugby at DAM Health Stadium before skippering his […]
Cammy Scott (stand-off), Dan Gamble (tighthead) and Harri Morris (hooker) have joined London Scottish on a short-term loan, while loosehead Mikey Jones has made the move to Ampthill RFC, also on a short-term loan. Head Coach Mike Blair said: “With the FOSROC Super6 Championship coming to a close this is a great opportunity for our academy players […]
With the likes of club co-captain Jamie Ritchie and Warriors’ Matt Fagerson linking up in Scotland’s back-row, we analyse three back-row stars from both sides of the rivalry that could lock horns in world rugby’s oldest intercity derby this December. Tickets for the unmissable deciding leg of the derby – which takes place at BT […]
Six men from the capital start against the Flying Fijians on Saturday, with Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe retaining their places on the wing after last week’s narrow defeat at the hands of Australia. Pierre Schoeman continues up front, and will be joined in the tight five by club co-captain Grant Gilchrist. Jamie […]
Luke Crosbie, Matt Currie, Viliame Mata and Wes Goosen are all nominated for the award after impressing in October’s fixtures which saw the capital side win three out of four fixtures, claiming victories against Benetton, Zebre Parma and Cardiff Rugby. Supporters can now vote using the poll below which will close at midday on Sunday (6 November). The winner […]
The Warriors shot out to a first-half lead as impressive winger Amena Caqusau (GHA RFC) grabbed a brace of tries, with number 8 Johnny Morris (unattached) grabbing a third for the hosts. Warriors stand-off Andrew McLean (Glasgow Hawks RFC) slotted home a pair of conversions and added another penalty to boot. Edinburgh responded well in […]
Trailing 17-15 at the break, Edinburgh were able to switch up to a more direct and set-piece focussed style of play in the second period, with replacement hooker Paddy Harrison grabbing the game-sealing score late in the match. “We’re really pleased with the result. I think we showed different sides of our game,” said Blair. […]
Tries from Ben Muncaster, Luke Crosbie and Patrick Harrison and 10 points from Emiliano Boffelli sealed the win, while centurion Chris Dean put in an excellent performance to be named BKT Player of the Match. Cardiff responded with a try from Thomas Young and a penalty try. The defeat ended a three-match winning sequence for […]