The visitors controlled large parts of the game, leading on the scoreboard before a quick double saw the Lightning take a late lead. With the clock ticking towards the red, Panashe Muzambe was able to cross the whitewash to seal the win and secure a bonus point. The win puts Edinburgh’s fate in their own […]
The 55-times capped centre starts the Celtic Challenge Round 4 clash in Cardiff as one of three changes made to the starting XV by Head Coach Claire Cruikshank. Thomson takes the place of Briar McNamara in the midfield, with the Watsonians inside centre named among the replacements. In the pack, University of Edinburgh’s Poppy Fletcher […]
The coaching trio’s extensions align with Head Coach Sean Everitt, whose new two-year deal was announced earlier this month. Former hooker and current Forwards Coach Lawrie joined the club’s coaching team ahead of the 2019/20 season, having enjoyed two spells at his hometown team as a player (2005-09 and 2011-14). Defence Coach Todd – who […]
Back-three players Darcy Graham and Wes Goosen both picked up quad injuries in the EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3 match against Gloucester. Graham has been ruled out for at least the first two games of the Guinness Six Nations while Goosen is considered week to week. Graham has been replaced in the Scotland squad by […]
The capital side led 5-26 at the break after dominant opening 40 minutes, but finished with 13 players with Grant Gilchrist shown a second yellow and Duhan van der Merwe sent to the bin in the final stages of the one-sided encounter. British and Irish Lions duo Van der Merwe and Hamish Watson were among […]
Van der Merwe – who was rested for last weekend’s Gloucester match – returns to the starting line-up as one of six changes made for the Round 4 encounter in Llanelli, where a bonus-point win will guarantee the capital side’s place in the knockout stages of the tournament. With Darcy Graham (quad), Wes Goosen (quad) […]
On the loss “That was bitterly disappointing. A lot of effort went into that game – the players worked extremely hard. “Unfortunately the accuracy and our execution was not there tonight. “In the first half we had three opportunities but only converted one. If we had converted a second one I would have been much happier […]
The side’s first-ever away match finished in perfect fashion, with Edinburgh claiming a bonus-point win having come from 12-0 down after an initial onslaught from the hosts. A tense opening exchange was brought to life by the home side, with a linebreak on half way being finished off by the onrushing Shona Wakely. It didn’t […]
