The tickets for the unmissable derby decider were offered to Ukrainians refugees based in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, with displaced families currently living on cruise ships MS Victoria and MS Ambition, docked in Leith and on the Clyde. The ticket donation to world rugby’s oldest intercity derby follows on from May’s outreach which saw Edinburgh […]
The sides first met on 23 November 1872 when Glasgow District met an Edinburgh District select at Burnbank in Glasgow. The match – played by teams of 20-a-side – was won by an Edinburgh drop-goal to nil, giving the men from the capital first victory. The fixture has been contested annually ever since – save […]
In the first Heineken Champions Cup match held at DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh were well deserving winners as efforts from Bill Mata, Charlie Savala and Ben Vellacott, plus a first-half penalty try, secured the bonus point. Castres fought hard, but simply couldn’t create enough on the day, despite crossing for three tries, through Pierre Colonna, […]
Following extensive work from Scottish Rugby ground staff throughout the week the pitch remains playable with the Edinburgh Rugby squad taking part in an active team run on the playing surface earlier today. Edinburgh Rugby take on the French Top 14 runners-up tomorrow afternoon in the first-ever Heineken Champions Cup match to be played at […]
Outside centre Matt Currie takes the place of Mark Bennett who remains in the graduated return to play protocol. Club centurion and Scotland internationalist WP Nel gets the nod at tighthead prop, while lock Glen Young returns to the starting XV in place of Jamie Hodgson. Saturday’s match-up is the first Heineken Champions Cup fixture […]
Secure you place at DAM Health Stadium for an unmissable Scottish x Italian Shield clash in the Scottish capital. With an afternoon kick-off it’s the perfect opportunity to bring along the whole family for a day of fun at the rugby – so kickstart your New Year with Edinburgh Rugby! Tickets start at £5 for […]
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“Yeah, I thought that was the best we’ve defended all year,” said Gilchrist. “Off the back of last week – that wasn’t us, that second half against Munster, so we had to show a reaction, defensively especially, and I thought we did that. “Our collisions, our defence, was as good as we’ve been, and that’s […]
Edinburgh fought well and were more than equal to Saracens for most of the match, but crucial mistakes ultimately saw try-scorers Luan de Bruin and Wes Goosen end up on the losing side. First-half tries from Elliot Daly and Ben Earl along with second-half crosses from Alex Lewington and Tom Woolstencroft were enough to give […]
Boffelli – who didn’t feature against Munster last weekend – is named at full-back with Wes Goosen switching to the wing in place of the injured Darcy Graham (knee). The capital side make one further change to the backline as James Lang (inside centre) comes in for Chris Dean. The club centurion remains in the […]
