Trailing 3-5 at the break, Edinburgh came out firing in the second period with tries from Duhan van der Merwe, Pierre Schoeman, Darcy Graham and Ewan Ashman securing a vital 27-8 victory that moves the capital side into sixth place in the URC. “Yes, we did [get there in the end],” said Everitt. “It was […]
Tries from Harri Morris, Lewis Wells, Charlie Shiel, Findlay Thomson and Jack Brown saw the capital side run out deserved winners in Glasgow’s west end. Edinburgh ‘A’ took an early and commanding 0-10 lead at Scotstoun, with the opening score coming off the back of a strong driving maul. With back-row duo Liam McConnell and […]
The win was highlighted by a strong second-half comeback, with Darcy Graham scoring a try after just six minutes on his return from injury. Graham, who made his first appearance in nearly eight months, was named Scottish Building Society Player of the Match following his acrobatic first-half finish. “Darcy has had a great pre-season and the fact he […]
The win marked Scotland’s second dominant victory of their Americas Tour, with Ashman at the heart of the action. However, the 24-year-old hooker remained humble, highlighting the team effort behind his scores. “All the credit really goes to the big boys up front pushing me over,” Ashman said. “I just have the easy job of holding on to the […]
The win against the USA in Washington DC on Friday night capped a perfect 2-from-2 Skyscanner Americas tour for Gregor Townsend’s men so far, but for Ritchie, the personal achievement held immense significance. “Yeah, I’m super proud,” Ritchie said. “It’s not just about today, it’s about the 49 before it. As a kid, all I […]
The Edinburgh Rugby winger scored his first professional try and played a key role in Scotland’s convincing 73-12 victory over Canada in Ottawa. Paterson admitted to a touch of frustration after being forced off the pitch with a facial injury, but his focus quickly shifted to the team’s emphatic performance. “It was excellent,” he said. “The boys did […]
The two potential opponents are sides Edinburgh know well from URC competition, having beaten Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in February, before falling short against the Sharks at Kings Park last weekend. And although the capital side would undoubtedly prefer to remain on Scottish soil for the last-eight encounter, Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean […]
Edinburgh were second-best in a challenging encounter with last season’s URC runners-up at DHL Stadium, with the hosts running out 43-21 winners on Saturday afternoon. Everitt said: “It’s of course always difficult to find positives when you get beat by a scoreline of that margin, but I was really happy with how we stayed in […]
The capital showed character in a second-half fightback to claim their third road win of the season at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi but never truly hit top gear in stop-start performance. “I think we were very fortunate. We hung in there, and the ascendancy that we got in the set piece got us the result at […]
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 […]
