Vellacott – who came off the bench to score in last weekend’s victory over Zebre Parma – gets the nod at nine with Ali Price named among the replacements. It will an emotional occasion for club servants Viliame Mata and WP Nel as they run out for what could be their last game at the ground – both players will […]
A settled and experienced matchday 23 is selected with just two changes made to the starting XV that claimed a road win against Cardiff Rugby in Round 15. With Emiliano Boffelli missing out through injury (back), Matt Currie shifts to the wing allowing centurion Mark Bennett to start at outside centre. Fijian internationalist Viliame Mata […]
Edinburgh ‘A’ and Academy Coach Kris Burney has named a consistent side after a successful first outing against the Southern Knights in Round One, claiming a 54-19 win at the Greenyards. The second round sees Edinburgh visit another iconic capital ground, and a side that has long historical links with the club. Adult tickets are […]
Boffelli has recovered from injury to be named on the wing and is one of six changes made to the starting XV that claimed a bonus-point win against Scarlets in Round 14. Front-row trio Pierre Schoeman (loosehead), Ewan Ashman (hooker) and WP Nel (tighthead) all start after featuring as replacements in the second-half of Saturday night’s victory. Scotland internationalists Sam […]
Five of those alterations come in the pack as hooker Dave Cherry packs down alongside props Boan Venter and Javan Sebastian in an all-new front-row. Lock Jamie Hodgson and flanker Luke Crosbie both start in the back-five with Sam Skinner and Hamish Watson rested. In the backs, Scotland and British & Irish Lions nine Ali Price – […]
A strong mix of youth and experience is selected for the clash in Melrose with back-row Tom Dodd named skipper for the ‘A’ side. The University of Edinburgh players Mark Fyffe (lock) and Daniel Odejinmi (back-three) feature among the replacements as part of the capital club’s new partnership with the University. Edinburgh ‘A’ and Academy […]
The club centurion – who missed out on last weekend’s Round of 16 win after suffering a concussion in training – returns at loosehead prop having completed graduated return to play protocol. His inclusion is the only change to the starting XV that claimed victory against Bayonne six days ago. Lock Grant Gilchrist – who […]
The lock – who did not feature in the recent two-week tour to South Africa – starts as one of three changes made to the team that faced the Sharks in Durban last weekend. In the pack, Luan de Bruin is handed his first start of the season at loosehead prop with Pierre Schoeman (concussion), […]
The quartet return from Six Nations duty to feature in a starting XV that contains one further change from last weekend, with centre Chris Dean replacing Mark Bennett who remains in concussion protocol. Edinburgh Rugby return to Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium for the first time since March 2022, when they became the first Northern Hemisphere […]
Scotland internationalist Nel, 37, will fittingly enter the 200 club in Cape Town where his professional rugby career started at Western Province 16 years ago. Having been a mainstay in the capital pack since arriving in Edinburgh in 2012, the tighthead prop now joins club legends Alan Jacobsen [273 appearances] and Chris Paterson [205] in […]
