April Scottish Building Society POTM nominees

• 13 May 2025
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The nominees for April's Scottish Building Society Player of the Month have today been announced, with a quartet of players selected by the coaching staff as the standouts in through the month.

Centre James Lang, number eight Magnus Bradbury, flanker Hamish Watson, and stand-off Ross Thompson all excelled in a month that saw the capital side beat the Lions and Bulls at home, before taking a springbok laden Sharks side to the death at Hive Stadium.

The winning player will be able to donate £500 – courtesy of Scottish Building Society – to a charity of their choice from our main club partner’s foundation.

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James Lang

Lang was in ferocious form in April, carrying with purpose while regularly linking play for the capital’s dangerous wing-men.

The centre has rarely been on the scoresheet, often providing for others, but enjoyed a bumper month with a brace of tries against the Bulls, before scoring acrobatically in the corner against the Sharks.

Magnus Bradbury

The big number-eight continued the form that has seen him regularly nominated for the player of the month award, carrying into blind alleyways to get the side go-forward.

Bradbury, who captained the side away against Zebre, crashed over for a crucial score against the Bulls for his fourth try of the season.

Ross Thompson 

Stand-off Thompson made the number 10 jersey his own in April, steering the capital side to impressive displays from fly-half.

Thompson notched an impressive 14 points from the boot against the Bulls, including a crucial penalty to keep capital noses in front amidst a fierce comeback from the Pretoria men.

Hamish Watson

‘Mish’ rolled back the years in April to produce a stellar month in the Edinburgh pack, proving a nuisance at the breakdown and a terror in defence for opposition teams.

A standout moment was Watson’s vital goal-line turnover against Zebre in Parma, turning the tide with his side under huge pressure.