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 […]
Stewart, who impressed in the recent Celtic Challenge campaign, playing in every fixture as Edinburgh Rugby secured a historic second-place finish, earns her fist cap at open side flanker. Edinburgh Rugby are well represented in the backs as Rhona Lloyd, Emma Orr, Lisa Thomson and Caity Mattinson all start in Cardiff, having all worn the […]
Nel joined Edinburgh from South African franchise Cheetahs in 2012. Fresh faced, athletic and a fierce scrummager, the tighthead prop cemented his cult-like status from the get-go with a 40m solo try against Leinster that grows in distance every time the story is retold. Fast-forward 12 years and Nel is still plying his trade at […]
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The winger finished the Championship as joint-top try-scorer (5, along with Dan Sheehan). In fact, his tally was the joint-most by a Scotland player in a campaign, along with the five he scored in 2021. His three tries in a stunning performance against England saw him become the first Scotland player to score a hat-trick […]
Having raised over £2,500 to secure all academy support packages, the fans group are backing the next generation of Edinburgh stars while putting money back into the capital club. Edinburgh Rugby Fans Group Co-Founder Nicola Constantinou has expressed the supporters’ pride in sponsoring the future of the club, and said: “We are really proud, as […]
Duhan van der Merwe – who needs two tries to break Scotland’s all-time try-scoring record – continues on the wing with prop Pierre Schoeman and lock Grant Gilchrist selected in the pack. Hooker Ewan Ashman and lock Sam Skinner are once again named among the replacements. Centre Stafford McDowall is poised for a first taste […]