With the match moved from Hive Stadium to Scottish Gas Murrayfield after Storm Kathleen brought strong winds and a yellow weather warning, Tom Spring got Bayonne’s opening converted try. Hamish Watson crossed to bring the hosts back to 7-5 down at the break. Spring went over again after Matt Currie’s stunning solo try, before two […]
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), […]
Hamish Watson, Bill Mata, Boan Venter and Sam Skinner have all been nominated for the monthly award by the club’s coaches after impressing in BKT United Rugby Championship fixtures against Ospreys, DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks. The winner of the award will have £500 donated to their cause or charity of choice, courtesy of Main […]
Watson, 32, has made over 150 appearances for the club since joining from the Leicester Tigers academy as a teenager in 2011. Since then, he has established himself as an ever-present feature on the openside of the back-row, famed for his ballistic ball carrying and tireless contact work, which he has taken to the international […]
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As always, we’ve got plenty on the go at Hive Stadium to keep fans of all ages entertained – check out our What’s on Guide below as Edinburgh look to make the last-eight of Europe. GET TICKETS Tickets are selling fast for this can’t miss European fixture! Get yours HERE. Although this match is not […]
Although results haven’t gone Edinburgh’s way during a two-week tour to South Africa, back-to-back losses didn’t come as a way of lack of effort or desire. Ritchie’s performance against the Durban franchise personified the way Edinburgh’s pack performed while on South African soil, with guts and guile – however those efforts unfortunately didn’t pave the […]
Hill, 29, will make the move to the Scottish capital this summer, leaving Saints after nine seasons and close to 200 appearances at the Franklin Gardens club. Hill – who has won six caps for England – brings further quality and experience to Edinburgh Rugby’s front-row group, joining Scotland internationalists Javan Sebastian and D’Arcy Rae, and recently re-signed […]
Scottish qualified front-row Williams has put pen-to-paper on a new two-year extension while Scotland internationalist Rae signs a new one-year deal. Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean Everitt said: “We’re delighted to see both Angus [Williams] and D’Arcy [Rae] extend terms with the club. “They are both really consistent trainers who bring the same energy and […]
Full-back Aphelele Fassi proved a match winner on the day after running in a solo try that was one of several eye-catching breaks, while also pinning back the visitors with his pinpoint left boot. Edinburgh are still firmly in contention for a play-off spot but they struggled to leave any meaningful mark on the South […]
