The Italian side held on for a 24-17 win with Rhyno Smith’s late score the difference in a back-and-forth battle at Stadio Monigo. “Yeah, it’s definitely disappointing,” said Blair. “We knew this was going to be a really tough game with the team that they picked. “Benetton were excellent and managed the game really well […]
Benetton survived the early sending off of debutant Matteo Minozzi to claim a hard-fought victory. Minozzi was dismissed for dangerous play after just 10 minutes at the Stadio Monigo on Saturday but the hosts – who had two spells with just 13 men – claimed a hard-fought, bonus-point win with tries from Marcus Watson, Sebastian […]
McInally (hooker), Lang (inside centre) and Immelman (full-back) all start the Round 8 match-up in Treviso, while Vellacott (scrum-half) is once again fit to be named on the bench. Head Coach Mike Blair makes five further changes to the side that claimed a road win in Cardiff last month as Henry Pyrgos (scrum-half), Angus Williams […]
Unfortunately, due to ongoing events being held on the BT Murrayfield estate that weekend the Supporters Clubhouse located in the Thistle Suite will not be in operation pre or post-match. With the annual ‘Glitterfest Christmas Party’ using both the Thistle Suite and Up and Under, and a separate event taking place in the Rowan Suite, […]
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Trailing 7-21 at the break, Edinburgh U20s fought back in tremendous fashion with hooker Cory Tait – who scored the capital side’s only try of the first-half – Brodie Young and Craig Davidson all crossing the whitewash. With Edinburgh leading 28-21 heading into the final moments, it was the Warriors who would have the final […]
This week, however, we’ve put the spotlight on two Edinburgh teammates that will be facing each other this Saturday as Scotland welcome Argentina to the Scottish capital in the final Autumn Nations Series Test. Darcy Graham and Emiliano Boffelli will be marking one another this weekend in a clash of wingmen; one month ahead of […]
With the likes of loosehead star Pierre Schoeman and Warriors’ British and Irish Lion Zander Fagerson linking up in Scotland’s front-row, we analyse the big men from both sides of the rivalry that could lock horns in world rugby’s oldest intercity derby this December. Tickets for the unmissable deciding leg of the derby – which […]
The Scotland internationalist has enjoyed a stellar start to the 22/23 season and helped the capital side secure three consecutive wins in a month that saw Edinburgh rise to fifth in the United Rugby Championship. Crosbie powered over the whitewash in the Round 5 bonus-point win over Benetton Rugby at DAM Health Stadium before skippering his […]
Luke Crosbie, Matt Currie, Viliame Mata and Wes Goosen are all nominated for the award after impressing in October’s fixtures which saw the capital side win three out of four fixtures, claiming victories against Benetton, Zebre Parma and Cardiff Rugby. Supporters can now vote using the poll below which will close at midday on Sunday (6 November). The winner […]
