Mike Blair’s side ran in three tries before the hosts had Pelser sent off just 22 minutes into the match and led 31-0 early in the second half. However, Zebre rallied despite their numerical disadvantage, with Alessandro Fusco, Luca Rizzoli and Jacopo Trulla all going over after the break. Adam McBurney had touched down twice […]
Mata becomes the first overseas, non-Scottish qualified player to reach the milestone in the club’s long history and is Edinburgh Rugby’s 37th centurion, joining former capital back-row greats Simon Taylor, Ally Hogg and Roddy Grant in reaching 100 matches. Goosen – who joined the club from Super Rugby side Hurricanes in the off-season – has been made to wait for […]
From the club’s very first player, EM Bannerman of Edinburgh Accies (v Glasgow District, 1872) [#1], to its most recent debutant, Sam Skinner (v Dragons RFC, 2022) [#1314], every player to have worn the castle on their chest is now linked by a unique number that is theirs, and theirs alone. The full player list from 1872 to 2022 […]
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Gregor Townsend’s side kickstart their Autumn Nations Series against Australia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday 29 October (kick-off 5.30pm) before taking on Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in consecutive weeks, with all matches live on Amazon Prime. Dave Cherry (hooker), Pierre Schoeman (loosehead), WP Nel (tighthead), Grant Gilchrist (lock), Sam Skinner (lock), Luke Crosbie (back-row), […]
British and Irish Lions wing Van der Merwe rejoined Edinburgh from Worcester earlier this month and crossed twice in the second half as Mike Blair’s men ran in nine tries in total at DAM Health Stadium. There was also a brace for URC top try scorer Darcy Graham, who took his season tally to eight, […]
Van der Merwe – who scored 32 tries in 67 appearances for Edinburgh before moving to Worcester in 2021 – will run out at DAM Health Stadium for the very first time, after re-joining the club this week, in a line-up that includes seven changes to the side that faced Emirates Lions in Round 4. Van der Merwe’s inclusion on the […]
Graham was this week voted Scottish Building Society Player of the Month and will be looking to score in his third straight home fixture as Italian side Benetton visit the Scottish capital in crucial Scottish x Italian Shield match-up. “Yeah, it’s not been too bad a start,” said Graham. “I’m enjoying playing, getting my hands […]
Van der Merwe – who scored 32 tries in 67 appearances for Edinburgh after joining from Montpellier in 2017 before moving to Worcester in 2021 – has returned to familiar surroundings and now gears up to win his place back on the capital wing ahead of Saturday’s crucial BKT URC match-up with Benetton at DAM Health Stadium. “I really […]
