The visitors held on at the death with the clock deep in the red to claim the spoils, though the Edinburgh men can hold their heads high after fronting up after a disastrous start to the match. Sharks scrum-half Grant Williams claimed the opening score after five minutes, pilfering a loose pass from Savala to […]
Watson has been cleared for action (concussion) having progressed through the graduated return to play protocol to make his first appearance since facing New Zealand in November’s Autumn Nations Series. The openside flanker’s inclusion in place of Luke Crosbie – currently in Scotland camp – is one of eight changes to the XV that claimed a famous European win against Saracens […]
Boyle, 22, grew up a stone’s throw from BT Murrayfield and represented Edinburgh district at every age-grade before making his professional debut in October 2020, becoming Edinburgh Rugby player #1280. The former Stewart’s Melville and Scotland U20 captain has since featured 28 times for the capital side and recently crossed the whitewash in December’s 1872 Cup first-leg derby at […]
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A number of former Edinburgh Rugby players are taking part in the charity rowing event – including Jim Hamilton, Chris Paterson and Rory Lawson – which will see celebrity teams go head-to-head on The Royal Yacht Britannia. Those celebs and Doddie Aid fundraisers will then head for DAM Health Stadium where they’ll be on hand […]
On the last play and choosing to ‘take the win’ “We wanted the players to kick it out. We (coaches) made that call. You don’t always get these things right but our view ws that we had a yellow card, we were playing into a stiff breeze and we hd no momentum in our attack. […]
Both sides had the chance to book a home Round of 16 tie ahead of kick off, but it was Saracens who clinched the last all-important top-four place in Pool A thanks to finishing the game within seven points. Edinburgh now face a trip to Leicester Tigers in the Round of 16 in just over […]
