The Italian team have yet to win in this year’s Championship but have impressed in all matches with a swashbuckling style of attack and typical passion in defence. “I think it’s harsh when people say they’ve not been great. Watch the way they’re playing,” explained Bennett. “They play great rugby and at the start of […]
Press Pass is brought to you by Glen Moray, the club’s Official Single Malt Whisky Partner. Never rushed or forced, always in balance, steady and with care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Find out more about Glen Moray today. On recruitment at the club “The recruitment in Scottish rugby is more intricate […]
Healy, 23, qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents and will make the move to Edinburgh in the summer at the end of his current deal. The highly regarded playmaker has been in fine form this current campaign and recently helped Munster to a dramatic 14-15 win against Ulster with a last-gasp try and conversion at […]
Boffelli, 27 – labelled world class by Head Coach Mike Blair – has been one of rugby’s standout stars in 2022, with a series of impressive displays for both club and country. One of world rugby’s most accurate goalkickers, Boffelli finished the year as rugby’s top points-scorer at international level and was the only player […]
The team selection includes a further three changes to the side that faced the Warriors in last weekend’s opening leg as Wes Goosen (wing) – who also returns from injury – Henry Pyrgos (scrum-half) and Boan Venter (loosehead) are all handed starts for 150th anniversary derby. With a bumper crowd of more than 25,000 expected for the festive clash, supporters […]
Press Pass is brought to you by Glen Moray, the club’s Official Single Malt Whisky Partner. Never rushed or forced, always in balance, steady and with care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Find out more about Glen Moray today. On players returning to fitness “Blair [Kinghorn] is back training. Mark Bennett is […]
Therefore it’s no surprise that Savala could not wait to test himself against Glasgow Warriors in the opening leg of the 1872 Cup, having been handed the start for the high stakes derby at Scotstoun Stadium. Savala, 22, played with a calmness and maturity you’d expect from a stand-off ten years his senior and despite […]
“It’s a nightmare. Every time I’ve carried the ball into contact over these past few weeks, I seem to end up getting a knock in the face and a black eye,” laughs Young. “I had a cut on my cheek which was already stitched up before the Glasgow game, but the stitches opened up again. […]
The hosts edged a hugely attritional match in rainy conditions in the west, taking a half-time advantage thanks to a try from Jack Dempsey and a three-pointer from George Horne. Edinburgh looked to bounce back into the game through a Connor Boyle score, but ill discipline was capitalised on by Tom Jordan, who crept the […]
World rugby’s oldest intercity rivalry celebrates a landmark anniversary exactly 150 years and one month from the first-ever meeting between the two cities at Burbank Park, Glasgow, on 23 November 1872. Edinburgh Ruby are the current holders of the famous trophy – which this week was replenished to celebrate the anniversary of the fixture – […]
