Watson – who put pen-to-paper on a new deal last week – won a tightly contested vote, beating out Sam Skinner, Bill Mata and Boan Venter to claim the award which is sponsored and backed by Scottish Building Society. Watson started the month with a bang, picking up Player of the Match in the home […]
Sean Everitt’s side booked their place in the last-eight of Europe with a resounding 33-15 victory over Bayonne on Saturday night and now return to South Africa having faced the Durban franchise just over a week ago. Edinburgh will depart for Durban later this week with a Semi-Final tie against Clermont or Ulster up for […]
The two potential opponents are sides Edinburgh know well from URC competition, having beaten Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in February, before falling short against the Sharks at Kings Park last weekend. And although the capital side would undoubtedly prefer to remain on Scottish soil for the last-eight encounter, Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean […]
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 club’s operations team and Scottish Rugby health and safety officials have been in contact with the MET Office to discuss the impact of the yellow warning for the wind, with the decision to move the match made this morning as the safest way to ensure it goes ahead. All existing tickets are valid for the game. […]
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 […]