The duo starts as two of five changes made to the starting XV – WP Nel (tighthead prop) and Charlie Shiel (scrum-half) come into the starting line-up as Javan Sebastian drops to bench, with Ben Vellacott missing out through personal reasons. Elsewhere in the pack, Tom Dodd makes his second appearance for the club at blindside flanker as Viliame […]
Ben Healy, Luke Crosbie, Matt Currie and Wes Goosen are all nominated for the first award of the campaign after impressing in season opening wins against Dragons RFC (A) and Emirates Lions. Find out more information on October’s Scottish Building Society Player of the Month nominees below and their chosen causes. The winner of the […]
Following on from the team’s home opener against Emirates Lions – which saw Sean Everitt’s side secure a 17-16 win to make it two-from-two – Edinburgh Rugby are looking to maintain their perfect home record against a talented Connacht outfit. With Irish internationalists Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen coming to the capital to face off […]
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In clash of world rugby’s oldest club rivals, Edinburgh and Glasgow face-off on the ‘Night Afore’ in Scotland’s capital city, with the derby aptly named ‘The Auld Acquaintance’ in a nod to the history of the fixture and its regular slot in the Hogmanay period, taking on lyrics from the New Year’s Eve Scottish folk […]
The annual festive derby – which regularly attracts a bumper crowd of over 25,000 – is expected to sell quickly, with fans encouraged to buy early to secure the best seats at Scotland’s national stadium. Taking place on Saturday 30 December, at an earlier kick-off time of 3pm, the showpiece derby is the perfect event to bring your squad, […]
The game could have gone either way, and the South Africans led for a spell midway through the second half, but a vital score on his debut by Ewan Ashman helped the home team end up with their noses in front. After a quiet early period, Edwill van der Merwe was yellow-carded for a deliberate […]
Blair Kinghorn (full-back), Grant Gilchrist (lock), Hamish Watson (openside flanker), Viliame Mata (number 8), Ewan Ashman (replacement hooker) and WP Nel (replacement tighthead prop) are all named in the capital side’s 23 for the Round 2 clash. Sean Everitt’s side are looking to make it two-from-two after last weekend’s opening round victory away to Dragons RFC, with […]
Gilchrist will share the role with scrum-half Ben Vellacott – named co-captain last month – with the duo set to lead the team together for the first time tomorrow evening, as Edinburgh Rugby face Emirates Lions at Hive Stadium (Saturday 28 October, kick-off 5pm). Gilchrist – who linked up with capital squad earlier this week […]
The fixture will take place on the eve of the club’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Castres Olympique at Hive Stadium and follows on from Edinburgh ‘A’’s participation in last season’s FOSROC Super Series Sprint competition. Ticketing details for the fixture at Castle Park can be found at Doncaster Knights official website: www.drfc.co.uk. Edinburgh Rugby […]
