The 71-times capped flanker is named in a starting XV that features 10 internationalists – four of whom started in last weekend’s remarkable 38-38 Calcutta Cup draw at Twickenham. Scotland stars Darcy Graham, Hamish Watson, Ben Toolis and WP Nel all return for tomorrow night’s crunch match. The team selection also sees Scotland centre Matt […]
Over 30,000 tickets have now been sold for the match, which will see Richard Cockerill’s men take on two-times champions Munster at BT Murrayfield on Saturday 30 March (kick-off 12.45pm). The capital club set the bar when 37,882 people turned out for the Quarter-Final against Toulouse in 2012. English side Saracens surpassed that the following […]
Bhatti, 25, has made 13 appearances for the national side – the latest coming against Ireland in round two of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations – and will join the capital outfit from Glasgow Warriors following the conclusion of the current Guinness PRO14 campaign. On signing for Edinburgh, Bhatti said: “I’ve really enjoyed my three […]
Seven of those eight starters are selected in the forward pack, while Darcy Graham makes his second consecutive start on the wing after finding the scoresheet against Wales last weekend. Stuart McInally – who is named in an unchanged front-row alongside club teammates Allan Dell and WP Nel – skippers the side, while Ben Toolis […]
The 29-year-old former Heriot’s, Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen Grammar player returns home to Edinburgh, for whom he has already made one appearance – against Cardiff Blues in 2012. Douglas – who has previously turned out for Super Rugby sides Melbourne Rebels and Wellington Hurricanes – joined Brumbies on a two-year deal at the start of the […]
Cherry, 28, has enjoyed a breakout campaign since joining the club from French Fédérale 2 side Stade Niçois in March 2018 – making 16 appearances this season so far – and today extends his stay in the capital by a further year. On re-signing with his hometown club, Cherry said: “I’m delighted to have re-signed […]
Pyrgos, 29, has made 18 appearances so far this season after joining the club from Glasgow Warriors in June 2018, and today extends his stay in the capital until at least 2021. On re-signing with the club, Pyrgos, said: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first season at Edinburgh and I’m excited to sign for two more […]
The team selection sees Darcy Graham make his first international start on the wing, while Stuart McInally and Grant Gilchrist are named as captain and vice-captain respectively. After returning from injuries against Benetton last weekend, WP Nel is reinstated at tighthead prop, with Hamish Watson selected on the bench for the first time this 2019 […]
Fenton, 23 – who is in his second season with the club – has so far made one appearance this current campaign after returning from injury in January and today puts pen-to-paper on a deal that will see him remain in the capital until at least 2020. On extending his stay at the club, Fenton, […]
The duo returned from injury in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Benetton, with Nel playing 40 minutes and Watson playing 60 minutes in the away defeat. Watson – who recovers from a hand injury suffered in January’s Heineken Champions Cup victory over Montpellier – is named in the Scotland for the first time this Guinness […]
