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Accies starlet Ruairidh Young aims to rise
The player whose last-minute try gave Edinburgh Accies a bonus-point win at Boroughmuir to take them into the British and Irish Cup next season intends to carry on where he left off next week as Scotland Under-20s step up their preparations for a World Championship bid.
3 commentsHeriot’s baffled by lack of game time for Penn-forcer
The forgotten man of Edinburgh Rugby has finally upped sticks and moved back south, leaving a string of questions unanswered as to why he never received a single opportunity at RaboDirect PRO12 or Heineken European Cup level.
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Rugby: Edinburgh assistant advert begs question
eDINBURGH Rugby have taken the unusual step of advertising for an assistant coach before the vacant head coaching role has been filled.
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Iain Milne wants Edinburgh to stay at Murrayfield
Edinburgh Rugby were today urged to put down even firmer roots at Murrayfield Stadium by Iain Milne, one of the team’s most distinguished players of the amateur era.
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Rugby: Moving matches to Spartans can only boost Edinburgh
Former Scotland Rugby supremo Phil Anderton today insisted any move to a more compact stadium for Edinburgh’s team would have a beneficial effect on fortunes.
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Edinburgh Rugby
Scott, Hodge boost Edinburgh job chances with win
EDINBURGH interim coaches Stevie Scott and Duncan Hodge enhanced their claims to take the jobs on a permanent basis with their third win in the five matches since they took charge as the Capital hosts edged Dragons 31-24 at Murrayfield.
1 commentCairns given chance to earn new contract at Edinburgh
Edinburgh RUGBY bosses have offered international centre Ben Cairns an opportunity to stake a claim for a contract extension at the club.
Club rugby
Euro D-day looms for Scots clubs
Edinburgh and Glasgow Rugby could soon learn exactly what they must do to secure a place in the Heineken European Cup after next season.
4 commentsSonians grab second spot in Sevens
Watsonians finished second in the overall Kings of the Sevens title race to Melrose, following the final event at Jed-Forest on Saturday.
7 commentsFarndale back for Scotland’s tilt at Under-20 World Cup
One of Scottish rugby’s most exciting young talents is due to end a seven-month injury nightmare.
1 commentSkeen takes sheen off his former club
Former player Andrew Skeen put a dent in Watsonians’ Kings of the Sevens hopes when he scored an extra-time try to knock them out of the Selkirk Sevens at the semi-final stage on Saturday.
Bruce Aitchison to take Boroughmuir reins
BOROUGHMUIR are set to appoint former stand off Bruce Aitchison as their new coach. The Meggetland club, relegated from the Premiership last season, have turned to one of the most committed coaches on the Scottish scene as successor to Fergus Pringle.
Int'l rugby
Clermont coach Cotter is given chance to lead Scots
VERN COTTER has been offered the chance to lead Scotland’s rugby team as head coach.
2 commentsRugby: Todd Blackadder wants All Blacks job
Scotland’s hunt for a new rugby coach led across the channel today after Todd Blackadder ruled himself out saying he really wanted to take charge of the All Blacks one day.
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Rugby: Robby Wilson aims to follow Chunk success
Just as one high-profile prop forward from East Lothian prepares for rugby retirement, so a younger version looms on the horizon.
1 commentJohnson tips Gilchrist to star on tour
Scotland rugby coach Scott Johnson is tipping Edinburgh second row Grant Gilchrist to be one of the stars of the upcoming quadrangular tournament in South Africa.
Rugby: Blackadder closing in on Scotland post
The search for Scotland’s new rugby coach narrowed dramatically today after one of the main contenders ruled himself out.
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