Club rugby
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.
5 commentsEuro 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.
Rugby: Neil Cochrane’s buzz over Wasps move
Exiled Capital rugby star Neil Cochrane is prepared to fulfil a long-held dream when he joins English Premiership side London Wasps over the summer.
Sonians still in the hunt
Watsonians won one event and were runners-up in another over the weekend as they kept in the hunt for the Kings of the Sevens title in the Borders.
10 commentsCochrane in Wasps deal
Former Boroughmuir and Watsonians rugby player Neil Cochrane will be playing in England’s top division for the first time next term after he secured a deal with London Wasps.
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 commentDickinson feels he’s the real deal
Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson, who was yesterday revealed as Edinburgh’s third signing for next season, believes the club is acquiring a superior player to the one who left six years ago.
4 commentsGemmell urges team ‘to do its job’
Scotland Sevens coach Stephen Gemmell believes the permanent switch to the abbreviated game can pay off for former Edinburgh centre John Houston when the Emirates Airlines Glasgow Sevens tournament takes place at Scotstoun this weekend, writes COLIN RENTON.
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Duncan Hodge: Chance to put down a marker
INTERIM Edinburgh Rugby coach Duncan Hodge insists that tonight’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Newport Gwent Dragons at Murrayfield is far from meaningless.
Hundreds to celebrate Trinity centenary at Murrayfield
More than 400 guests, comprising of past and current members, will gather at Murrayfield on Saturday for the centenary dinner of Trinity Accies Rugby Club.
Newlands left fretting over chance in French top-flight
Former Edinburgh flanker Scott Newlands has enjoyed a successful season with French ProD2 champions Oyonnax. But the 27-year-old is currently facing an anxious wait to learn whether he will be able to remain at the club.
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.
Leith make no mistake in sealing title
Leith edged out St Boswells in the Borders on Saturday to confirm them as RBS East Three champions.
Sevens rugby: Samurai Scottish put rivals to sword
A Samurai Scottish squad bristling with pace and international experience took the honours in the Boroughmuir Sevens sponsored by Central Taxis and a leg of the Arnold Clark Legacy Series at a soggy Meggetland last night, beating Howe of Fife in the final.
Inverleith loss lets Leith in
Leith RFC are set to be crowned RBS East Three champions this weekend after title rivals Inverleith lost 30-10 to Broughton in their final league match last night.
Allan Jacobsen recalls near-fatal car crash
AS he prepares to enter retirement from professional rugby, Allan “Chunk” Jacobsen today looked back on a near-death experience as a teenager which changed his life and provided the impetus to chase every dream thereafter.
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