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Dodson stands firm on £5m Heineken Cup pot for SRU
THE SRU will not battle the English and French clubs to keep both Edinburgh and Glasgow in the Heineken Cup, but they will insist that if one drops out there is no financial penalty for Scottish rugby.
3 commentsEdinburgh head coach has to ‘rebuild from bottom up’
AS THEY home in on a new head coach for Edinburgh, the SRU have admitted that improving the capital side’s fortunes will be a major project over the next few seasons.
3 commentsGlasgow’s latest caps offer optimism for future
SCOTLAND’S interim head coach Scott Johnson has spoken often of his desire to uncover “diamonds” in the rough of a South African tour undertaken without countless internationalists.
1 commentRichie Vernon relishing second stint with Glasgow
New Glasgow signing Richie Vernon says the lure of rejoining Gregor Townsend’s side was too good to turn down.
Andrew Binikos joins Musselburgh as new backs coach
CURRIE and Cyprus utility back Andrew Binikos is to join Musselburgh as their new backs coach.
Alan Solomons targeted for Edinburgh head coach
SRU chief executive Mark Dodson is closing in on a new Edinburgh head coach while in South Africa.
4 commentsStewart’s Melville make Finlay Calder club captain
Former Scotland and Lions legend Finlay Calder has been appointed club captain at Stewart’s Melville for season 2013/14.
Rugby: Gavin Henson | Wales v Japan | Marland Yarde
WALES have made four changes for the second Test against Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Edinburgh sign Scotland full-back Jack Cuthbert
EDINBURGH today confirmed the signing of Scotland and Bath full-back Jack Cuthbert on a two-year deal.
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Rugby: Nikki Walker keen to end management limbo
Nikki WALKER insists it is business as usual at Edinburgh Rugby as the club await the announcement of a permanent coach to succeed Michael Bradley, who left back in March.
2 commentsMurrayfield Wanderers make real Jammy appointment
CAPITAL outfit Murrayfield Wanderers are set to appoint a former Scottish club rugby coach of the year as their head coach.
11 commentsSevens: Samurai win second round of GB7s
SAMURAI, captained by Selkirk star Fraser Harkness, emerged winners of the second round of the GB7s at Meggetland on Saturday after Welsh cap Sam Cross scored a dramatic last-second try to take victory by 34-33 over Wailers at the end of a day of high-quality sevens rugby that could be repeated next year.
1 commentLearmonth nears the end after taking his rugby season to the Max
Max Learmonth is preparing to play it at least one more time tomorrow at the end of “an eternal” rugby season.
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Euro draw holds no fears for interim coach
Interim coach Stevie Scott believes Edinburgh Rugby can reach the knock-out stages of the Heineken European Cup for the second time in three years after the draw for next season’s competition was made yesterday.
Glasgow draw champions Toulon in Heineken Cup
GLASGOW Warriors have been drawn in the same pool as reigning champions Toulon in next season’s Heineken Cup Pool stages.
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Sean Kennedy has Toulon in sights after new deal
SEAN KENNEDY has already landed one big fish this year and now the 22-year-old Edinburgh Rugby scrum half is hoping for another when the draw is made tomorrow for the Heineken European Cup.
Kids rugby touches down at Gilmerton
TOUCH RUGBY: Hope Hamilton is just ten years old but the Gilmerton Primary pupil has already caught the rugby bug.
Sean Kennedy signs first pro deal with Edinburgh
HIGHLY-rated Scotland A scrum-half Sean Kennedy has signed his first senior professional contract with Edinburgh Rugby – a deal which will keep him with the club until 2015.
Allan Jacobsen agrees to play for Watsonians
ALLAN JACOBSEN, Scotland’s most capped rugby prop forward, is returning to the club scene next season after a 14-year professional career.
1 commentRugby: Scottish Thistles denied plate
Scottish Thistles finished fifth at the end of the opening round of the eight-team GB7s at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay, to give the young Scots side a degree of confidence ahead of this weekend’s second leg of the three-part series at Meggetland.
7 commentsTeague signs off with award
Edinburgh ACCIES skipper Dan Teague capped his final season at the club in fine style when he scooped the RBS Premier Division Player of the Season title in the Scottish Rugby club awards at Murrayfield last night, writes COLIN RENTON.
Scottish Thistles in action as GB7s gets under way
SCOTTISH Thistles are in action today in the first round of the GB7s at Eirias Park in the North Wales town of Colwyn Bay, a high-profile series that has its second leg in Edinburgh at Meggetland next Saturday before concluding at Saracens Allianz Park ground a week later.
Ayr pick up RBS Club of the Season award
AYR rounded off a stunning season at Murrayfield last night when they picked up the RBS Club of the Season award, even if their coach was not there to witness it.
Cavaliers hoping to get ten out of ten in Edinburgh 10s
Charity rugby outfits the Stevie Sims Cavaliers, the Pigbarians, and Movember will be amongst the teams battling to become Hunters Residential Edinburgh 10s champions tomorrow at Raeburn Place.
Edinburgh Rugby to face English Premiership duo
EDINBURGH Rugby will face an English Premiership double-header in this summer’s pre-season campaign, the club have confirmed.
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Hogg quits Gloucester for Worcester head coach role
WORCESTER have confirmed Carl Hogg is to leave Gloucester to become head coach of the Aviva Premiership club.
1 commentRugby: Newcastle Falcons back to top flight
Newcastle secured an immediate return to the Aviva Premiership with a pulsating victory over Bedford in the Championship Final second leg at Kingston Park.
Scott Wight signs up as Glasgow look to add to squad
GLASGOW Warriors coach Gregor Townsend is continuing to sign up his existing squad on new deals, but may still add “one or two” more players this summer.
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Leicester Tigers 37 - 17 Northampton Saints
Northampton captain Dylan Hartley’s British and Irish Lions hopes appear to lie in tatters after he was sent off for dissent during Saints’ Aviva Premiership final defeat against Leicester.
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Ulster 18 - 24 Leinster: Leinster ease to trophy
SPARE a thought for the poor person who has the task of cleaning the Leinster silverware because the Dublin club earned their third cup of the season yesterday at the RDS in Joe Schmidt’s final match as coach.
2 commentsAviva Premiership: Ben Foden seeks redemption
BEN Foden has lurched from one disappointment to the next this season – but all that will be forgotten if he can help Northampton defeat arch-rivals Leicester to win their first Aviva Premiership title.
Alex Neil named Accies’ player/manager
Hamilton Academical have appointed Alex Neil as player/manager on a permanent basis.
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 commentsScott Newlands is latest Scot to succeed in France
THE French Top 14 will feature another Scotsman next season after Borderer Scott Newlands was handed an extension with new arrivals Oyonnax.
2 commentsBedford 6-18 Newcastle: Falcons close to promotion
Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Aviva Premiership after claiming a nine-point lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final last night, with stand-off Jimmy Gopperth doing most of the damage.
1 commentHeriot’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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Glasgow Warriors 2013-14 season ticket sales soar
GLASGOW’S narrow loss in the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals for the third time in four years has only whet the appetite of supporters it appears, with the club predicting a record number of season ticket sales for 2013-14.
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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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Rory Lawson given chance of top-flight return
RORY Lawson long ago gave up worrying about whether he was flavour of the month in Scotland, but the Newcastle scrum-half is eagerly looking forward to a return to the Aviva Premiership and a reviving of his battle with Mike Blair.
2 commentsLion Sean O’Brien could play PRO12 final
BRITISH and Irish Lions flanker Sean O’Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
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.
6 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 commentsEx-SRU president Robin Charters dies at 82
ONE of the Borders’ and Scottish rugby’s more popular characters, Robin Charters, has passed away at the age of 82.
1 commentGreen light for North Berwick hub
NORTH Berwick RFC will temporarily close its doors this summer before re-opening as an improved community sports hub in East Lothian.
Glasgow Warriors’ Graeme Morrison to retire
GLASGOW and Scotland centre Graeme Morrison is the latest talent to confirm his retirement from rugby as a result of injury problems that refuse to go away.
2 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.
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Heineken Cup: Clermont dominate but fall short
NATHAN Hines’ quest for a second Heineken Cup winner’s medal ended in crushing disappointment on Saturday when his Clermont Auvergne side were beaten by French rivals Toulon in Dublin.
Sevens roundup: Jed triumph in Riverside Park final
HONOURS were shared in the last Borders sevens tournament of the season on Saturday at a rain-drenched Riverside Park, where Jed-Forest earned their first success of the year while Melrose collected the Kings of the Sevens title.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
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