Head coach Andy Robinson has selected six uncapped players in Scotland’s 36-man squad for the opening two matches of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship. They are Lee Jones, the 23-year-old Edinburgh Rugby wing; Stuart Hogg, the 19-year-old Glasgow Warriors full-back; his team-mates, stand-off Duncan Weir, 20 and flanker/lock Robert Harley, 21; Sale Sharks’...
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Versatile duo Mike Blair and Greig Laidlaw will steer the Edinburgh Rugby back-line against Cardiff Blues in round four of the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 8pm). Two wins from three in Heineken Cup Pool 2 means Edinburgh Rugby are just three points behind this weekend’s opponents, who leapfrogged Edinburgh into the...
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Head coach Michael Bradley has called for an attuned attention to detail as Edinburgh Rugby prepare for the first match in a crucial Heineken Cup double-header with Cardiff Blues at the City Stadium this Friday (kick-off 8pm, live on SKYSPORTS red button). Both sides are unbeaten in the Pool, with Edinburgh taking the top...
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A host of Edinburgh Rugby’s internationalists return to the fold for Friday’s RaboDirect PRO12 match against Aironi at Murrayfield as the team seek to retain a strong home record of six wins from eight matches (kick-off 7.30pm). One week out from the Heineken Cup, Chris Paterson and James King are the only backs to...
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The Leinster team to face Edinburgh in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash in Murrayfield (KO: 7.35pm) has been named. Leo Cullen captains the side and is one of 10 Ireland internationals in the starting line-up, amongst them is hooker Sean Cronin who makes his full debut for the province. Cronin starts in the front...
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Twelve of the Munster match day squad for the trip to Edinburgh are aged 24 or under with 20 year old Paddy Butler set to make his first start of the season at number 8 in place of the injured James Coughlan (neck). Up to now, the captain was Peter O’Mahony who has just...
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Edinburgh Rugby head coach Michael Bradley has made three personnel changes to the side that will take on current champions and league-leaders, Munster at Murrayfield tomorrow night (kick-off 7.30pm). Currently top of the division, the arrival of the current champions and two-time Heineken Cup winners is preceded by their reputation, while their current form...
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Edinburgh Rugby went double Dutch today with the signing of Sep Visser, the brother of the club’s try-machine, Tim, on a training contract. Sep first signalled his intent to team up with his brother when he moved from English National 1 club Tynedale to Premier 1 side Boroughmuir, combining his club training with a...
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Edinburgh Rugby captain Greig Laidlaw today signed a two-year contract extension at Edinburgh Rugby, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2014. Laidlaw, who has one year remaining on his current contract, is one of Edinburgh Rugby’s most consistent performers and was named players’ player of the season before continuing his form...
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Head coach, Michael Bradley has stuck to his word on pre-season squad rotation, making nine changes to the side that defeated Sale Sharks 28-22 at Edgeley Park for Edinburgh Rugby’s match against Newcastle Falcons tomorrow (Friday 26 August, kick-off 7.30pm) – U18s go free! Try-scoring full-back Tom Brown and winger Simon Webster are the...
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