Posts Tagged ‘ Edinburgh ’

The vexed question of which team should Warren Gatland pick to play Italy is a talking point in the Welsh Message Board (WMB). RR poster “Hook”, poses this question and offers Gatland the following advice:  “I think its important we don’t make the same mistake as Gats did last year but I would make...
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Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening (19 February, kick off 8pm, live on Setanta Ireland) and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result. Laidlaw, 24, signed a new two...
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Greig Laidlaw says he is looking forward to challenging Mike Blair for Edinburgh’s number nine jersey after agreeing a new two year contract with the club. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a productive season so far and has recorded 11 starts including a man-of-the-match display against Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup. Now Laidlaw says...
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The injured Scotland players Thom Evans and Chris Paterson are continuing today to recover from the injuries they sustained in the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales last weekend. The pair remain in University Hospital Cardiff and both are described as being in “good spirits” by medical staff. Scotland team doctor James Robson...
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Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat and Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen both celebrated St Andrew’s Day today (Monday) by announcing: December is going to be a massive month. Following Scotland’s Autumn Tests, the Magners League programme resumes this weekend with second-placed Edinburgh travelling to Scarlets (Friday 4 December, kick off 7.05pm, live on...
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Gael Force head coach Stephen Gemmell has freshened up his starting line-up ahead of the team’s second match in the British and Irish Cup at Exeter Chiefs on Saturday 21 November (kick off 3pm) by making nine changes and has drafted rejuvenated Scotland internationalist David Callam into his side. Following the opening day 29-8...
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The IRB Sevens World Series gets underway next weekend in Dubai before moving onto George in South Africa, so today, Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell announced a strong and well prepared squad for the opening tournament of the season. “There’s some continuity in our squad now. We’ve got Scott Forrest, Mike Adamson and Colin...
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Scotland have made three changes and one further positional switch in their team for Saturday’s Murrayfield meeting with Argentina. Following the 9-8 victory over Australia last weekend, head coach Andy Robinson describes the changes as “subtle”. They see 24-year-old Edinburgh flanker Alan MacDonald introduced for his first cap, alongside the return of Ben Cairns...
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Australia Under-20 and Brumbies flyhalf Matt Toomua will make his senior debut for his country after being named today in the Qantas Wallabies side to tackle the Cardiff Blues tomorrow night. The selection of Toomua, 19, is one of three personnel changes to the starting line-up from the Australian side which won its opening...
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Gael Force head coach Stephen Gemmell welcomes Ross Rennie back to action for the opening match of the British and Irish Cup at Cornish Pirates on Sunday 22 November (kick off 2pm) – the first competitive match the Scotland flanker has played for 11 months. Before he underwent knee surgery, Rennie’s last outing was...
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