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Posted 863 days ago
Alex Glashan announced himself to the rugby world with a Man of the Match performance in March 2009 as his Edinburgh Academy side beat George Watson’s College in the final of the Scottish Schools U15 Cup at Murrayfield.
Since then the 17-year-old scrum-half’s rise has been as steady as one of his passes, and Scotland U18 head coach Grant McKelvey believes…
Posted 870 days ago
Edinburgh Rugby announced today that Rob Moffat is standing down as head coach following his appointment in July 2009. His current assistant and Scotland A head coach Nick Scrivener is taking over head coach duties until the end of this season.
Chief Executive of Scottish Rugby, Gordon McKie, thanked Rob for his significant efforts in developing Edinburgh Rugby both as assistant…
Posted 891 days ago
The race for the prestigious eight Heineken Cup quarter-final places is entering the final straight – but 11 of the 24 teams in the 2010 / 2011 tournament will still be in elite European club rugby action come April.
While the six Pool winners and two best Pool runners-up will prolong their Heineken Cup adventure into the knock-out stages, the next…
Posted 894 days ago
The Scarlets are intent on putting right their away record up in Edinburgh and on the back of a derby win against the Dragons last weekend will be challenging hard for points to maintain their momentum and position in the Magners League.
With competition tight at the top of the league table and only a few points separating teams placed second…
Posted 895 days ago
Head coach Rob Moffat has stressed the importance of Edinburgh continuing their flying start to 2011 with a win over Scarlets at Murrayfield on Saturday (kick-off 6.30pm) as the capital club enter a crucial phase of the season.
This weekend’s showdown with the men from Llanelli comes hot on the heels of a 28-17 success in the second Greaves Sports 1872…
Posted 897 days ago
With the half way stage of the season now passed, teams will now concentrate on their push for a top four placing to secure a spot in the Magners League semi-finals. Results over the Festive period mean that Munster have pulled nine points clear at the top of the table, but there is a real scramble for the remaining Play-off…
