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Ramiro Moyano on list of Edinburgh leavers

11 May 2022 Stuart Bathgate 14

Nathan Chamberlain, Sam Grahamslaw and James Johnstone also on list of departures …

James Johnstone
Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh v Ulster: James Johnstone starts, Bill Mata on bench

29 November 2020 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Edinburgh v Ulster: James Johnstone starts, Bill Mata on bench

Scotland Sevens winger Alec Coombes poised to come off the bench and make his debut for Richard Cockerill’s side. …

Nick Haining
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Scarlets v Edinburgh: Nick Haining returns as visitors make five changes

31 October 2020 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scarlets v Edinburgh: Nick Haining returns as visitors make five changes

NICK Haining is back from Scotland duty to take his place at No 8 in an Edinburgh team that shows five changes from the one that lost to Connacht last week. Mark Bennett is restored …

Darcy Graham
Edinburgh Rugby

Seven changes in Edinburgh team to play Wasps

5 December 2019 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Seven changes in Edinburgh team to play Wasps

DARCY Graham makes his much-anticipated return from injury tomorrow night as one of  seven changes in the Edinburgh starting line-up for the Challenge Cup match against Wasps. A quad strain has kept the right-winger out …

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Edinburgh Rugby

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh: defiant display gives visitors valuable victory

5 October 2019 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh: defiant display gives visitors valuable victory

CARDIFF BLUES 11 EDINBURGH 19 EDINBURGH claimed an excellent victory on the road this evening to make it two wins out of two in the PRO14, and although this match was a lot harder than …

Matt Scott
Edinburgh Rugby

‘I wanted to reinvent myself as a player,’ says leaner and meaner Matt Scott

28 August 2019 David Barnes Comments Off on ‘I wanted to reinvent myself as a player,’ says leaner and meaner Matt Scott

Edinburgh centre is raring to go against London Scottish on Saturday after putting the disappointments of last season to one side …

Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh centre James Johnstone out for a month or more

5 April 2019 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Edinburgh centre James Johnstone out for a month or more

JAMES Johnstone may not play again this season as a result of the leg injury he sustained in Edinburgh’s Champions Cup defeat by Munster. The centre, whose place in midfield goes to Mark Bennett for …

Magnus Bradbury
Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh v Dragons: Magnus Bradbury bursts back onto the scene

15 February 2019 David Barnes 1

Flanker celebrates his comeback after four months out with a try in a man-of-the-match performance in a bonus-point win …

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Edinburgh Rugby

Southern Kings v Edinburgh: dominant Scots let game slip away

26 January 2019 The Offside Line Team Comments Off on Southern Kings v Edinburgh: dominant Scots let game slip away

Richard Cockerill’s side appeared to have the victory wrapped up when substitute Ross Ford put them eight points ahead with the same time to play …

James Johnstone
Edinburgh Rugby

Southern Kings v Edinburgh preview: chase for play-off place begins to heat up

26 January 2019 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Southern Kings v Edinburgh preview: chase for play-off place begins to heat up

Understrength visitors go into the game in Port Elizabeth in search of some vital league points …

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