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Edinburgh have recruited a ‘senior’ scrum-half, says Richard Cockerill

9 April 2019 David Barnes Comments Off on Edinburgh have recruited a ‘senior’ scrum-half, says Richard Cockerill

Head coach says departing legend Ross Ford still has an important role to play in the remaining weeks of the current season …

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End of an era as Ross Ford departure from Edinburgh announced

9 April 2019 David Barnes 2

Tom Brown, Luke Hamilton and Sean Kennedy also among the seven players who will not be kept on by capital outfit next season …

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Glasgow v Edinburgh: Edinburgh player ratings

29 December 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Glasgow v Edinburgh: Edinburgh player ratings

The Cockerill revolution gather more momentum with capital outfit deserving winners in arch-rivals’ own back yard …

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Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh v Glasgow: Edinburgh player ratings

22 December 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Edinburgh v Glasgow: Edinburgh player ratings

15. Blair Kinghorn – 7 out of 10 Great hands released Chris Dean early on but the centre couldn’t quite send Henry Pyrgos home. Warriors weren’t good enough to put the youngster under pressure. Penalised late …

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Richard Cockerill comfortable with how Edinburgh squad is shaping up for next season

21 November 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Richard Cockerill comfortable with how Edinburgh squad is shaping up for next season

Around 22 players are out of contract at the end of the season, but coach’s focus is on Dragons this Sunday …

Winger Duhan van der Merwe caused Munster a lot of problems
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PRO14 play-off: Edinburgh come agonisingly close to pulling off shock win

5 May 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on PRO14 play-off: Edinburgh come agonisingly close to pulling off shock win

Munster 20 Edinburgh 16 EDINBURGH came up just short in this PRO14 semi-final, but, in their last game of the season, they gave further proof of just how far they have improved under Richard Cockerill. …

Could Ali Price be moving from Glasgow to Edinburgh next season replace Sam Hidalgo-Clyne at the capital outfit?
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Edinburgh coach Cockerill looks westward for Hidalgo-Clyne’s replacement

1 May 2018 David Barnes 4

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill says that the possibility of recruiting one of Ali Price, Henry Pyrgos or Goerge Horne to bolster the capital outfit’s scrum-half options has been discussed …

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Six players added to Scotland squad ahead of Calcutta Cup clash

18 February 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Six players added to Scotland squad ahead of Calcutta Cup clash

SIX players have been added to the Scotland squad ahead of next Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash against England at BT Murrayfield, including a triumvirate of high-profile English based players in Harlequins winger Tim Visser, Gloucester …

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6N: Blair Kinghorn’s time will come – but will it be on Tuesday?

13 January 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on 6N: Blair Kinghorn’s time will come – but will it be on Tuesday?

PRESUMING the Scotland squad to be announced on Tuesday had not been finalised beforehand, Edinburgh’s match against Stade Francais on Friday was the last chance for several players to persuade Gregor Townsend that they merited …

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Fowles gets set to fight for Scotland scrum-half slot

9 January 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Fowles gets set to fight for Scotland scrum-half slot

THERE are easier roles in rugby than being an Edinburgh scrum-half. Not only do the trio of Nathan Fowles, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne and Sean Kennedy have to scrap it out for the two available places in …

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