This isn’t an April Fool, but Warriors fan Kevin Millar took a turn at the weekend and found himself watching Edinburgh’s European Quarter Final at BT Murrayfield…
Edinburgh 6-20 Cardiff Blues
Tag: Fraser McKenzie
PRO14 Round 7: Edinburgh Rugby vs Benetton Treviso
Richard Cockerill will send a strong team over to Italy to face Treviso in their own back yard on Saturday.
Ulster 24-18 Edinburgh
Ruairidh Campbell reports as Edinburgh look to take back-to-back victories against the men from Ulster.
Edinburgh 28-17 Ulster
After a narrow and dispiriting loss to Zebre at home, Edinburgh faced the daunting prospect of a visit from Ulster but came out blasting, writes Rory Baldwin.
London Irish 18-23 Edinburgh
Ruairidh Campbell watches Edinburgh’s first taste of knockout rugby since 2012 as they travel down to Reading to take on the struggling Irish Exiles.
Our Team: Second Rows
To kick off a regular series of posts looking at each position in turn ahead of the Six Nations, Tom Macleod looks at the runners and riders for the second row in a potentially new look Scotland team.
The Comedown
Filling Out The Corners
Tomorrow Andy Robinson will announce his extended training squad for this year’s Six Nations (starting a month from now with a match against England), and as Alan pointed out in his earlier piece there are very few players guaranteed a spot in the starting team, so picking a captain will be hard.
What about the fringe players making a claim for a spot – who might get the call up?
Teasing Out A Career
What does a player need to develop?
For some it is competition, for others it is hard work they are not used to. Freedom comes into it but restriction and focus can be the answer for many more. Success is a something attainable but the recipe is different for every individual and establishment. The legendary Pele once said “Everything is practice”. Many people have said that what made the late Seve Ballesteros so great was his flair and tenacity: personal qualities he had freedom to express.
I’m afraid that neither of these make Graham Lowe’s life any easier.
Big Jim’s Day Got Brighter
With the news that Scott MacLeod is off to Japan to ply his trade, those of us turning thoughts to Rugby World Cup 2011 and who should go on the plane just found our lives a lot easier. Assuming that Robbo takes 4 locks (plus a back-rower or two with a bit of time in the second row perhaps) and that the front runners are most likely Gray, Kellock and Hines, the debate was always going to be over MacLeod or Hamilton for the extra cover berth. Now MacLeod’s move has forced him to recuse himself from World Cup duty, the door is wide open for big Jim. Not always the most mobile, his undoubted contribution has always been general grunt, lineout height and some extra power behind Euan Murray in the scrum. But this news, coupled with decent form for Gloucester should see him tie up the fourth lock slot. Unless Fraser McKenzie gets back to his early season form, then it could get interesting again…