Flash – he’ll save every one of us?
Roddy Grant is to return as an assistant coach at Edinburgh, while Glasgow Warriors have signed Super Rugby winning New Zealand winger Lelia Masaga on a two-year contract.
SRU Kills London Scottish Deal
London Scottish and the SRU have announced that their mutually arrangement to loan players and coaches is over, just weeks before pre-season was due to begin.
SRU and London Scottish announce Partnership
Sean Lineen & Roddy Grant are off to London to help out our old muckers at London Scottish.
Roddy Grant Calls It A Day
Tributes have been paid from all over Scottish rugby following the retirement of Edinburgh fans’ favourite back-row stalwart Roddy Grant at just 28. Gavin Harper takes a look.
European Challenge Cup: Edinburgh 38 -13 Bordeaux
Gavin Harper was at Murrayfield to see Edinburgh demolish Bordeaux in the second tier European competition…
Edinburgh 48-0 Treviso
Rory spends Mad Friday watching Edinburgh restore a little lunacy to their game and chalk up a big score against Benetton Treviso at BT Murrayfield…
5 Questions The Autumn Tests Will Answer
Cameron Black takes a look at the key questions Vern Cotter must answer by the end of the Autumn Tests…
5 Key Points For Beating Ireland
Cammy Black takes a look at what it might take to beat Ireland this weekend as the Six Nations gets underway.
A Team Squad Sees Reshuffle (and no Roddy)
There is one blast from the past though in the shape of Ally Hogg. Read on…
Our Team: Openside
Cameron Black takes a look at the candidates for openside flanker. Fusaro, Rennie, Grant, Barclay? Any of them fit?
‘Doom and Gloom’ Walks the Plank Before Round 2 of B&I Cup
Last week Gala, Melrose and Stirling County all triumphed in the British and Irish Cup. With club sides again showing their strength, Dundee HSFP want to get in on the winning act.
1872 Cup – Round 1 Preview
With the 1872 Cup kicking off on Monday (1735GMT kickoff, coverage via BBC Alba), we take a look at some of the key team matchups for the game.
Rugby and Business
Blog reader Richard writes in with a report of a chance encounter with Roddy Grant recently: I was at the official launch of a new business in Corstorphine and Murrayfield last week.
Roddy Grant: Edinburgh Captain
In the high pressure world of professional sport guys can ‘lose the heid’. Indeed, with every success story there is an Atlas-like struggle to achieve, while facing the crowd and the money-men. You only have to look at the fall of Tiger Woods and Wayne Rooney to see what pressure and conception can do. So […]
Edinburgh Boost Sevens Squad
Scotland have announced a strong(ish) Sevens squad for the final two World Series events of the season taking place in the UK.