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12 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

SMILES ALL ROUND WITH DENTAL CARE EXTENSION

Fiona Davidson, the Practice Principal, has been the Official Dentist of Scottish Rugby for over a decade, delivering general and emergency dental care, as well as the provision of custom-made mouthguards. Davidson and her team at SmilePlus have been an integral part of the match-day medical team for Edinburgh and Scotland since 2007, with today’s […]

12 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland name settled side for match with Japan

Scotland make just one change from the side that defeated Ireland in the crucial Rugby World Cup 2021 European Qualifier in September. Easson’s team take on a Japan team that only played their first game since defeating Scotland at Scotstoun in November 2019 last Sunday, losing 23-5 to Wales. Scotland will be looking for a […]

12 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Tom Smith to be inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame

The 50-year-old loosehead-prop, who won 61 caps for Scotland, was an instrumental figure in Scotland’s 1999 Five Nations Championship success, and played in six successive British & Irish Lions Test matches in 1997-2001, will be welcomed to BT Murrayfield tomorrow for the induction ceremony with his family, wife Zoe, sons Angus and Teddy and daughter […]

11 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Former President Rankin pays tribute to Sean Binnie

Sean, a Sergeant in the Black Watch and passionate Scotland rugby fan, died on active service in Afghanistan in May 2009. Today would have been Sean’s 35th birthday and Scottish Rugby supported fund-raising to erect the bench at Sean’s former primary school. We will also be delighted to host Sean’s Mum and Dad at the […]

11 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

FOSROC SCOTTISH RUGBY ACADEMY SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

Matches kick-off this Sunday [14th November] with the U20 Junior 1872 Cup fixture where players will be selected to represent Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby at Scotstoun. This fixture is designed to support and identify home based players ahead of the Scotland U20 programme which will re-start towards the end of the calendar year. A […]

11 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland make changes to tackle world champions South Africa

There are four personnel changes from the starting XV which defeated Australia last Sunday with two each in the forwards and backs, and two on the replacements bench from the Wallabies fixture, along with a positional change in the pack. Stuart Hogg leads the team from full-back winning his 87th cap, which draws him level […]

11 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland make changes to tackle world champions South Africa

There are four personnel changes from the starting XV which defeated Australia last Sunday with two each in the forwards and backs, and two on the replacements bench from the Wallabies fixture, along with a positional change in the pack. Stuart Hogg leads the team from full-back winning his 87th cap, which draws him level […]

5 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland team to face Australia

It features only one change in the starting XV from the team which ended the 2021 Guinness Six Nations tournament with an historic win against France in Paris, with loosehead prop Pierre Schoeman earning his second cap after injury ruled out Rory Sutherland. Head Coach Townsend has selected all the available Scottish British & Irish […]

4 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Finishing line is now in sight for Laidlaw

Laidlaw, the former Boroughmuir and Scotland Club International stand-off, has been running a marathon each month this year to raise funds for three charities which mean a lot to him – the Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation; Marie Curie; and Alzheimer’s Scotland. His tenth marathon took place in and around Edinburgh, starting in Portobello. “I was […]

1 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Chrystie to coach next generation

Chrystie will leave his current position as Head Coach of the Southern Knights at the end of the month to take up his new role at Edinburgh Rugby from the start of December. In his new appointment he will have overall responsibility in developing the 15 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Contracted Academy players who are aligned […]