Richard Cockerill felt his Edinburgh side got the outcome they deserved in last night’s Pro14 semi-final as they relinquished a 19-7 lead late on, allowing Ulster to come from behind to snag a 22-19 victory in the dying seconds of the game.
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Last night’s second derby between the two old foes was a disjointed affair which eventually saw the visiting Glasgow Warriors come out on top. The 3-15 final points margin is no true representation of Edinburgh at their best, which they will need to be when they come up against Ulster at BT Murrayfield in the Pro14 semi-final. The match easily produced a handful of talking points.
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Edinburgh staged a comeback in the second half of tonight’s 1872 Cup match against Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield to claim the 1872 Cup for a third consecutive season and secure their place in the play-offs of the Pro14 league.
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Yesterday afternoon Matt Smith announced his retirement from rugby union at just 23. Here, Erin McRitchie looks at all the information from the announcement and takes a look back at some of the defining moments from Smith’s six-year long professional career.
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With the Pro14 season having ground to a halt due to COVID-19, Erin McRitchie has taken some time to give consideration to the most impressive performances produced by Edinburgh Rugby players this season. Here, Erin names twelve worthy award winners from Richard Cockerill’s squad.
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It is a struggle to remember a time when a book so succinctly and honestly demonstrated the strength it takes to overcome adversity and how, despite such a tragic sequence of events, one man can use his life-altering experience to teach us all a little something about each day being a good day.
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Every good stadium has a recognisable anthem for gamedays, so as Edinburgh Rugby continue to develop their playing abilities and look forward to the opening of their new stadium outside of BT Murrayfield, ‘For the Glory’ seems like an apt choice of anthem.
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It wasn’t the try scoring fest of last week, but it was a statement from Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh side all the same as they managed to painstakingly grind out a win against Cardiff Blues at BT Murrayfield on Friday evening.
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Edinburgh Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill has stated he will not be preoccupied with the style of his side’s performance this Friday, but rather, will be looking for a dominant performance to secure maximum points.
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Edinburgh Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill has given an update on where his squad stands in terms of players left to re-sign and the possibility of retaining said players or having to look to pastures new for talent and depth.
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