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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A win is always a win, especially when you’re fighting to remain at the top end of the Pro14 Conference B table, but it was a rather chaotic end to Edinburgh’s 41-14 win over Connacht at BT Murrayfield on Friday night.
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At a press conference on Tuesday, Edinburgh lock Lewis Carmichael was asked a range of questions from his return to form following his long injury lay-off, to the challenge he and his teammates expect from Connacht.
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A gritty win in less than delightful weather conditions last weekend ensured Edinburgh Rugby remain top of the Pro14 Conference B table. However, Richard Cockerill has stated his opinion that he will not place any pressure on his players shoulders to remain in that top spot.
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