For any professional sportsman, missing a handful of games due to injury has to be frustrating, never mind missing a full season. And so, it was of no surprise that Edinburgh Rugby lock Lewis Carmichael was delighted to be back on the pitch yesterday following a near 15 month injury lay off.
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A narrow one point margin was all that separated Edinburgh Rugby and their opponents Ospreys come full time in today’s pre-season friendly. The visitors were the ones to emerge victorious, but Edinburgh assistant coach Duncan Hodge believes his side has a lot to learn from their performance.
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In their last warm up game before flying to Japan to prepare for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, Gregor Townsend’s Scotland team treated their BT Murrayfield crowd to a six-try win against Georgia. The scores were produced by blistering pace, precise offloads and impressive player combinations, and here, Erin McRitchie breaks down all six scores.
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Sporting interests aside, spending a season covering a professional team allows an individual to learn a great deal about journalism, and the wider media, in practice. And so, in this final installation of the series, Erin McRitchie details the media experience she amassed whilst covering Edinburgh Rugby.
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The majority of Edinburgh’s home games this season have been Pro14 fixtures, and so in this penultimate piece of this series, Erin McRitchie looks at some of her favourite moments from each encounter, her standout game, and discusses how important Scotland academy produced players have been to Edinburgh’s season.
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As the home of Edinburgh Rugby, BT Murrayfield staged three European Champions Cup pool games and one quarter final encounter this 2018/19 season. Having been there for every home fixture, Erin McRitchie now looks back at some of her standout moments from covering Edinburgh’s European journey.
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An enlightening feature of covering Edinburgh Rugby this 2018/19 season has been gaining the insight of Edinburgh’s Head Coach Richard Cockerill. From team selection, to the threat an opposition poses, to Edinburgh’s underdog status, Erin McRitchie discusses some highlights.
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