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 has been the hot topic of the last fortnight, and things were no different at an Edinburgh press conference yesterday when Richard Cockerill was asked for his opinion on the current Finn Russell situation.
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The 2020 Guinness Six Nations tournament commences this weekend, with two matches on Saturday and a lone one on Sunday. Erin McRitchie breaks down all the matchday squads, including new coaches, debutants and experienced returnees.
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Scotland look to avenge their World Cup group stage exit with success in this year’s Six Nations. As Steven Brown writes, their hopes may be slim.
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Last Wednesday saw head coach Gregor Townsend name his Scotland Six Nations Squad. There were some surprise omissions, others enforced by injury, along with six uncapped inclusions. Erin McRitchie has taken some time to dissect the squad, and here gives her view on the hits and misses of Townsend’s 38-man collective.
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The Rugby World Cup is almost here. The start of six weeks and 48 matches of brutal physicality, stunning technique and palpable tension. Jamie Braidwood previews.
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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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There were many topics covered as Gregor Townsend met with media at the Oriam yesterday morning to discuss his, at present, 42-man World Cup training squad. And so, we’ve got the full run down of some of the most important talking points from the Scotland Head Coach.
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Ben Toolis spoke to the media ahead of Scotland’s visit to Twickenham this weekend, and insists their title hopes won’t affect Scotland. David Ronney reports.
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