Clermont Auvergne 18-24 Toulon: Mitchell shows class
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanScorers: Clermont: Tries: Fofana, Abendanon. Con: Lopez. Pens: Lopez 2. Toulon: Tries: Bastareaud, Mitchell. Cons: Halfpenny. Pens: Halfpenny 4. There isn’t much to choose between the teams...
Edinburgh are soft touch for dominant Gloucester
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanCoach Alan Solomons had adopted a low-key, softly softly approach in the build-up, which is fair enough, until his side adopted the same approach to the first half-hour of the game, after which they were...
Allan Massie: Resolve over foreign-based stars
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanJPR Williams, the great Welsh full-back, has said that Jamie Roberts would be a fool to return to Cardiff Blues when he chooses to leave Racing Metro. The standard of Welsh regional rugby is too low. It...
Nick Abendanon focuses on Euro Champions Cup glory
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe former Bath full-back insists reaching the European showpiece in his first season at Clermont vindicates his decision to leave the Recreation Ground last summer. The 28-year-old will be in the same...
Edinburgh lament poor first half in Euro final loss
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHERE was heartbreak in London for legions of Edinburgh Rugby fans who had flocked to the English capital to support their team in the first-ever European final appearance by a Scottish pro team.
Edinburgh 13-19 Gloucester: Scots lose Euro final
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanGloucester were worthy winners of the Challenge Cup, they played more rugby, were far more physical and had a couple of aces up their sleeves in the form of twin flyers Jonny May and Charlie Sharples,...
The highs and lows of what has been an eventful career for Gordon D’Arcy
1 decade agoWith Gordon D’Arcy announcing his retirement after the World Cup, we look back on the career of the Leinster and Ireland international. D’Arcy who has 81 caps for Ireland and has racked up more than...
Newcastle announce signing of Italy’s Giovanbattista Venditti from Zebre
1 decade ago by The Guardian• ‘I am really looking forward to playing here,’ says Venditti• Venditti will join club after the World Cup later this yearNewcastle have announced the signing of the Italy international wing Giovanbattista...
Edinburgh can’t be too wound up - Alan Solomons
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanEDINBURGH head coach Alan Solomons is preaching the need to strike a balance between excitement and calmness as his side prepare to make history in tonight’s European Challenge Cup final at Twickenham...
Iain Morrison: Solomons gave Edinburgh substance
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanDO YOU remember how Edinburgh used to play five years ago? They were brilliant but awful, if you know what I mean. It wasn’t unknown for them to field three openside flankers which rather gave the...
