Edinburgh Rugby

Hamish Watson returns to Scotland starting line up

Head coach Gregor Townsend has made one change to Scotland’s starting line-up for round three of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations, with Hamish Watson named at openside flanker for Sunday’s...

Rebels Sign Taniela Tupou

The Melbourne Rebels and Rugby Australia have confirmed Wallabies’ star Taniela Tupou has officially joined the Rebels on a multi-year deal.     Tupou will arrive in Melbourne at...

Pete Wilkins to take the reigns at Connacht

Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to announce the appointment of Pete Wilkins as Head Coach of Connacht Rugby, assuming overall responsibility for the Professional team from next season.Following...

Javan Sebastian to join Edinburgh next season

Javan Sebastian is to join Edinburgh Rugby for next season, the Scarlets can confirm.   The 28-year-old tight-head prop has played 64 games for the Scarlets over two spells, sandwiching a season...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Scarlets v Edinburgh Rugby

Blade Thomson to retire from rugby

Blade Thomson has announced he is to retire from rugby.   The 32-year-old back-rower is to hang up his boots following a head injury.   Signed from the Wellington-based Hurricanes in 2018,...

Blair Kinghorn comfortable taking a back seat to ‘world-class’ Finn Russell

Edinburgh fly-half Blair Kinghorn admits he can have no complaints about losing the Scotland number 10 jersey to the resurgent Finn Russell over the past few months.   The 26-year-old looked...

Spotlight on local derbies as URC returns with a bang

The stakes will be sky-high for all four South African teams this weekend as a full round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship action returns and sides turn their attention on the race to the playoffs,...

Meet Steff Evans: Welsh Rugby’s Record-Breaking Answer to Harry Kane

He’s been dubbed Welsh rugby’s answer to Harry Kane and Steff Evans is certainly one prolific finisher.   The Scarlets winger is now his country’s all-time top try scorer in the...

Duhan van der Merwe makes for great viewing

It is at Edinburgh that Duhan van der Merwe has grown to become one of the most powerful and lethal wingers in world rugby, and it is in the United Rugby Championship that his superhuman capabilities are...