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Edinburgh take on Ulster in Magners League on 9 January »

Mike Blair in action against Glasgow in the Magners League

Magners League action returns to Murrayfield on Friday (9 January, kick off 7.45pm) when Scotland's number one team, Edinburgh lock horns with the emerging force from across the water, Ulster. Fresh from defeating league leaders Munster by over 20 poi...

Tue 06 Jan 2009 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Hibs bring Celtic's winning streak to an end at Easter Road »

A catastrophic error by Celtic keeper, Artur Boruc, saw John Rankin’s speculative 45-yard effort give Hibs the lead at Easter road after 54 minutes. Colin Nish doubled the Hibees’ lead 15 minutes later to ensure the victory and condemn Celt...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Hacker: The crunch hits sports fans where it hurts most  »

What do Shunsuke Nakamura, Jenson Button and the British Olympic table tennis squad have in common? The answer is that their sporting futures are very much in the balance at present, and all for precisely the same reason: the global financial crisis ha...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Sports Shorts »

Hastings and Callam join together to coach youngsters Former Lions captain, Gaving Hastings, and current Scotland squad member Dave Callam, have joined forces to launch an ambitious youth coaching initiative at Murrayfield. The setup aims to foster r...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Edinburgh hosts epic University Fight Night »

Several of Scotland’s best student amateur boxers came head-to-head at Teviot Row House on Thursday 27 November for the annual student Fight Night. The event, held in Teviot’s Debating Hall, played host to a sell-out crowd and showcased th...

Wed 03 Dec 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Bad-tempered Dunee 1sts unable to see off Edinburgh's determined netballers »

An aggressive encounter away to Dundee saw Edinburgh’s 2nd netball side edge out their opponents by a single point. In an encounter that was physically charged from beginning to end, it was the home side that took the early lead, leaving Edinbur...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Polly Blenkin | Read more »

Spectacular first half performance sees Edinburgh win at Murrayfield »

Edinburgh’s dominance over the Ospreys in the first half of Friday’s Magners League clash gave them a 26-6 lead at half time which proved to be too large a deficit for the inexperienced visitors to overcome. The win is Edinburgh’s th...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Rugby: A modern-day colonial uprising »

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was really quite misleading: with a single kick of the ball, Johnny Wilkinson was able to convince the world that a revolution had begun; for the first time in its history, the tournament had been won by a northern hemisphere s...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Early Rodriguez strike sees Argentina win at Hampden  »

Maxi Rodriguez's goal in the 8th minute condemned an uninspired Scotland side to defeat at the hands of a technically superior Argentina. The final result of 1-0 may appear to be a positive sign for Scotland, however it fails to convey the one-sided na...

Sun 30 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh's football men produce fighting display to see off Glasgow at Peffermill »

Glasgow's keeper had his work cut out as Edinburgh looked sharp on the offensive

Edinburgh moved a step closer to securing the prestigious Queens Park Shield for the first time in five seasons with an emphatic victory over rivals Glasgow. Scott Fusco opened the scoring with a powerful free-kick from the edge of the area, as Edinbu...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Tom Bristow | Read more »

Fighting spirit sees Hearts come from behind to beat Falkirk »

Hearts tightened their grip on third place in the SPL with a 2-1 win over Falkirk at Tynecastle. The spirited display was the fourth consecutive league victory for the home side following wins over Inverness, Hamilton and St Mirren. Goals from Bruno A...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh Men's 1st XI hockey returns to national one »

Edinburgh University secured promotion to Scotland’s top-flight hockey league on Saturday with a memorable win over Glaswegian rivals Stepps HC at Peffermill. The outcome of the game was virtually decided in the opening five minutes, when goals from i...

Mon 24 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

University continue to ride wave of success with victory over St Andrews »

Edinburgh University were buoyed by their recent good form to record a 19-11 win over SUSA league strugglers St Andrews. The result comes on the back of three consecutive successes that have lifted the club from the drop zone in National One and put t...

Sat 22 Nov 2008 by John Geddie | Read more »

Outstanding display of resilience sees Edinburgh crush Stirling »

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Sat 22 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Squandered chances leave Scotland frustrated after defeat to South Africa »

Mike Blair bursts through a gap in the South African back line to set up Hines's try

Despite spells of quality in attack, basic kicking errors saw Scotland throw away points in a tightly-contested match against world champions South Africa. Despite drawing first blood through a penalty, followed by Nathan Hines’s 35th minute try...

Sun 16 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Hearts come out on top in uninspired encounter with Hamilton »

Hearts secured their first back-to-back victories of the season with a narrow 1-0 over Hamilton Academical at Tynecastle. Christian Nade put the home side ahead after only six minutes, sliding the ball under the helpless Hamilton goalkeeper, Tomas Cer...

Fri 14 Nov 2008 by Elliot Abrahams | Read more »

Edinburgh reserve side produces disciplined display to edge out Stirling  »

Edinburgh’s reserves ground out a solid performance to overcome an aggressive Stirling 3rd XI side at Pefermill on Wednesday. Dan Wardy’s 10th minute free-kick proved enough to secure victory for the Edinburgh side, his curling effort from 20 yards o...

Fri 14 Nov 2008 by Elliot Abrahams | Read more »

Edinburgh hosts British universities dry-slope Championships »

In a show of popularity most university sports can only dream of, the British Universities Dry Slope Championships (BUDS) drew in some 1500 students from across the UK last weekend. The national competition, which took place on Friday and Saturday at ...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Daniel Hay & Adam MacLean | Read more »

Hacker: a journey down the road to excess  »

At some time or another, everyone has picked up a book of amusing quotes from the world of sport and sat down, usually for the duration of a trip to the lavatory, flicking through the pages of insults, gags and commentary gaffes uttered by sporting per...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

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