Gavin Harper
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Editor at Scotland Rugby News
Business journalist at @dctmedia and @thecourieruk. All views my own.
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6 days ago |
scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt (Image: SNS) Dropping points at key times during the United Rugby Championship (URC) regular season was costly in Edinburgh Rugby’s campaign, admitted head coach Sean Everitt, but the South African is confident his squad can push on next season. After finishing seventh, Everitt’s side faced a tough trip to South Africa to take on last year’s beaten finalists the Bulls at altitude for a place in the semi-finals.
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1 week ago |
scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper
And while Everitt was pleased with how his team started, he acknowledged the middle third of the match cost them dear. “You've got to deny entries into your 22 and we weren't able to force enough rucks, and when they kept the ball alive, they really are hard to stop. “Obviously, we wanted to stop momentum and force them to play from slower ball but it wasn't always possible.
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1 week ago |
scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper
A first-half double from fly-half Ross Thompson and a try from Wes Goosen, all converted by Scotland cap Thompson, gave the visitors a 21-8 lead before the Bulls turned on the style. They hit back with two tries in five minutes before the break, centre pair David Kriel and Harold Vorster the scorers, before a blistering beginning to the second half – in which they added a further three tries – took the game away from Sean Everitt’s men.
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1 week ago |
scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper
Stormers took an early lead when fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu landed a penalty but when the visitors lost wing Seabelo Senatla to the sin-bin, Glasgow added quick-fire tries through Rory Darge and the first of Rowe’s brace to take the lead. Feinberg-Mngomezulu landed a second penalty to cut the deficit just as Senatla returned, before Henco Venter added a third try for the home side.
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1 week ago |
scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper
The Scotland wing is with the squad and has returned to training following an ankle ligament injury that required surgery, but does not feature in the matchday 23 for the clash at Loftus Versfeld. “It was always going to be a tough one," Everitt said when asked about van der Merwe's continued absence. He added: "We brought him along. There's a possibility of a semi-final in Durban so bringing him along made sense.
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