
Stuart Bathgate
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
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3 weeks ago |
theoffsideline.com | Stuart Bathgate
BRYAN Easson has insisted that those players left out of his squad for the Rugby World Cup could still have a future in international rugby – including forwards Louise McMillan and Christine Belisle, who both took to social media after their omission to suggest that their time with Scotland was at an end.
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4 weeks ago |
theoffsideline.com | Stuart Bathgate
EDINBURGH’s season ended in a mixture of frustration and pride in Pretoria this afternoon as the Bulls did just enough to prevail in this URC quarter-final. Sean Everitt’s team began very brightly and were 21-8 up after half an hour, but the home side went on to score five tries in a dominant spell either side of half-time to take a firm grip on the game.
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4 weeks ago |
theoffsideline.com | Stuart Bathgate
DUHAN van der Merwe is out of Edinburgh’s URC quarter-final against the Bulls tomorrow, despite having travelled to Pretoria with Sean Everitt’s squad. However, he should be available for the semi-final against either the Sharks or Munster should Edinburgh get through.
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1 month ago |
theoffsideline.com | Stuart Bathgate
STUART BATHGATEEDINBURGH have often been criticised for lacking a killer instinct when the going gets tough, but they showed that quality in abundance here to keep their URC play-off hopes alive.
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1 month ago |
theoffsideline.com | Stuart Bathgate
BETWEEN the Challenge Cup and some vital games in the URC, it feels like Edinburgh have been playing knockout rugby pretty much constantly for the past couple of months. Saturday’s match away to Connacht is sure to feel no different – fail to win, and the capital club’s hopes of making the play-offs will almost certainly be over – and assistant coach Stevie Lawrie hopes the experience of those recent pressurised fixtures will be the key to success in the west of Ireland.
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