Scotland Rugby News

4 days ago | scotlandrugbynews.com | Jonny McFarlane

The capital team said it was "deeply saddened" to learn of his passing last week at the age of just 49. Dall played for the club back in the 1990s, and was still regularly attending home matches at Hive Stadium this year. A spokesperson for Edinburgh Rugby said on social media platform Twitter: "The club was deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Edinburgh Rugby player, Graham Dall, who passed away last week at the age of 49.

6 days ago | scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper

Charlie Shiel celebrates his try for Edinburgh Rugby against Connacht (Image: Edinburgh Rugby) Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt hailed the impact of Charlie Shiel, whose stunning solo try handed Edinburgh a vital win over Connacht in Galway   The scrum-half broke from 70 metres and beat the covering Connacht defenders to hand Edinburgh a rare away win and give the capital club a chance of making the play-offs.   A delighted Everitt said post-match: “We know what he can do.

6 days ago | scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper

Shiel’s 70-metre solo try with a dozen minutes left was the difference in an even contest in which Edinburgh dominated the first half before Connacht fought back after the break.   Tries from Pierre Schoeman and Hamish Watson gave the hosts a 14-0 lead at the break, but Connacht hit back to tie the scores twice in the second period before Shiel’s outstanding try.

6 days ago | scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper

Glasgow were unable to get into the game as Benetton cruised to victory (Image: Timothy Rogers/Getty Images) Glasgow Warriors’ hopes of a home run in the defence of their United Rugby Championship (URC) title were effectively ended after a dismal 33-7 defeat to Benetton in Italy. In a worrying trend, Glasgow were way off the pace in Treviso as the hosts took control with two tries, scored by Paolo Odogwu and Siua Maile, inside the opening 10 minutes.

6 days ago | scotlandrugbynews.com | Gavin Harper

Jare Oguntibeju in action for the Glasgow Warriors U23 team (Image: Glasgow Warriors) A Glasgow Warriors under-23 side ran in eight tries in a comprehensive 52-20 victory over Benetton earlier today. Kerr Yule scored twice, while the other Warriors tries came from Ryan Burke, Johnny Ventisei, Kerr Johnston, Macenzzie Duncan and Jack Oliver, the son of late Scotland cap Greig.