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Lack of composure sees Edinburgh’s Heineken Cup hopes vanish  »

Edinburgh’s lack of composure and ill discipline saw them gift a clinical London Wasps side victory at Murrayfield. Twenty points from Danny Cipriani and a late Tom Rees try secured the win for the visitors despite Edinburgh holding a one-point l...

Tue 09 Dec 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 »

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 »

Edinburgh's rugby men fail to make an impact against Dundee »

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The University of Edinburgh struggled in the rain and drizzle against Dundee University, coming out worse in a scrappy encounter at Peffermill. A try at the end of either half was enough to secure victory for Dundee, who were inspired by the brilliant...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Jack Charnley | Read more »

Edinburgh outclass Heriot Watt in Varsity rugby showdown  »

Edinburgh and Heriot Watt head-to-head at Peffermill

Edinburgh University outperformed their city rivals in every facet of the game to win the 2008 Varsity Rugby Shield at Peffermill on Wednesday. A solid defensive display coupled with incisive attacking rugby enabled Edinburgh to see off the visitors w...

Sun 02 Nov 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh dominate 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition »

Rugby: Edinburgh pile on the points

The 2008 'Burgh Varsity competition proved to be a highly a one-sided affair with Edinburgh University dominating in four of the five events. In recent years, the Varsity has proved to be a close encounter, however, this year Edinburgh cruised to vict...

Sat 01 Nov 2008 by James Pope | Read more »

Weather ruins weekend of sport »

As most people in Edinburgh will probably have noticed, last weekend was not an occasion for outdoor pursuits of any kind.Although Edinburgh’s hockey men were able to play out the duration of a wet and windy encounter at Watsonians’ Tipperl...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Sports Results »

FOOTBALLScottish Conference Men’s 1AHeriot-Watt 1st 2 - 1 Glasgow 1stScottish Conference Men’s 3AStrathclyde 1st 1 – 0 Napier 1stScottish Conference Men’s Conference CupPool 1:Edinburgh 4th 1– 2 Robert Gordon 2ndPool 2:G...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Aberdeen make Edinburgh pay for sloppy defence »

Edinburgh University remain in second place in the Scottish Universities Men’s 1A Championships after a 34-16 defeat to an unbeaten Aberdeen side.Indiscipline and poor defence characterised Edinburgh’s play, resulting in Aberdeen soaring in...

Mon 20 Oct 2008 by Dale Lyon | Read more »

Weak Edinburgh defence gifts Leinster win at Murrayfield »

Tough-tackling Lenster defend their try-line against Edinburgh's attack

Leinster opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a bonus point win over a lacklustre Edinburgh side at Murrayfield. Man of the match, Rocky Elsom as well as Brian O’Driscoll, Felipe Conteponi and Shane Horgan all touched down in the first half le...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Edinburgh outdone by hard-fighting Fife opposition »

A hard-fought victory in brutal conditions saw Howe of Fife solidify their position at the top of Scottish Hydro Electric National Leagues Division 1. The weather proved to be highly influential throughout the match, with both teams struggling with the...

Mon 06 Oct 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Victory on the road kick-starts Edinburgh’s SUSA campaign »

Edinburgh University Rugby Club began their SUSA campaign with a hard fought win away to Stirling. The Capital side started the game promisingly, but it was Stirling who took the first points of the game after a soft penalty was given away under the po...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by John Geddie | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

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Thu 18 Sep 2008 by Emily Glass | Read more »

Barbour and Blondes gather to celebrate Accies' 150th birthday »

Even if it failed to offer a spectacle of rugby worthy of the occasion, the 150th anniversary of the founding of Edinburgh Academicals RFC, marked by an exhibition match between the club’s First XV and the equally venerable Barbarians, presented ...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Sports Shorts »

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Student grab the headlines in inaugural grudge match Friday 14th March saw the first annual Student vs. The Journal football match. A tense affair, the game went into extra-time after Oliver Farrimond's last-minute equalizer for Student levelled the...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Tom Crookston | Read more »

Sound Body, Sound Mind »

Katherine Grainger is one of the University of Edinburgh’s most famous sporting success stories, who breezed through her degree whilst competing on the world rowing circuit. As Grainger awaits an official announcement on whether she is to compe...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Emily Glass | Read more »

Q&A with Edinburgh's Rugby captain, Kyle Vivian »

Losing four of their six games this season and being relegated from the Scottish Conference was a bit of a shock for the University of Edinburgh side, who have won the league for the past two years, but they have a chance to redeem themselves in two w...

Mon 18 Feb 2008 by Jack Charnley | Read more »

Hacker - a malign look at the world of sport »

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” croons Johnny Mathis in the popular Christmas ballad, though not in the version you’ve heard on the Marks & Spencer adverts. While The Journal may have been absent this past holi...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

The grass-roots of university sport are withering »

US university sport benefits from much greater support than in the UK

A poll on the website of the Community Amateur Sports Club this week asks visitors to vote on whether they think grass-roots sport is (a) blossoming or (b) withering on the vine. Mixed metaphors aside, the results were as overwhelming as they were pre...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 by Tom Crookston | Read more »

Edinburgh relegated by St Andrews in survival thriller »

Edinburgh vs. St Andrews

The University of Edinburgh were relegated from Division 1 of the BUSA Scottish Conference after losing away to St Andrews in the vital closing match of the campaign. A simple second half try was enough to dash Edinburgh’s hopes and send them dow...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Jack Charnley | Read more »

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