2014–15 Edinburgh Rugby season

Edinburgh 2014 / 2015

Ground(s)	BT Murrayfield, Myerside
CEO	David Davies
Coach(es)	Alan Solomons
Captain(s)	Mike Coman
Most caps	WP Nel (32)
Top scorer	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (175)
Most tries	Tim Visser (9)
League(s)	Pro 12
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Team

Coaches

Alan Solomons will continue as head coach along with Stevie Scott as assistant coach.

Squad

Hookers Neil Cochrane Ross Ford James Hilterbrand Stuart McInally George Turner Props John Andress Simon Berghan Allan Dell Alasdair Dickinson Grant Shiells WP Nel Locks Oliver Atkins Anton Bresler Grant Gilchrist Fraser McKenzie Alex Toolis Ben Toolis

Loose Forwards Hugh Blake TC Mike Coman (c) David Denton Cornell du Preez Roddy Grant Tomás Leonardi Jamie Ritchie Hamish Watson Half Backs Nathan Fowles Grayson Hart Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Sean Kennedy Stand offs Carl Bezuidenhout Tom Heathcote Greig Tonks Jade Te Rure TC

Centres Ben Atiga Sam Beard Phil Burleigh Chris Dean Joaquín Domínguez Matt Scott Andries Strauss Back Three Tom Brown Jack Cuthbert Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife Damien Hoyland Nick McLennan Tim Visser

(c) Denotes team captain,
Italicised denotes Scottish qualified
^TC denotes players signed on a trial contract.

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

• Chris Auld - Centre
• Magnus Bradbury - Back row
• Hugh Fraser - Scrum half
• Alex Glashan - Scrum half
• Ruaridh Howarth - Full back
• Jake Kerr - Hooker
• Max McFarland - Wing/Full-back
• Ewan McQuillin - Prop
• Ally Miller - Back row
• Ben Robbins - Wing
• Rory Sutherland - Prop
• Callum Sheldon - Prop

Transfers

Personnel In

• Neil Cochrane from Wasps ^[1]
• Damien Hoyland from Melrose RFC ^[2]
• / Allan Dell from Sharks ^[3]
• / Nick McLennan from Hawke’s Bay ^[3]
• Michael Tait from Newcastle Falcons ^[4]
• Chris Dean from Scotland 7s ^[5]
• John Andress from Worcester Warriors ^[6]
• Jamie Ritchie from Howe of Fife RFC^[7]
• Tom Heathcote from Bath^[8]
• Fraser McKenzie from Newcastle Falcons ^[9]
• Phil Burleigh from Highlanders ^[10]
• Anton Bresler from the Sharks ^[11]
• Brett Thompson from USA 7s ^[12]
• Grant Shiells from Bath^[13]
• Hugh Blake from Otago^[14] trial contracts
• Jade Te Rure from Manawatu^[14]trial contracts
• Nathan Fowles from Sale Sharks loan

Personnel Out

• Steven Lawrie retired ^[15]
• Ben Cairns retired ^[15]
• Greig Laidlaw to Gloucester^[16]
• Izak van der Westhuizen to Eastern Province Kings^[17]
• Geoff Cross to London Irish ^[18]
• Sean Cox to London Irish^[19]
• Piers Francis released^[20]
• Gregor Hunter released^[20]
• Harry Leonard to Leeds Carnegie^[20]
• Nick De Luca to Biarritz Olympique ^[21]
• Robin Hislop to Rotherham Titans ^[22]
• Ross Rennie to Bristol Rugby ^[23]
• Dimitri Basilaia ^[24]
• Lee Jones ^[24]
• Perry Parker to Rotherham Titans ^[24]
• Chris Leck ^[24]
• Lewis Niven ^[24] to Edinburgh Accies
• Alex Black ^[24]
• Alun Walker ^[24]
• Robert McAlpine ^[24]
• Aleki Lutui to Gloucester^[25]
• Michael Tait retired
• Omar Mouneimne
• Nikki Walker to Hawick RFC ^[26]
• Wicus Blaauw released
• Brett Thompson released

Sponsorship

• BT Sport
• Mitsubishi Cars

Competitions

Player statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Edinburgh have used forty five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

As of 06 April 2015 (UTC)

Position	Nation	Name	Pro12			Challenge Cup			Total
			Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Total Pts
				Try	Kick		Try	Kick
HK		Ross Ford	13	1	0	7	1	0	20	10
HK		James Hilterbrand	3(5)	0	0	1(2)	0	0	4(9)	0
HK		Neil Cochrane	4(9)	0	0	1(5)	1	0	5(12)	5
HK		Stuart McInally	4(6)	2	0	2(4)	1	0	4(10)	15
HK		George Turner	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Simon Berghan	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Allan Dell	1(2)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	2(3)	0
PR		Alasdair Dickinson	13	0	0	6	0	0	19	0
PR		John Andress	9(10)	0	0	1(7)	0	0	10(17)	0
PR		WP Nel	13(8)	1	0	8(1)	3	0	21(9)	20
PR		Rory Sutherland	8(7)	0	0	2(5)	1	0	10(12)	5
PR		Grant Shiells	(8)	0	0	(1)	0	0	(9)	0
LK		Ollie Atkins	8(6)	0	0	1	0	0	9(6)	0
LK		Anton Bresler	15(2)	0	0	8(1)	0	0	23(3)	0
LK		Grant Gilchrist	2(1)	0	0	2	0	0	4(1)	0
LK		Fraser McKenzie	6(10)	0	0	(6)	1	0	6(16)	5
LK		Ben Toolis	14	0	0	7(1)	1	0	21(1)	5
LK		Jack Turley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
BR		Hugh Blake	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
BR		Magnus Bradbury	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
BR		Mike Coman	13(2)	1	0	7	0	0	20(2)	5
BR		David Denton	11	3	0	3(1)	0	0	14(1)	15
BR		Roddy Grant	12(4)	5	0	7(2)	1	0	19(6)	30
BR		Tomás Leonardi	5(5)	1	0	4	0	0	9(5)	5
BR		Jamie Ritchie	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
BR		Hamish Watson	12(1)	3	0	4(2)	0	0	16(3)	15
BR		Cornell du Preez	8(1)	1	0	1(1)	0	0	9(2)	5
SH		Nathan Fowles	1(5)	0	0	(1)	0	0	1(6)	0
SH		Sean Kennedy	5	0	0	(3)	0	0	5(3)	0
SH		Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	13(5)	1	86	8(1)	3	84	21(6)	188
SH		Grayson Hart	3(6)	2	5	1(1)	0	0	4(7)	15
FH		Carl Bezuidenhout	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
FH		Tom Heathcote	11(7)	0	109	3(3)	0	33	14(10)	142
FH		Jade Te Rure	2	1	5	(2)	0	0	2(2)	10
FH		Greig Tonks	10(2)	0	0	7(1)	0	2	17(3)	2
CE		Sam Beard	12(3)	0	0	4(3)	0	0	16(6)	0
CE		Phil Burleigh	12(4)	3	0	7	0	0	19(4)	15
CE		Joaquín Domínguez	1(2)	0	0	(1)	0	0	1(3)	0
CE		Matt Scott	6	2	0	4	1	0	10	15
CE		Andries Strauss	17(2)	2	0	6(2)	0	0	23(4)	10
WG		Tom Brown	5(2)	2	0	1(3)	0	0	6(5)	10
WG		Dougie Fife	16	3	0	7	4	0	23	35
WG		Damien Hoyland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
WG		Tim Visser	18	6	0	9	3	0	27	45
FB		Jack Cuthbert	16(1)	1	0	4	1	0	20(1)	10
FB		Nick McLennan	6(2)	0	0	2(2)	0	3	9(4)	3

Pre season

Match 1

Match 2

Pro12

League Table

Pro12 Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Glasgow Warriors (CH)	22	16	1	5	540	360	+180	63	33	9	0	75
2	Munster (RU)	22	15	2	5	581	367	+214	68	31	8	3	75
3	Ospreys (SF)	22	16	1	5	546	358	+188	53	30	6	2	74
4	Ulster (SF)	22	14	2	6	524	372	+152	59	34	6	3	69
5	Leinster	22	11	3	8	483	375	+108	54	39	8	4	62
6	Scarlets	22	11	3	8	452	388	+64	43	39	4	3	57
7	Connacht	22	10	1	11	447	419	+28	49	48	3	5	50
8	Edinburgh	22	10	1	11	399	419	−20	41	48	3	3	48
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	8	0	14	393	484	−91	38	55	4	6	42
10	Cardiff Blues	22	7	1	14	430	545	−115	46	57	3	2	35
11	Benetton Treviso	22	3	1	18	306	641	−335	34	81	2	3	19
12	Zebre	22	3	0	19	266	639	−373	27	80	0	3	15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[27] number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest number of red cards received; the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top team from each country will qualify. Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off semi-final against Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, who qualified for the play-off as the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winners.[28] Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11 (1872 Cup - 16-6 agg.)

Round 12 (1872 Cup - 26-24 agg.)

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Europe

Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Edinburgh (5)	6	5	0	1	146	90	+56	14	8	1	1	22
Lyon	6	4	0	2	149	139	+10	17	15	2	0	18
Bordeaux Bègles	6	3	0	3	176	142	+34	22	14	3	1	16
London Welsh	6	0	0	6	72	172	−100	7	23	0	1	1

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Knock-out stage

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Finals

References