2015–16 Edinburgh Rugby season


Edinburgh 2015 / 2016
Ground(s) Murrayfield Stadium,
Meggetland
CEO Scotland Jon Petrie
Coach(es) South Africa Alan Solomons
Captain(s) New Zealand Mike Coman
League(s) Pro 12
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Team

Coaches

Alan Solomons signed a contract extension[1] to stay on as head coach for another year. He'll again be assisted by Stevie Scott.

Joining the coaching team former Scotland stand-off Duncan Hodge who joined [2] from the Scotland national team. Also joining in the summer was former All Black, Australia and Crusaders strength and conditioning coach Ash Jones.[3] He also worked with the Scotland national squad in preparation for Rugby World Cup 2015. Englishman Peter Wilkins joined as defence coach from Queensland Reds.[4]

Coaches

Other coaches

Squad

Hookers
Scotland Neil Cochrane
Scotland Ross Ford
United States James Hilterbrand WCC
Scotland Stuart McInally
Scotland George Turner

Props

Ireland John Andress
Poland Craig Bachurzewsk WCC
New Zealand Simon Berghan
Scotland Jack Cosgrove SRA
South Africa Allan Dell
Scotland Alasdair Dickinson
Scotland Grant Shiells
Scotland Rory Sutherland
Scotland WP Nel

Locks
Namibia Anton Bresler
Scotland Grant Gilchrist
Scotland Fraser McKenzie
Australia Alex Toolis
Scotland Ben Toolis

  

Loose Forwards
Scotland Magnus Bradbury
New Zealand Mike Coman (c)
Scotland David Denton
South Africa Cornell du Preez
Scotland Roddy Grant
Scotland John Hardie
New Zealand Nasi Manu
Scotland Jamie Ritchie
Scotland Hamish Watson

Half Backs
England Nathan Fowles
Scotland Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
Scotland Sean Kennedy
Scotland Murdo McAndrew WCC

Stand offs
Scotland Blair Kinghorn
Scotland Greig Tonks
Wales Jason Tovey (loan)
New Zealand Jade Te Rure

  

Centres
Ireland Michael Allen
New Zealand Sam Beard
New Zealand Phil Burleigh
Scotland Chris Dean
Scotland James Johnstone WCC
Scotland Matt Scott
South Africa Andries Strauss

Back Three
Scotland Tom Brown
Scotland Jack Cuthbert
Scotland Dougie Fife
Tonga Will Helu
Scotland Damien Hoyland
Tonga Otulea Katoa WCC
Scotland Nick McLennan

(c) Denotes team captain,
Italicised denotes Scottish qualified
WCC - World Cup Cover

Transfers

Personnel In

Players Out

Competitions

Pre season

Match 1

21 August 2015
18:00
Edinburgh Scotland 31-16 Romania Romania
Try: Grant (3), Te Rure, Du Preez
Con: Fowles, Te Rure (2)
 Report Try: Apostol
Con: Dumbrava
Pen: Dumbrava, Vlaicu (2)
The Greenyards, Melrose
Attendance: 1300

Match 2

29 August 2014
19:45
Edinburgh Scotland 23-10 Ireland Ulster
Report
Goldenacre, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2124
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

Player statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Edinburgh have used forty 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
HKScotlandNeil Cochrane12(4)001(4)0013(8)0
HKScotlandRoss Ford700400110
HKScotlandStuart McInally(4)001001(4)0
HKScotlandGeorge Turner(8)00(1)00(9)0
PRIrelandJohn Andress11(8)102(1)0013(9)5
PRNew ZealandSimon Berghan(11)00(4)00(15)0
PRSouth AfricaAllan Dell3(10)10(1)003(11)5
PRScotlandAlasdair Dickinson51030085
PRScotlandWP Nel810400125
PRScotlandGrant Shiells(2)00(2)00(4)0
PRScotlandRory Sutherland11(3)003(2)0014(5)0
LKNamibiaAnton Bresler15005(1)0021(1)0
LKScotlandGrant Gilchrist0(1)000000(1)0
LKScotlandFraser McKenzie6(1)001007(1)0
LKAustraliaAlex Toolis7(9)204(1)0011(10)10
LKScotlandBen Toolis8(1)1020010(1)5
BRScotlandMagnus Bradbury(4)001(1)101(5)5
BRNew ZealandMike Coman13003(1)1016(1)5
BRScotlandRoddy Grant4(1)000004(1)0
BRScotlandJohn Hardie510430920
BRNew ZealandNasi Manu5(1)001(1)006(2)0
BRSouth AfricaCornell du Preez16(3)3063021(3)30
BRScotlandJamie Ritchie5(4)002(2)007(6)0
BRScotlandHamish Watson10(5)302(2)1011(7)20
SHEnglandNathan Fowles5(2)0151(2)006(4)15
SHScotlandSam Hidalgo-Clyne8(3)1663(1)03011(4)111
SHScotlandSean Kennedy6(6)002(1)008(7)0
FHScotlandBlair Kinghorn6(6)018(2)006(8)18
FHNew ZealandPhil Burleigh17402001920
FHScotlandGreig Tonks9(2)044612315(2)72
FHWalesJason Tovey10900019
CEIrelandMike Allen9(2)0030012(2)0
CENew ZealandSam Beard7(1)100007(1)5
CEScotlandChris Dean8(4)101(2)009(6)5
CEScotlandJames Johnstone(3)00000(3)0
CEScotlandMatt Scott7204001110
CESouth AfricaAndries Strauss4(3)002(1)006(4)0
WGScotlandTom Brown13104(1)1016(1)10
WGScotlandDougie Fife8(4)003(2)0011(6)0
WGTongaWill Helu6(2)1041010(2)10
WGScotlandDamien Hoyland14804(1)0018(1)40
WGTongaOtulea Katoa00020020
FBScotlandJack Cuthbert7(1)041(1)008(2)4
FBScotlandNick McLennan(1)00000(1)0

Pro12

League Table

2015–16 Pro12
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Ireland Leinster 22 16 0 6 458 290 +168 51 27 6 3 73
2 Ireland Connacht 22 15 0 7 507 406 +101 60 46 8 5 73
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 22 14 1 7 557 380 +177 68 37 8 6 72
4 Ireland Ulster 22 14 0 8 488 307 +181 61 29 8 5 69
5 Wales Scarlets 22 14 0 8 477 458 +19 45 54 2 5 63
6 Ireland Munster 22 13 0 9 459 417 +42 56 36 6 5 63
7 Wales Cardiff Blues 22 11 0 11 542 461 +81 62 52 5 7 56
8 Wales Ospreys 22 11 1 10 490 455 +35 55 49 6 3 55
9 Scotland Edinburgh 22 11 0 11 405 366 +39 40 36 2 8 54
10 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 22 4 0 18 353 492 −139 33 57 0 10 26
11 Italy Zebre 22 5 0 17 308 718 −410 35 99 3 1 24
12 Italy Benetton Treviso 22 3 0 19 320 614 −294 35 79 0 8 20
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[20]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest number of red cards received;
    7.
  7. the fewest number of yellow cards received.

Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup.
To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there will be no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup with the 20th place going to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

    Results

    Round 1
    4 September 2015
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 16–9 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: Hoyland (2) 54' m, 78' m
    Pen: Fowles (1/3) 24'
    Cuthbert (1/2) 70'
    		 Report Pen: Nacewa (3/5) 16', 57', 72'
    Meggetland
    Attendance: 2,478
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    Round 2
    12 September 2015
    17:10
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 24–27 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Pratichetti 40' c
    Naude 41' m
    Con: Hayward (1/2)
    Pen: Hayward (4/4) 24', 29', 38', 56'
    		 Report Try: Burleigh 4' c
    Hoyland 12' c
    Beard 33' c
    Con: Tonks (3/3)
    Pen: Tonks (2/4) 25', 72'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
    Round 3
    2 October 2015
    18:00
    Edinburgh Scotland 20–9 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Burleigh 37' c
    Andress 73' c
    Con: Tonks (1/1)
    Cuthbert (1/1)
    Pen: Tonks (2/2) 47', 63'
    		 Report Pen: Davies (3/5) 4', 17', 40'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 2,475
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    Round 4
    16 October 2015
    19:45
    Edinburgh Scotland 16–10 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Watson 54' c
    Con: Tonks (1/1)
    Pen: Tonks (3/4) 5', 17', 65'
    		 Report Try: Reidy 44' c
    Con: Nelson (1/1)
    Pen: Nelson (1/1) 24'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 4,324
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    Round 5
    24 October 2015
    14:30
    Zebre Italy 19–11 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Berryman 54' c
    Con: Canna (1/1)
    Pen: Canna (4/5) 10', 19', 26', 59'
    		 Report Try: Watson 37' m
    Pen: Fowles (2/3) 8', 33'
    Round 6
    31 October 2015
    18:45
    Connacht Ireland 14–9 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: O'Halloran 9' m
    Pen: Carty (3/5) 7', 44', 55'
    		 Report Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 15', 53'
    Kinghorn (1/1) 37'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 3,834
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    Round 7
    7 November 2015
    17:15
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 14–16 Ireland Munster
    Try: Helu 46' m
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 10', 39', 56'
    		 Report Try: J. Ryan 7' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (3/4) 29', 61', 67'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 4,981
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    Round 8
    27 November 2015
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 32–13 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Nel 18' c
    Dickinson 59' c
    Brown 72' m
    Scott 76' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3)
    Kinghorn (1/1)
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 6', 27'
    		 Report Try: Cudd 80' c
    Con: D. Jones (1/1)
    Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 15', 34'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,294
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    Round 9
    4 December 2015
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland 14–7 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: penalty try 4' c
    Scholes 10' c
    Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2)
    		 Report Try: Du Preez 47' c
    Con: Cuthbert (1/1)
    Kingspan Stadium
    Attendance: 12,640
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    Round 10 (1872 Cup - 23-11 agg.)
    27 December 2015
    15:05
    Edinburgh Scotland 23–11 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Scott 12' c
    Hardie 69' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2)
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59'
    		 Report Try: Bennett 6' m
    Pen: Russell (2/2) 47', 56'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 23,642
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    Round 11 (1872 Cup - 34-25 agg.)
    2 January 2016
    17:15
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 11–14 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Bennett 31' m
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54'
    		 Report Try: Burleigh 74' m
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67'
    Murrayfield Stadium[21]
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    Round 12
    8 January 2016
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 28–13 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: Hoyland (2) 12' c, 80' m
    penalty try 58' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2)
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 7', 46', 50'
    		 Report Try: McLean 64' c
    Con: Ambrosini (1/1)
    Pen: Ambrosini (2/2) 17', 24'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,159
    Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)
    Round 13
    30 January 2016
    17:15
    Cardiff Blues Wales 10–3 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: Fish 1' c
    Con: Patchell (1/1)
    Pen: Patchell (1/3) 15'
    		 Report Pen: Fowles (1/1) 21'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 6,058
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    Round 14
    12 February 2016
    20:15
    Scarlets Wales 22–21 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: Allen 5' c
    Con: S. Shingler (1/1)
    Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 17'
    A. Thomas (4/4) 23', 46', 53', 76'
    		 Report Try: Du Preez 57' m
    A. Toolis 73' c
    Con: Tonks (1/2)
    Pen: Fowles (2/3) 20', 42'
    Tonks (1/1) 66'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 5,569
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    Round 15
    19 February 2016
    19:05
    Ospreys Wales 27–13 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Underhill 34' c
    Otten 76' m
    Con: S. Davies (1/2)
    Pen: S. Davies (5/5) 13', 24', 45', 62', 71'
    		 Report Try: Dell 25' c
    Con: Tonks (1/1)
    Pen: Tonks (2/4) 11', 17'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 7,264
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    Round 16
    28 February 2016
    14:05
    Edinburgh Scotland 24–23 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Try: Burleigh 11' c
    B. Toolis 68' m
    Con: Kinghorn (1/2)
    Pen: Kinghorn (4/4) 5', 22', 40', 42'
    		 Report Try: Parkes 15' m
    J. Davies 26' m
    S. Evans 35' c
    Con: Thomas (1/3)
    Pen: Thomas (2/4) 7', 14'
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,618
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    Round 17
    4 March 2016
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 23–28 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
    Try: Dean 43' m
    Hoyland 51' c
    Du Preez 59' m
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/3)
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 68', 80'
    		 Report Try: MacGinty 20' c
    Heenan 32' c
    Aki 45' c
    E. McKeon 72' c
    Con: Ronaldson (3/3)
    MacGinty (1/1)
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,584
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    Round 18
    27 March 2016
    14:30
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 15–16 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Amos (2) 41' c, 53' m
    Con: D. Jones (1/2)
    Pen: D. Jones (1/2) 38'
    		 Report Try: Watson 44' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1)
    Pen: Kinghorn (1/2) 17'
    Hidalgo-Clyne (2/4) 30', 40'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 6,352
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    Round 19
    1 April 2016
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 29–0 Italy Zebre
    Try: Hoyland (2) 51' c, 56' c
    Hidalgo-Clyne 68' c
    A. Toolis 80' m
    Con: Tovey (3/4)
    Pen: Tovey (1/1) 13'
    		 Report
    Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,799
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

    European Rugby Challenge Cup

    Table

    Team
    		 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
    France Grenoble (4) 6 5 0 1 187 154 +33 22 19 2 0 22
    England London Irish (8) 6 3 0 3 170 106 +64 25 10 3 2 17
    Scotland Edinburgh 6 4 0 2 125 103 +22 14 12 1 0 17
    France Agen 6 0 0 6 98 217 –119 13 32 1 1 2

    Results

    Round 1
    13 November 2015
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 28–10 France Grenoble
    Try: Du Preez (2) 5' m, 78' c
    Penalty try 59' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 62'
    Tonks (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 32', 39', 44'
    		 Report Try: Kilioni 70' c
    Con: Bosch (1/1) 71'
    Pen: Hart (1/1) 49'
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,264
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    Round 2
    20 November 2015
    19:30
    Agen France 6–27 Scotland Edinburgh
    Pen: Darbo (2/2) 50', 55'
    		 Report Try: Penalty try 32' c
    Du Preez 42' c
    Hardie 69' c
    Con: Penalty try (3/3) 33', 43', 70'
    Pen: Tonks (2/2) 20', 23'
    Stade Armandie
    Attendance: 4,532
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    Round 3
    12 December 2015
    15:00
    (1 BP) London Irish England 38–6 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Fenby (3) 9' m, 13' c, 76' c
    Lewington 27' c
    Williams 40' c
    Tikoirotuma 60' m
    Con: Geraghty (4/6) 14', 28', 40', 77'
    		 Report Pen: Tonks (2/3) 3', 8'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 3,959
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    Round 4
    18 December 2015
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 18–15 England London Irish (1 BP)
    Try: Brown 16' c
    Hardie 71' m
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 17'
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 20', 36'
    		 Report Try: Ellis 8' m
    Smallbone 59 'c
    Con: Geraghty (1/2) 60'
    Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 28'
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,551
    Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
    Round 5
    15 January 2016
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 23–0 France Agen
    Try: Bradbury 35' m
    Coman 59' m
    Tonks 68' m
    Watson 73' m
    Pen: Tonks (1/1) 19'
    		 Report
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3,100
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    Round 6
    23 January 2016
    20:45
    Grenoble France 34–23 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Heguy 30' c
    Aplon (2) 69' c, 78' m
    Con: Wisniewski (2/3) 32', 70'
    Pen: Wisniewski (5/6) 15', 18', 51', 57', 77'
    		 Report Try: Hardie 3' c
    Helu 34' c
    Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 5', 35'
    Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 27', 54', 67'
    Stade des Alpes
    Attendance: 10,072
    Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)

    References

    1. ↑ "Alan Solomons inks deal to stay on with Edinburgh".
    2. ↑ "Duncan Hodge to become Edinburgh backs coach".
    3. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/content/ash-jones
    4. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/15/08/13/wilkins-excited-new-role
    5. ↑ "Bradbury to join pro ranks and it’s hello Helu".
    6. ↑ "Bradbury to join pro ranks and it’s hello Helu".
    7. ↑ "Pro12: Canterbury's Nasi Manu to join Edinburgh".
    8. ↑ "Fowles and Toolis commit to capital club".
    9. ↑ "Allen comes on board with Edinburgh".
    10. ↑ "Scotland youth Blair Kinghorn wins Edinburgh deal".
    11. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/15/08/17/mcandrew-earns-contract-call-capital-club
    12. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/15/08/20/katoa-wings-romania-pre-season-friendly
    13. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/15/10/20/hardie-joins-club-two-year-contract
    14. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Scotland and Edinburgh fly-half Tom Heathcote". BBC Sport. 16 February 2015.
    15. ↑ "Hart depart end season". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015.
    16. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs add Scotland 'A' second-row Ollie Atkins from Edinburgh". Sky Sports. 26 March 2015.
    17. ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/15/03/29/visser-moving-after-six-years-capital
    18. ↑ http://www.rugbytime.com/noticias/tomas-leonardi-jugara-en-toulouse-la-proxima-temporada/
    19. ↑ http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-27781.html/
    20. ↑ Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
    21. ↑ "1872 Scottish Cup fixture moved to BT Murrayfield". Glasgow Warriors (Glasgow Warriors plc). 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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