2013–14 Edinburgh Rugby season explained

The 2013–14 season was Edinburgh Rugby's thirteenth season competing in the Pro12.

Teamname:Edinburgh 2013 / 2014
Ceo: David Davies
Top Scorer: Greig Laidlaw (129)
Caps: WP Nel (28)
Most Tries: Cornell du Preez (7)
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Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

Team

Coaches

Alan Solomons, formerly of Western Province, Stormers, Ulster and more recently Super 15 team the Kings was appointed as Head Coach at the end of July '13.[1] Stevie Scott, Philippe Doussy and Omar Mouneimne were appointed as Assistant Coaches.

Squad

Hookers
Ross Ford
James Hilterbrand*
Steven Lawrie
Stuart McInally
Aleki Lutui
Alun Walker

Props

Wicus Blaauw
Simon Berghan*
Geoff Cross
Alasdair Dickinson
Robin Hislop
WP Nel
Lewis Niven

Locks
Oliver Atkins
Grant Gilchrist
Rob McAlpine
Perry Parker
Izak van der Westhuizen

 Loose forwards
Dimitri Basilaia
Mike Coman
Sean Cox
David Denton
Cornell du Preez
Roddy Grant
Tomás Leonardi
Ross Rennie

Half backs
Alex Black
Carl Bezuidenhout
Piers Francis
Grayson Hart
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
Sean Kennedy
Greig Laidlaw (C)
Chris Leck
Harry Leonard

 Centres
Ben Atiga
Sam Beard
Nick De Luca
Joaquín Domínguez
Matt Scott
Andries Strauss

Back Three
Tom Brown
Jack Cuthbert
Dougie Fife
Lee Jones
Greig Tonks
Tim Visser
Nikki Walker

Elite Development Players

Transfers

Players In

Players Out

Sponsorship

This year saw the shirts branded with BT Sport on four-year sponsorship and continuing relationship with sportswear company Macron. The BT Sports deals was seen as way to circumvent Sky Sports’ ban on carrying adverts for its new sports channels after agreeing a sponsorship deal under which its logo will be emblazoned all over BSkyB's Scottish rugby coverage.[11]

Competitions

Pro12

Results

Round 13 rescheduled match

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 13, on 9 February 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Round 12 rescheduled match

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 1 January 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Round 22

Heineken Cup

Table

TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts
Munster (4)6 5 0 1 161 77 +84 19 6 2 1 23
Gloucester (7C)6 3 0 3 113 114 −1 13 10 1 1 14
Edinburgh6 3 0 3 104 141 −37 10 17 0 0 12
Perpignan6 1 0 5 112 158 −46 10 19 1 2 7
Source : www.ercrugby.com
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Results

Round 6

Notes and References

  1. Solomons appointed head coach . Edinburgh Rugby . 30 July 2013 . 30 July 2013.
  2. Scots qualified trio sign . 2014-04-02 . 2017-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814150920/http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/14/02/17/scots-qualified-trio-sign . dead .
  3. Web site: Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments RaboDirect PRO12 Rees pens deal at Dragons . 2013-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130522122155/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_8547253,00.html . 2013-05-22 . dead .
  4. News: Edinburgh prop Allan Jacobsen to retire . BBC Sport . 23 April 2013 . 26 April 2013.
  5. News: John Yapp leaves Edinburgh Rugby . Edinburgh Rugby . 21 August 2013.
  6. News: Young forwards head south on loan . 8 November 2013 . Edinburgh Rugby.
  7. News: Edinburgh Rugby duo join Bristol on loan . 17 January 2014 . Edinburgh Rugby . 30 January 2014 . 18 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218210225/http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/14/01/17/edinburgh-rugby-duo-join-bristol-loan . dead .
  8. News: Lock on loan to Ospreys . 29 January 2014 . Edinburgh Rugby.
  9. News: Kennedy on month-long loan . 20 January 2014 . Edinburgh Rugby.
  10. Web site: News.
  11. News: BT Sport signs Glasgow and Edinburgh rugby shirt sponsorship deal circumventing Sky advertising ban . Telegraph . 21 August 2013.