Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
RODDY GRANT insists Edinburgh Rugby have come too far in the past fortnight to take a backward step when Newport Gwent Dragons visit Murrayfield on Sunday in the Magners Celt
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
TEARAWAY flanker Roddy Grant summed up the mood in the Edinburgh Rugby camp as these league leaders prepare to confront European champions Leinster at Murrayfield on Saturday
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... for most of the first 40 minutes.Fifteen minutes into the half a big carry by Dragons number eight Grant Webb saw Edinburgh offend and Arlidge slotted a simple penalty.Edinburgh continued to play a passing game which only led to midfield disaster and with the Dragons biding their time another penalty chance came Alridge’s way after 21 minutes and he put the Dragons 6-0 ahead.Eight minutes...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Title-chasing Edinburgh made it clear in a statement that demoting Blair (pictured), the British and Irish Lion, is not part of the now traditional rotation policy.The club said of his successor: "Greig Laidlaw is the preferred choice at scrum-half with Mike Blair among replacements."There are two other changes, with Ally Hogg returning to the back row as skipper which means Roddy Grant...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Hogg: Delighted to be backScotland back-row Allister Hogg is relishing his return to Edinburgh's starting XV for the visit of the Dragons. Hogg, who came off the bench for brief spell against Munster, has been named at No.8, with Scott Newlands moving across to blindside and Roddy Grant dropping to the bench.And Hogg admitted: "I'm really pleased to be back in the side and to be leading...
Magners League (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Hogg came on as a substitute during last Friday's win over champions Munster and reclaims the No8 jersey with Scott Newlands moving across to the blindside slot and Roddy Grant being named amongst the replacements.As a result, 26-year-old Hogg says he is looking forward to the challenge of leading Edinburgh against the Dragons.Hogg said: "I'm really pleased to be back in the side and...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
ADVERTISEMENT• Edinburgh Rugby's Scott Newlands (left) Roddy Grant and Tim Visser put on Hallowe'en costumes to encourage fans to join in the "Fancy Dressfor Dragons" scheme on SundayIrish teams Munster and Leinster may have sneaked wins in the Capital since then but you have to go back to March 2008 for a success for any visiting team from the principality.That victory was achieved by...
Scottish Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... preferred choice”. Which seems a clear way of saying “this is not a rotation”. Unlike say, in-form Roddy Grant who has been shifted to the bench in favour of Scott Newlands who offered some good go-forward last weekend. Edinburgh seem to have replaced their unstable flair with dogged resolve and so far it is working results-wise, but how they must be wishing the flair Blair of 18...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... a recall because of a lack of options at fly-half.The competition in the back-row is intense with Roddy Grant also knocking on the door Scotland coach Andy RobinsonRobinson cited Parks, along with Northampton Saints' Scott Gray and Edinburgh's Allister Hogg, as players whose form is being monitored closely for possible inclusion in future Tests. The coach praised Edinburgh flanker...
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... a recall because of a lack of options at fly-half.The competition in the back-row is intense with Roddy Grant also knocking on the door Scotland coach Andy RobinsonRobinson cited Parks, along with Northampton Saints' Scott Gray and Edinburgh's Allister Hogg, as players whose form is being monitored closely for possible inclusion in future Tests. The coach praised Edinburgh flanker...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... have done well this season where, once again, the competition in the back row is intense, with Roddy Grant also knocking at the door." They and Grove were all part of the IRB Nations Cup-winning Scotland A squad Robinson took to Romania in the summer shortly after his appointment. The ex-England coach revealed prop Kyle Traynor and centre John Houston, both of his former club...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... shutting down the Munster juggernaut.Here, the back row of Alan MacDonald, Scott Newlands and Roddy Grant were key in putting the opposition ball carriers quickly on to the floor so that no momentum could be developed. There was little sparkling back-play from either side until, in almost the final play, Ben Cairns sold a dummy and cut deep into the Munster 22 before the threat was...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... Cairns, 12 Nick De Luca, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Mike Blair (capt), 8 Scott Newlands, 7 Roddy Grant, 6 Alan MacDonald, 5 Scott MacLeod, 4 Steve Turnbull, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Kyle Traynor.Replacements: 16 Andrew Kelly, 17 Allan Jacobsen, 18 Craig Hamilton, 19 Allister Hogg, 20 Greig Laidlaw, 21 Andrew Turnbull, 22 Steve Jones.
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... Godman, M Blair (captain), Traynor, Ford, G Cross, S Turnbull, McLeod, MacDonald, Newlands, Roddy Grant. Subs: Kelly, Jacobsen, Hamilton, Hogg, Laidlaw, A Turnbull, Jones.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... have done well this season where, once again, the competition in the back row is intense, with Roddy Grant also knocking at the door."The duo and Grove were all part of the IRB Nations Cup-winning Scotland A squad Robinson took to Romania in the summer shortly after his appointment.The 45-year-old revealed prop Kyle Traynor and centre John Houston, both of his former club Edinburgh,...
