Rugby Union

Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings has entered the homophobia row engulfing the global game.

Edinburgh have been living dangerously in recent weeks, bouncing back from a 12-0 deficit last weekend. However, Richard Cockerill’s half-time sinew-stiffening speeches are evidently losing their effect.

Ross Ford, Scotland’s most-capped rugby player of all time, has earned a fitting send-off but Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill said tonight may not be the night as business takes precedent, and that the veteran hooker wouldn’t have it any other way.

Sport is by its nature a short career. A well-worn cliche but evidently a point of fact. A brief window of youth, vigour and talent which compels viewers of all ages with wonder at the possibilities of human endeavour and spirit

Scotland’s most-capped rugby player Ross Ford looks set to hang up his boots at the end of the season after a historic career – but Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill stressed that there remains some unfinished business for him before he gets the pipe and slippers out.

Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill admitted it was frustrating that plans for a “mini Murrayfield” new home for the club on the back pitches of the international stadium are on hold, but remains hopeful the issue can be revolved.

Scotland’s most-capped player, Ross Ford, will depart Edinburgh Rugby in the summer after more than a decade with the Capital club with six of his team-mates also set to leave.

Heriot’s coach Phil Smith believes his men can go into the Scottish Cup final with confidence high, despite having hopes of landing the double dashed by Ayr in a compelling Tennent’s Premiership play-off final at Millbrae on Saturday.

Edinburgh bounced back from a ‘pretty disgusting’ opening period against Scarlets to keep their Guinness PRO14 play-off hopes alive.

Heriot’s back rower Jason Hill is confident the Goldenacre team’s big-game mentality will come to the fore in tomorrow’s Tennent’s Premiership Grand Final.

David Denton recalls it as “one of my favourites” and that 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Australia is certainly a stand-out when you look back on the, hopefully, continuing career of the 42-times capped Scotland back-rower.

A portrait of former rugby star Doddie Weir has been auctioned for almost £100,000 at a fundraising dinner in Hong Kong, with Sir Billy Connolly among the guests.

Edinburgh centre Chris Dean revealed how coach Richard Cockerill helped his players to absorb last weekend’s bitterly disappointing European loss to Munster and focus on the crunch PRO14 battle ahead at Scarlets this Saturday.

A portrait of rugby legend Doddie Weir will be auctioned at a fundraising dinner in Hong Kong, with Sir Billy Connolly among the guests.

Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill said “respect for the game starts to fall away” if the alleged playacting of Munster lock Tadhg Beirne in Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final becomes the norm.

The media area at BT Murrayfield is named in honour of Bill McLaren and you couldn’t help but think on Saturday how much the great man would have loved watching the performance of Darcy Graham.

Heriot’s coach Phil Smith has acknowledged the part played by his colleague Ciaran Beattie in keeping the Goldenacre men on track for a league and cup double.

Here was proof that a game of rugby doesn’t need to finish 38-38 to enthrall and compel.

Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill has full faith in Darcy Graham to rise to the occasion at full-back against Munster in today’s mouth-watering Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at BT Murrayfield.