2015–16 Edinburgh Rugby season

2015–16 Edinburgh Rugby season
Ground(s)Murrayfield Stadium,
Meggetland
CEO Jon Petrie
Coach(es) Alan Solomons
Captain(s) Mike Coman
League(s)Pro 12
1st kit
2nd kit

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

  • Alan Solomons (Head coach)
  • Stevie Scott (Forwards coach)
  • Duncan Hodge (Backs coach)
  • Ash Jones (Head of S&C)
  • Peter Wilkins (Defence coach)

Other coaches

  • Marc Keys (Assistant S&C Coach)
  • Ben Atiga (Player and Skills Coach)
  • Murray Fleming (Lead performance analyst)
  • Paul Larter (Performance analyst)

Squad

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

Props

John Andress
Craig Bachurzewsk WCC
Simon Berghan
Jack Cosgrove SRA
Allan Dell
Alasdair Dickinson
Grant Shiells
Rory Sutherland
WP Nel

Locks
Anton Bresler
Grant Gilchrist
Fraser McKenzie
Alex Toolis
Ben Toolis

 

Loose forwards
Magnus Bradbury
Mike Coman (c)
David Denton
Cornell du Preez
Roddy Grant
John Hardie
Nasi Manu
Jamie Ritchie
Hamish Watson

Half backs
Nathan Fowles
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
Sean Kennedy
Murdo McAndrew WCC

Stand offs
Blair Kinghorn
Greig Tonks
Jason Tovey (loan)
Jade Te Rure

 

Centres
Michael Allen
Sam Beard
Phil Burleigh
Chris Dean
James Johnstone WCC
Matt Scott
Andries Strauss

Back Three
Tom Brown
Jack Cuthbert
Dougie Fife
Will Helu
Damien Hoyland
Otulea Katoa WCC
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 31-16 Romania
Try: Grant (3), Te Rure, Du Preez
Con: Fowles, Te Rure (2)
ReportTry: Apostol
Con: Dumbrava
Pen: Dumbrava, Vlaicu (2)
The Greenyards, Melrose
Attendance: 1300

Match 2

29 August 2014
19:45
Edinburgh 23-10 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
HK Neil Cochrane 12(4) 0 0 1(4) 0 0 13(8) 0
HK Ross Ford 7 0 0 4 0 0 11 0
HK Stuart McInally (4) 0 0 1 0 0 1(4) 0
HK George Turner (8) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (9) 0
PR John Andress 11(8) 1 0 2(1) 0 0 13(9) 5
PR Simon Berghan (11) 0 0 (4) 0 0 (15) 0
PR Allan Dell 3(10) 1 0 (1) 0 0 3(11) 5
PR Alasdair Dickinson 5 1 0 3 0 0 8 5
PR WP Nel 8 1 0 4 0 0 12 5
PR Grant Shiells (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (4) 0
PR Rory Sutherland 11(3) 0 0 3(2) 0 0 14(5) 0
LK Anton Bresler 15 0 0 5(1) 0 0 21(1) 0
LK Grant Gilchrist 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
LK Fraser McKenzie 6(1) 0 0 1 0 0 7(1) 0
LK Alex Toolis 7(9) 2 0 4(1) 0 0 11(10) 10
LK Ben Toolis 8(1) 1 0 2 0 0 10(1) 5
BR Magnus Bradbury (4) 0 0 1(1) 1 0 1(5) 5
BR Mike Coman 13 0 0 3(1) 1 0 16(1) 5
BR Roddy Grant 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0
BR John Hardie 5 1 0 4 3 0 9 20
BR Nasi Manu 5(1) 0 0 1(1) 0 0 6(2) 0
BR Cornell du Preez 16(3) 3 0 6 3 0 21(3) 30
BR Jamie Ritchie 5(4) 0 0 2(2) 0 0 7(6) 0
BR Hamish Watson 10(5) 3 0 2(2) 1 0 11(7) 20
SH Nathan Fowles 5(2) 0 15 1(2) 0 0 6(4) 15
SH Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 8(3) 1 66 3(1) 0 30 11(4) 111
SH Sean Kennedy 6(6) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 8(7) 0
FH Blair Kinghorn 6(6) 0 18 (2) 0 0 6(8) 18
FH Phil Burleigh 17 4 0 2 0 0 19 20
FH Greig Tonks 9(2) 0 44 6 1 23 15(2) 72
FH Jason Tovey 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 9
CE Mike Allen 9(2) 0 0 3 0 0 12(2) 0
CE Sam Beard 7(1) 1 0 0 0 0 7(1) 5
CE Chris Dean 8(4) 1 0 1(2) 0 0 9(6) 5
CE James Johnstone (3) 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
CE Matt Scott 7 2 0 4 0 0 11 10
CE Andries Strauss 4(3) 0 0 2(1) 0 0 6(4) 0
WG Tom Brown 13 1 0 4(1) 1 0 16(1) 10
WG Dougie Fife 8(4) 0 0 3(2) 0 0 11(6) 0
WG Will Helu 6(2) 1 0 4 1 0 10(2) 10
WG Damien Hoyland 14 8 0 4(1) 0 0 18(1) 40
WG Otulea Katoa 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
FB Jack Cuthbert 7(1) 0 4 1(1) 0 0 8(2) 4
FB Nick McLennan (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (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 Leinster (RU) 22 16 0 6 458 290 +168 51 27 6 3 73
2 Connacht (CH) 22 15 0 7 507 406 +101 60 46 8 5 73
3 Glasgow Warriors (SF) 22 14 1 7 557 380 +177 68 37 8 6 72
4 Ulster (SF) 22 14 0 8 488 307 +181 61 29 8 5 69
5 Scarlets 22 14 0 8 477 458 +19 45 54 2 5 63
6 Munster 22 13 0 9 459 417 +42 56 36 6 5 63
7 Cardiff Blues 22 11 0 11 542 461 +81 62 53 5 7 56
8 Ospreys 22 11 1 10 490 455 +35 55 49 6 3 55
9 Edinburgh 22 11 0 11 405 366 +39 41 36 2 8 54
10 Newport Gwent Dragons 22 4 0 18 353 492 −139 33 57 0 10 26
11 Zebre 22 5 0 17 308 718 −410 35 99 3 1 24
12 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:[19]
  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 red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and earned places in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned places in the European Rugby Champions Cup.
To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup; the 20th place went to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified. Because Challenge Cup winner Montpellier qualified via the Top 14, its place passed to the top team from that league not already qualified.
Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Results

Round 1
4 September 2015
19:35
Edinburgh 16–9 Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Hoyland (2) 54' m, 78' m
Pen: Fowles (1/3) 24'
Cuthbert (1/2) 70'
ReportPen: 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 24–27 Edinburgh
Try: Pratichetti 40' c
Naude 41' m
Con: Hayward (1/2)
Pen: Hayward (4/4) 24', 29', 38', 56'
ReportTry: 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 20–9 Ospreys
Try: Burleigh 37' c
Andress 73' c
Con: Tonks (1/1)
Cuthbert (1/1)
Pen: Tonks (2/2) 47', 63'
ReportPen: Davies (3/5) 4', 17', 40'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Round 4
16 October 2015
19:45
Edinburgh 16–10 Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Watson 54' c
Con: Tonks (1/1)
Pen: Tonks (3/4) 5', 17', 65'
ReportTry: 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 19–11 Edinburgh
Try: Berryman 54' c
Con: Canna (1/1)
Pen: Canna (4/5) 10', 19', 26', 59'
ReportTry: Watson 37' m
Pen: Fowles (2/3) 8', 33'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
Round 6
31 October 2015
18:45
Connacht 14–9 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: O'Halloran 9' m
Pen: Carty (3/5) 7', 44', 55'
ReportPen: 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 14–16 Munster
Try: Helu 46' m
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 10', 39', 56'
ReportTry: 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 32–13 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'
ReportTry: 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 14–7 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 4' c
Scholes 10' c
Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2)
ReportTry: 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 23–11 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Scott 12' c
Hardie 69' c
Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2)
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59'
ReportTry: 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 11–14 Edinburgh
Try: Bennett 31' m
Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54'
ReportTry: Burleigh 74' m
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67'
Murrayfield Stadium[20]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
Round 12
8 January 2016
19:30
Edinburgh 28–13 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'
ReportTry: 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 10–3 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Fish 1' c
Con: Patchell (1/1)
Pen: Patchell (1/3) 15'
ReportPen: Fowles (1/1) 21'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,058
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
Round 14
12 February 2016
20:15
Scarlets 22–21 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'
ReportTry: 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 27–13 Edinburgh
Try: Underhill 34' c
Otten 76' m
Con: S. Davies (1/2)
Pen: S. Davies (5/5) 13', 24', 45', 62', 71'
ReportTry: 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 24–23 Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Burleigh 11' c
B. Toolis 68' m
Con: Kinghorn (1/2)
Pen: Kinghorn (4/4) 5', 22', 40', 42'
ReportTry: 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 23–28 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'
ReportTry: 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 15–16 Edinburgh
Try: Amos (2) 41' c, 53' m
Con: D. Jones (1/2)
Pen: D. Jones (1/2) 38'
ReportTry: 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 29–0 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)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Grenoble (4) 6 5 0 1 187 154 +33 22 19 2 0 22
2 London Irish (8) 6 3 0 3 170 106 +64 25 10 3 2 17
3 Edinburgh 6 4 0 2 125 103 +22 14 12 1 0 17
4 Agen 6 0 0 6 98 217 −119 13 32 1 1 2
Source: espn.co.uk

Results

Round 1
13 November 2015
19:30
Edinburgh 28–10 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'
ReportTry: Kilioni 70' c
Con: Bosch (1/1) 71'
Pen: Hart (1/1) 49'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Round 2
20 November 2015
19:30
Agen 6–27 Edinburgh
Pen: Darbo (2/2) 50', 55'ReportTry: 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 38–6 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'
ReportPen: Tonks (2/3) 3', 8'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,959
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
Round 4
18 December 2015
19:30
Edinburgh 18–15 London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Brown 16' c
Hardie 71' m
Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 17'
Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 20', 36'
ReportTry: Ellis 8' m
Smallbone 59 'c
Con: Geraghty (1/2) 60'
Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 28'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Tom Foley (RFU)
Round 5
15 January 2016
19:30
(1 BP) Edinburgh 23–0 Agen
Try: Bradbury 35' m
Coman 59' m
Tonks 68' m
Watson 73' m
Pen: Tonks (1/1) 19'
Report
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
Round 6
23 January 2016
20:45
Grenoble 34–23 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'
ReportTry: 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)

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