2024–25 Edinburgh Rugby season

Edinburgh Rugby
Full nameEdinburgh Rugby
UnionSRU
Founded1872 (1872)
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Hive Stadium
(Capacity 7,800)
Murrayfield Stadium
CEODouglas Struth[1]
Coach(es)Sean Everitt
Captain(s)Grant Gilchrist
Ben Vellacott
League(s)United Rugby Championship
EPRC Challenge Cup
1872 Cup
2023–24League: 10th
Playoffs: DNQ
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
edinburghrugby.org

The 2024–25 season is Edinburgh's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship, their 31st season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Scottish-Italian Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup and the 1872 Cup.

Coaching staff

2024-25 squad

Edinburgh Rugby United Rugby Championship squad[a]
Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(cc) denotes the team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes a short-term signing. L denotes a player on loan at the club.

Players and their allocated positions from the Edinburgh Rugby website.[2]
  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Academy players

Edinburgh Rugby Academy squad[a]
Props
  • Mikey Jones
  • Ollie Blyth-Lafferty
  • Jamie Stewart

Hookers

Locks

  • Christian Lindsay
  • Euan McVie
  • Mak Rutherford
Back row
  • Tom Currie
  • Ollie Duncan
  • Liam McConnell

Scrum-halves

  • Connor McAlpine
  • Hamish McArthur
  • Hector Patterson

Fly-halves

  • Isaac Coates
  • Ross Wolfenden
Centres
  • Jack Hocking
  • Sam Leweni
  • Findlay Thomson

Wings

  • Nairn Moncrieff
  • Lewis Wells

Fullbacks

  • Jack Brown
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes a short-term signing. Players and their allocated positions from the Edinburgh Rugby website.[3][4]

  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2024–25 season as listed on List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers.

United Rugby Championship

Main standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster 18 16 0 2 542 256 +286 79 35 11 1 76 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
2 Bulls 18 14 0 4 542 361 +181 71 44 9 3 68
3 Sharks 18 13 0 5 436 402 +34 55 59 7 3 62
4 Glasgow Warriors 18 11 0 7 468 327 +141 70 40 10 5 59
5 Stormers 18 10 0 8 507 418 +89 66 57 11 4 55 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
6 Munster 18 9 0 9 444 429 +15 67 59 11 4 51
7 Edinburgh 18 8 1 9 471 407 +64 66 57 9 6 49
8 Scarlets 18 9 1 8 427 382 +45 50 52 6 4 48
9 Cardiff 18 8 1 9 409 477 −68 63 65 10 3 47 Qualification for the 2025–26 Challenge Cup
10 Benetton 18 9 1 8 393 478 −85 50 65 7 1 46
11 Lions 18 8 0 10 402 440 −38 53 60 5 3 40
12 Ospreys 18 7 1 10 437 454 −17 60 63 6 4 40
13 Connacht 18 6 0 12 420 472 −52 64 62 9 6 39
14 Ulster 18 7 0 11 414 506 −92 59 72 5 5 38
15 Zebre Parma 18 5 1 12 302 503 −201 38 72 3 4 29
16 Dragons 18 1 0 17 335 637 −302 43 92 1 4 9
Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 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.[5]


Round 1

20 September 2024
19:35
(2 BP) Edinburgh 31–33 Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Schoeman 11' c
van der Merwe (2) 32' m, 66' m
Cherry 42' c
M. Scott 80' c
Con: Thompson (2/3) 11', 43'
Healy 81' (1/2)
Try: T. O'Brien 15' m
Tector 26' c
Larmour 46' c
Gibson-Park 53' c
Conan 56' c
Con: Prendergast (4/5) 27', 47', 54', 58'
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 7,774[6]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Round 2

28 September 2024
15:00
Bulls 22–16 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Kirsten 29' c
van der Walt 32' m
Moodie 63' c
Con: van der Walt (1/2) 29'
Chamberlain (1/1) 65'
Pen: Chamberlain (1/1) 68'
Try: Ashman 38' c
Con: Thompson (1/1) 40'
Pen: Thompson (3/3) 14', 47', 74'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 5,500[7]
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Round 3

5 October 2024
13:45
(1 BP) Lions 55–21 Edinburgh
Try: Q. Horn 5' m
Maxwane (3) 12' c, 31' c, 71' c
van der Merwe (2) 20' c, 39' c
Jonker 26' c
F. Horn 35' m
Con: Wolhuter (4/5) 13', 21', 27', 31'
Nohamba (2/3) 40', 73'
Pen: Wolhuter (1/1) 2'
Try: Gilchrist 44' c
Harrison 50' c
Muncaster 66' c
Con: Healy (2/2) 44', 51'
Ross Thompson (1/1) 67'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 3,542
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

Round 4

12 October 2024
17:15
(1 BP) Edinburgh 38–7 Stormers
Try: Harrison 18' c
Muncaster (2) 21' c, 79' c
Graham 58' c
Gilchrist 62' c
Con: Thompson (4/4) 19', 22', 58', 63'
C. Scott (1/1) 80'
Pen: Thompson (1) 74'
Try: Nel 31' c
Con: Willemse 32' (1/1)
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 6,914[8]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Round 5

19 October 2024
17:15
(1 BP) Edinburgh 27–8 Cardiff
Try: van der Merwe 45' c
Schoeman 61' m
Graham 64' m
Ashman 78' c
Con: Thompson (2/4) 46', 79'
Pen: Thompson 6'
Try: Young 28' m
Pen: Sheedy 57'
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 6,507[9]
Referee: Morné Ferreira, South Africa

Round 6

26 October 2024
15:00
Ospreys 22–13 Edinburgh
Try: Lake 3' c
Thomas 52' m
Parry 74' c
Con: O. Williams (2/3) 5', 75'
Pen: O. Williams 59'
Try: Vellacott 22' c
Con: Thompson (1/1) 22'
Pen: Thompson (2) 16', 65'
Brewery Field, Bridgend
Attendance: 3,294[10]
Referee: Griffin Colby, South Africa

Round 7

30 November 2024
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh 50–33 Benetton (1 BP)
Try: van der Merwe 1' c
Muncaster (2) 14' c, 74' c
Bradbury (2) 19' c, 23' c
Hill 42' c
Price 56' m
Con: Thompson (5/6) 2', 15', 20', 24', 42'
Healy 75'
Pen: Healy 80'
Try: Odogwu 42' m
Creevy (2) 47' c, 53' c
Izekor 62' c
Fekitoa 69' c
Con: Umaga (4/5) 48', 54', 63', 70'
Pen: Fekitoa 80'
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 6,057[11]
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Round 8

22 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 33–14 Edinburgh
Try: Matthews (2) 05' c, 26' c
Jones 12' c
Steyn 41' m
Dobie 63' c
Con: Horne (4/5) 07', 13', 27', 65'
Try: Venter (2) 74', 78'
Con: Healy (2/2) 74', 78'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,538[12]

Round 9

28 December 2024
15:00
Edinburgh 10–7 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Schoeman 69' c
Con: Healy (1/1) 71'
Pen: Thompson 22'
ReportTry: penalty try 67'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 40,063[13]
Referee: Eoghan Cross

Round 10

25 January 2025
15:00
Scarlets 30–24 Edinburgh
Try: van der Merwe 24' c
Macleod 46' c
Nicholas 59' c
Con: Lloyd (3/3) 24', 47', 60'
Pen: Lloyd (3) 6', 13', 80'
Try: Skinner 30' c
Harrison 39' m
Healy 69' c
Morris 76' m
Con: Healy (2/4) 31', 70'
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 5,756

Round 11

14 February 2025
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh 17–22 Zebre Parma
Try: McCann 11’
Tuipulotu 55’c
Crosbie 68’
Con: Thompson
ReportTry: Trulla 6’
Garcia 24’c
di Bartolomeo 63’c
Con: da Re (2)
Pen: da Re 47'
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,494

Round 12

28 February 2025
19:35
(2 BP) Munster 28–34 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Nankivell, 15'c, 51'c
O'Connor, 64'c
O'Brien, 80'c
Con: Burns (3)
Butler
ReportTry: Thompson, 23'c
Currie, 28'c, 34', 57'
Bradbury, 39'c
Con: Thompson (3)
Pen: Thompson, 5'
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 8,800[14]

Round 13

22 March 2025 Benetton 21-18 Edinburgh (1 BP) Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
16:00 Try: Mendy, 32'
Odogwu, 62'
Pen: Umaga, 6', 36'
Report Try: McCann, 17'cc
Ashman, 48'
Con: Thompson
Pen: Thompson, 29', 43'
Attendance: 4,985

Round 14

28 March 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh 38 - 5 Dragons Hive Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:35 Try: Harrison (2)
D Graham
Schoeman
Venter
Currie
Con: Thompson (3)
Scott
Report Con: Wainright
Attendance: 6,240

Round 15

18 April 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh 17-18 Sharks Hive Stadium, Edinburgh  
19:35 Try: Lang, 11'
Ritchie, 27'
Ashman, 47'c
Con: Ashamn (1/3) 47'
Report Try: Fassi, 41'
Mapimpi, 80'
Con: Hendrikse (1/2), 41'
Pen: Hendrikse, 3', 38'
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 16

25 April 2025 Zebre Parma 25 – 25 Edinburgh Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
20:35 Try: Fusco, 27', 38'
Trulla, 40'
Con: da Re, 29', 42'
Pen: Montemauri, 73', 79'
Report, 2 Try: Venter, 53', 63
Currie. 80'
Con: Thompson, 64'
Scott, 81'
Pen: Thompson, 22', 24'
Attendance: 2,568[15]
Referee: Ben Connor

Round 17

10 May 2025 Connacht 21–31 Edinburgh (1 BP) The Sportsground, Galway  
19:35 Try: Finn Treacy, 42', 52'
Con: JJ Hanrahan, 42', 53'
Try: Schoeman, 8'
Watson, 27'
Muncaster, 58'
Con: Thompson, 9', 28'
Attendance: 6,056

Round 18

16 May 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh 47–17 Ulster Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:35 Try: Graham, 9', 74', 81'
Bradbury, 16', 53'
Ashman, 34'
Schoeman, 59'
Con: Thompson, 10', 35', 54', 60'
Healy, 75', 82'
Report, 2 Try: Kok, 29'
Postlethwaite, 73
penalty try
Attendance: 7,989

Edinburgh Rugby qualify for the play-offs.

Play-offs

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Leinster 33
8 Scarlets 21
1 Leinster 37
4 Glasgow Warriors 19
4 Glasgow Warriors 36
5 Stormers 18
1 Leinster 32
2 Bulls 7
3 Sharks 24 (6)
6 Munster 24 (4)
2 Bulls 25
3 Sharks 13
2 Bulls 42
7 Edinburgh 33

Quarter-final

31 May 2025 Bulls 42–33 Edinburgh Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria  
12:30pm Try: Hanekom, 19'
Kriel, 32'
Vorster, 37'
Moodie, 43'
Johannes, 47'
Nortjé, 52'
Con: Johannes, 44', 48', 53'
Pen: Johannes, 11', 62'
Cards: de Klerk, 3' to 13'
v. Heerden, 59' to 69'
Try: Goosen, 5', 64'
Thompson, 14', 29'
Ashman, 59'
Con: Thompson, 6', 15', 30', 60'
Cards: Thompson, 61' to 71'
Attendance: 20,056

Edinburgh are eliminated from the Championship.

Scottish x Italian Shield

Standings

2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools
Italian x Scottish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Glasgow Warriors (S) 6 4 0 2 136 76 +60 20 9 3 1 20 4
2 Benetton 6 4 0 2 132 139 –7 19 19 3 0 19 10
3 Edinburgh 6 2 1 3 134 141 –7 18 20 1 2 13 7
4 Zebre Parma 6 1 1 4 88 124 –46 9 18 0 1 7 15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[16]
  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 indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

1872 Cup

Glasgow Warriors won the 2024-25 1872 Cup on aggregate score 40-24, after both teams won their home leg. The total attendance across the two fixtures was 67,601 or 33,800 per leg.

Glasgow leg

22 December 2024
15:00
Glasgow Warriors 33–14 Edinburgh
Try: Matthews (2) 05' c, 26' c
Jones 12' c
Steyn 41' m
Dobie 63' c
Con: Horne (4/5) 07', 13', 27', 65'
Try: Venter (2) 74', 78'
Con: Healy (2/2) 74', 78'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,538[17]

Edinburgh leg

28 December 2024
15:00
Edinburgh 10–7 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Schoeman 69' c
Con: Healy (1/1) 71'
Pen: Thompson 22'
ReportTry: penalty try 67'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 40,063[18]
Referee: Eoghan Cross

European Challenge Cup

Pool standings

EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Edinburgh (3) 4 3 0 1 127 67 +60 18 9 3 1 16 Home round of 16
2 Bayonne (6) 4 3 0 1 125 101 +24 18 12 2 0 14
3 Scarlets (13) 4 2 0 2 97 94 +3 13 13 2 1 11 Away round of 16
4 Gloucester (15) 4 2 0 2 82 115 −33 12 16 1 0 9
5 Vannes 4 1 0 3 115 108 +7 14 14 2 2 8
6 Black Lion 4 1 0 3 71 132 −61 6 17 0 0 4
Source: EPCR[19]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Round 1

6 December 2024
20:00
Gloucester 15–10 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Blake 10' c
Tuisue 64' m
Con: Carreras (1/2) 12'
Pen: Carreras (1/1) 45'
ReportTry: Goosen 36' c
Con: Thompson (1/1) 37'
Pen: Healy (1/1) 80'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 9,482
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

Round 2

13 December 2024
20:00
(1 BP) Edinburgh 52–12 Bayonne
Try: Currie 10' m
Tuipulotu 37' c
Graham (2) 45' c, 58' m
van der Merwe 50' c
Dodd (2) 63' c, 70' c
Ritchie 77' c
Con: Thompson (3/5) 38', 46', 51'
Healy (3/3) 64', 71', 78'
ReportTry: Martin 42' c
Germain 49' m
Con: Lopez (1/2) 43'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,885
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

Round 3

11 January 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Vannes 25–29 Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Edwards 24' c
Taccola 37' c
Vili 65' m
Con: Lebail (2/2) 25', 37'
Pen: Lebail (2/2) 15', 46'
ReportTry: Goosen 7' m
Price (2) 16' c, 28' c
van der Merwe 60' c
Con: Healy (2/3) 17', 29'
Thompson (1/1) 61'
Pen: Thompson (1/1) 71'
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Attendance: 11,792
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

Round 4

19 January 2025
13:00
(1 BP) Edinburgh 36–15 Black Lion
Try: Skinner 1' c
Goosen 23' c
Crosbie 28' c
Currie 43' c
Harrison 49' m
Con: Healy (4/5) 1', 24', 29', 44'
Pen: Healy (1/1) 10'
ReportTry: Kvatadze 66' c
Aptsiauri 72' m
Con: Matkava (1/2) 66'
Pen: Matkava (1/1) 19'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 6,538
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (France)


Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
3 Edinburgh 24
14 Lions 12
3 Edinburgh 34
11 Bulls 28
6 Bayonne 22
11 Bulls 32
3 Edinburgh 24
10 Bath Rugby 39
7 Pau 24
10 Bath Rugby 49
10 Bath Rugby 61
15 Gloucester 26
2 Montpellier 17
15 Gloucester 24
10 Bath Rugby 37
5 Lyon 12
4 Ospreys 36
13 Scarlets 14
4 Ospreys 18
5 Lyon 20
5 Lyon 34
12 Sharks 21
5 Lyon 29
9 Racing 92 15
1 Connacht 35
16 Cardiff 20
1 Connacht 40
9 Racing 92 43
8 Perpignan 18
9 Racing 92 24

Round of 16

Edinburgh were the third highest seed after the pool stages, guaranteeing home advantage until the semifinals. In the Round of 16, they were drawn against 14th seed Lions.

4 April 2025
20:00
Edinburgh (3)24 - 12(14) Lions
Try: Goosen, 1’
Vellacott, 9’
Ritchie, 28’c
Price, 71’c
Con: Thompson, 29', 72'
Report:EPRCTry: Horn 46’
Visagie, 75’c
Con: Steyn, 76'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,407
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

Quarter-final

Victory in the round of 16, and the loss of second seed, Montpellier in the same round left Edinburgh as the top seed in their half of the draw, and a guaranteed home semi-final if they defeated Bulls in the quarter-final.

12 April 2025
12:30
Edinburgh (3)34–28(11) Bulls
Try: Lang, 3’, 24'
Bradbury, 13’
Gilchrist, 42’
Con: Thompson (4/4), 4', 14', 25', 43'
Pen: Thompson, 37', 59'
ReportTry: Kriel, 16', 76'
penalty try, 46'
Hanekom, 49'
Con: Johannes (1/1) , 17'
Goosen (2/2), 50', 76'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,737
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

Semi final

A second successive home victory against South African opposition in the quarter final guaranteed Edinburgh a home Anglo-Scottish semi-final against a Gallagher Premiership team, either Bath or Gloucester, the latter the only team to beat Edinburgh in Europe this season.

Friendlies

12 September 2024
19:00
Edinburgh 33–26 Gloucester
Try: Graham, 6'
Bradbury, 31'
Vellacott, 38'
Dodd, 42'
Cherry,54'
Con: Healy (2)
Thompson, (2)
ReportTry: Llewellyn, 3'
Mercer, 23'
Williams, 28'
Fasogbon,40'
Con: Barton (3)
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: I Kenny (SRU)
14 March 2025
19:35
Edinburgh vs Saracens
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh

Home attendance

Edinburgh's normal home stadium, the Edinburgh Rugby Stadium or The Hive has a capacity of 7,800. however, Edinburgh moved their home leg of the 1872 Cup fixture with Glasgow Warriors to Murrayfield Stadium. The bumper 40,063 crowd for this match over the festive period raises their average attendance above the capacity of their main stadium. Their Scottish rivals, Glasgow similarly moved their home fixture, in turn, to Hampden Park.

Domestic League European Cup Total
League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
2024–25 United Rugby Championship 9 94,812 10,535 40,063*[20] 5,494 2024–25 European Rugby Challenge Cup 4 22,567 5,692 6,538 4,737 117,980 9,089

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