2015–16 Edinburgh Rugby season

Team

Coaches Alan Solomons signed a contract extension 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 from the Scotland national team. Also joining in the summer was former All Black, Australia and Crusaders strength and conditioning coach Ash Jones. 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.

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

Transfers

Personnel In Magnus Bradbury from Scottish Rugby Academy William Helu from Wasps Nasi Manu from Highlanders/Canterbury Rory Sutherland from Scottish Rugby Academy Nathan Fowles from Sale Sharks Michael Allen from Ulster Rugby Blair Kinghorn Duncan Hodge from Scottish national team Murdo McAndrew 4 month trial Otulea Katoa from Southland Rugby John Hardie from Southland Rugby and Highlanders Jason Tovey from Newport Gwent Dragons(loan)

Players Out Tom Heathcote to Worcester Warriors Grayson Hart to Glasgow Warriors Ollie Atkins to Exeter Chiefs Tim Visser to Harlequins Carl Bezuidenhout Retired Jamie Farndale to Scotland 7s Hugh Blake to Glasgow Warriors Joaquín Domínguez to US Cognac Tomás Leonardi to Toulouse James Hilterbrand to Manly David Denton to Bath Rugby Greig Tonks to London Irish

Competitions

Preseason

Match 1

Match 2

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.

Position Nation Name Pro12 Challenge Cup TotalApps(sub)PointsApps(sub)PointsApps(sub)Total PtsTry KickTry Kick HKNeil Cochrane12(4)001(4)0013(8)0HKRoss Ford700400110HKStuart McInally(4)001001(4)0HKGeorge Turner(8)00(1)00(9)0PRJohn Andress11(8)102(1)0013(9)5PRSimon Berghan(11)00(4)00(15)0PRAllan Dell3(10)10(1)003(11)5PRAlasdair Dickinson51030085PRWP Nel810400125PRGrant Shiells(2)00(2)00(4)0PRRory Sutherland11(3)003(2)0014(5)0LKAnton Bresler15005(1)0021(1)0LKGrant Gilchrist0(1)000000(1)0LKFraser McKenzie6(1)001007(1)0LKAlex Toolis7(9)204(1)0011(10)10LKBen Toolis8(1)1020010(1)5BRMagnus Bradbury(4)001(1)101(5)5BRMike Coman13003(1)1016(1)5BRRoddy Grant4(1)000004(1)0BRJohn Hardie510430920BRNasi Manu5(1)001(1)006(2)0BRCornell du Preez16(3)3063021(3)30BRJamie Ritchie5(4)002(2)007(6)0BRHamish Watson10(5)302(2)1011(7)20SHNathan Fowles5(2)0151(2)006(4)15SHSam Hidalgo-Clyne8(3)1663(1)03011(4)111SHSean Kennedy6(6)002(1)008(7)0FHBlair Kinghorn6(6)018(2)006(8)18FHPhil Burleigh17402001920FHGreig Tonks9(2)044612315(2)72FHJason Tovey10900019CEMike Allen9(2)0030012(2)0CESam Beard7(1)100007(1)5CEChris Dean8(4)101(2)009(6)5CEJames Johnstone(3)00000(3)0CEMatt Scott7204001110CEAndries Strauss4(3)002(1)006(4)0WGTom Brown13104(1)1016(1)10WGDougie Fife8(4)003(2)0011(6)0WGWill Helu6(2)1041010(2)10WGDamien Hoyland14804(1)0018(1)40WGOtulea Katoa00020020FBJack Cuthbert7(1)041(1)008(2)4FBNick McLennan(1)00000(1)0

Pro12

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10 (1872 Cup - 23-11 agg.)

Round 11 (1872 Cup - 34-25 agg.)

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Table