# 2013–14 Edinburgh Rugby season

The 2013–14 season was Edinburgh Rugby's thirteenth season competing in the Pro12.

## Team
### Coaches

Alan Solomons, formerly of Western Province, Stormers, Ulster and more recently Super 15 team the Kings was appointed as Head Coach at the end of July '13. Stevie Scott, Philippe Doussy and Omar Mouneimne were appointed as Assistant Coaches.

### Squad

* *Scottish qualified

### Elite Development Players

* Alex Allan - Prop
* Chris Auld - Centre
* Magnus Bradbury - Back row
* Philip Cringle - Prop
* Bruce Dick - Centre
* Jamie Farndale - Wing
* Neil Irvine-Hess - Lock/Back row
* Ewan McQuillin - Prop
* / Alex Toolis - Lock
* / Ben Toolis - Lock
* George Turner - Hooker
* Hamish Watson - Back row

### Transfers
#### Players In

* Nikki Walker from Worcester Warriors
* Jack Cuthbert from Bath Rugby
* Aleki Lutui from Worcester Warriors
* Alasdair Dickinson from Sale Sharks
* Grayson Hart from NSW Waratahs
* Oliver Atkins from NSW Waratahs
* Wicus Blaauw from Biarritz
* James Hilterbrand from Western Force
* Michael Tait from Newcastle Falcons (Month loan from Falcons)
* Joaquín Domínguez from San Isidro Club
* Cornell du Preez from the Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings
* Tomás Leonardi from Southern Kings
* Mike Coman from Hawke's Bay / Huricannes
* Sam Beard from Bay of Plenty
* Tony Fenner from Viadana (Loan)
* Carl Bezuidenhout from Pumas
* Andries Strauss from the Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings
* / Simon Berghan from Sydenham RFC

#### Players Out

* Lee Jones to Scotland 7s (loan until the end of the season)
* Richie Rees to Newport Gwent Dragons
* Netani Talei to Newport Gwent Dragons
* Sep Visser released
* Mike Penn to Moseley
* Andy Titterrell to London Welsh
* Allan Jacobsen retired
* James King retired
* Steven Turnbull retired
* John Yapp to London Irish
* Alun Walker to Nottingham RFC (loan until the end of the season)
* Robin Hislop to Rotherham R.U.F.C. (loan until the end of the season)
* Stuart McInally to Bristol RFC (loan until the end of the season)
* Ross Rennie to Bristol RFC (loan until the end of the season)
* Perry Parker to Ospreys (loan until the end of the season)
* Lee Jones to Glasgow Warriors (loan until the end of the season)
* Sean Kennedy to London Irish (month loan)
* Geoff Cross to Glasgow Warriors (loan until the end of the season)

## Sponsorship

This year saw the shirts branded with BT Sport on four-year sponsorship and continuing relationship with sportswear company Macron. The BT Sports deals was seen as way to circumvent Sky Sports’ ban on carrying adverts for its new sports channels after agreeing a sponsorship deal under which its logo will be emblazoned all over BSkyB's Scottish rugby coverage.
* BT Sport
* Mitsubishi Cars

## Competitions
### Pro12
#### League table

Pro12 Table
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| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Leinster (CH) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 554 | 352 | +202 | 57 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 82 |
| 2 | Glasgow Warriors (RU) | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 484 | 309 | +175 | 53 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 79 |
| 3 | Munster (SF) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 538 | 339 | +199 | 56 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 74 |
| 4 | Ulster (SF) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 319 | +151 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 70 |
| 5 | Ospreys | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 571 | 388 | +183 | 59 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 66 |
| 6 | Scarlets | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 435 | 438 | −3 | 43 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 55 |
| 7 | Cardiff Blues | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 425 | 538 | −113 | 32 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 397 | 526 | −129 | 38 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 392 | 492 | −100 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Connacht | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 371 | 509 | −138 | 42 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 35 |
| 11 | Benetton Treviso | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 376 | 591 | −215 | 31 | 72 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
| 12 | Zebre | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 347 | 559 | −212 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest red cards received; the fewest yellow cards received. |||||||||||||||
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. European Rugby Champions/Challenge Cup qualification: The top team from each country, plus the three highest-placed teams apart from those, will qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup. The remaining teams qualify for the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Updated 19 May 2014. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 |||||||||||||||

#### Results
##### Round 1

* 7 September 2013 19:15
| (1 BP) Munster | 34–23 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Hurley 13' m Coughlan 15' c Cronin 32' c Dineen 53' m Hanrahan 68' c Con: Keatley (2/4) Hanrahan (1/1) Pen: Keatley (1/2) 22' | Report | Try: De Luca 50' c Jones 70' c Con: Francis (1/1) Leonard (1/1) Pen: Francis (2/4) 11', 26' Leonard (1/1) 62' |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,810 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 2

* 13 September 2013 19:45
| Edinburgh | 16–13 | Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: T. Visser 47' c Con: Leonard (1/1) Pen: Leonard (3/4) 5', 20', 80' | Report | Try: Rees 53' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (1/2) 3' Burton (1/1) 75' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

##### Round 3

* 21 September 2013 18:30
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 44–10 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Hassler 3' c Walker (2) 38' m, 55' c Hibbard (2) 42' m, 53' c Morgan 77' c Con: Biggar (3/5) Morgan (1/1) Pen: Biggar (2/2) 16', 19' | Report | Try: T. Visser 45' c Con: Leonard (1/1) Pen: Leonard (1/1) 32' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,356 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 4

* 27 September 2013 19:45
| Edinburgh | 9–22 | Scarlets |
| Pen: Leonard (3/3) 29', 40', 42' | Report | Try: Reynolds 35' c J. Williams 46' m J. Davies 72' c Con: Priestland (2/3) Pen: Priestland (1/2) 32' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,586 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

##### Round 5

* 6 October 2013 14:05
| Cardiff Blues | 29–12 | Edinburgh Rugby |
| Try: Cuthbert (2) 28' c, 66' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 4', 26', 53', 57', 60' | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (4/5) 16', 24', 32', 38' |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,245 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

##### Round 6

* 25 October 2013 19:45
| Edinburgh | 20–13 | Benetton Treviso (1 BP) |
| Try: Tonks 11' c Nel 74' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 40', 53' | Report | Try: McLean 61' c Con: Botes (1/1) Pen: Ambrosini (1/2) 36' Botes (1/1) 67' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,993 Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)

##### Round 7

* 1 November 2013 19:45
| Edinburgh | 25–23 | Zebre (1 BP) |
| Try: Tonks 20' m Nel 28' c du Preez 55' c Con: Leonard (2/3) Pen: Leonard (2/3) 43', 63' | Report | Try: Iannone 31' c Sarto 40' c Con: Orquera (2/2) Pen: Orquera (3/3) 17', 68', 74' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

##### Round 8

* 22 November 2013 19:05
| (1 BP) Ulster | 41–17 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Gilroy (2) 28' c, 64' c P. Marshall 33' c Diack 61' c McKinney 66' c Con: McKinney (5/5) Pen: McKinney (2/2) 20', 40' | Report | Try: du Preez 15' m Fife 72' m Hart 75' c Con: Leonard (1/3) |
* Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 12,955 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

##### Round 9

* 29 November 2013 19:45
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 43–10 | Connacht |
| Try: Fife 40' c du Preez 73' c De Luca 77' c Nel 79' c Con: Laidlaw (4/4) Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 9', 20', 29', 51', 59' | Report | Try: Henshaw 15' c Con: Parks (1/1) Drop: Parks (1/1) 11' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

##### Round 10

* 20 December 2013 19:35
| Edinburgh | 11–6 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Fife 31' m Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 38', 47' | Report | Pen: Madigan (2/2) 22', 43' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 11

* 26 December 2013 15:05
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 16–20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Fife 14' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 8', 27', 39' | Report | Try: Hogg 67' m Pen: Weir (5/5) 3', 12', 22', 51', 62' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

##### Round 12

* 1 January 2014 18:05
| Glasgow Warriors | P–P | Edinburgh |
| | Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | |
* Scotstoun Stadium Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

##### Round 13

* 9 February 2014 13:05
| Newport Gwent Dragons | P–P | Edinburgh |
| | Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | |
* Rodney Parade Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)

##### Round 14

* 15 February 2014 17:00
| Connacht | 11–7 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Swift 47' m Pen: Ronaldson (1/4) 20' Parks (1/1) 68' | Report | Try: Grant 7' c Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1) |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

##### Round 15

* 22 February 2014 14:30
| Scarlets | 25–21 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: J. Williams (2) 32' c, 39' m Warren 58' c Con: A. Thomas (2/3) Pen: A. Thomas (2/2) 16', 22' | Report | Try: De Luca 4' c Brown 45' m Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1) Pen: Bezuidenhout (2/2) 12', 33' Cuthbert (1/1) 62' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 16

* 28 February 2014 19:35
| Edinburgh | 31–25 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Hart (2) 12' c, 34' c Beard 25' m Con: Bezuidenhout (2/3) Pen: Bezuidenhout (4/4) 16', 58', 70', 77' | Report | Try: Hassler (2) 6' m, 61' m Pen: Biggar (5/5) 30', 38', 46', 55', 79' |
* Meggetland Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 17

* 21 March 2014 19:45
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 3–9 | Ulster |
| Pen: Bezuidenhout (1/2) 14' | Report | Pen: Jackson (3/4) 24', 36', 46' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 6,333 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

##### Round 18

* 29 March 2014 19:00
| Benetton Treviso | 20–16 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Ghiraldini 61' c De Marchi 65' c Con: Botes (2/2) Pen: Botes (2/2) 13', 45' | Report | Try: du Preez 80' c Con: Bezuidenhout (1/1) Pen: Bezuidenhout (3/4) 25', 32', 37' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

##### Round 13 rescheduled match

* 3 April 2014 18:30
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 19–23 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Wardle 73' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (4/4) 14', 33', 40', 48' | Report | Try: Nel 38' c Scott 50' c Con: Cuthbert (2/2) Pen: Cuthbert (3/4) 36', 67', 70' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,574 Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 13, on 9 February 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

##### Round 19

* 11 April 2014 19:45
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 22–29 | Cardiff Blues (1 BP) |
| Try: Scott 10' c Brown 47' c du Preez 80' m Con: Cuthbert (2/3) Pen: Cuthbert (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: Allen (2) 19' c, 35' c Fish 42' c Hewitt 75' m Con: G. Davies (3/4) Pen: G. Davies (1/1) 4' |
* Meggetland Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

##### Round 20

* 19 April 2014 15:30
| Zebre | 26–13 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Venditti 16' m Cristiano 52' m Ratuvou 77' c Con: Orquera (1/3) Pen: Orquera (1/1) 8' Garcia (2/2) 28', 40' | Report | Try: Scott 45' c Con: Cuthbert (1/1) Pen: Bezuidenhout (2/3) 2', 33' |
* Stadio XXV Aprile Attendance: 1,866 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 12 rescheduled match

* 26 April 2014 19:05
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 37–34 | Edinburgh (2 BP) |
| Try: Murchie (2) 8' m, 49' c Jackson 22' m Bennett 40' c Harley 76' c Con: Russell (3/5) Pen: Russell (2/3) 4', 12' | Report | Try: Nel 15' c Scott 58' c Visser (2) 79' c, 80' c Con: Laidlaw (4/4) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 21', 36' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 8,855 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 1 January 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

##### Round 21

* 3 May 2014 17:00
| Edinburgh | 12–55 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Bezuidenhout 9' m Nel 22' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) | Report | Try: Conway 16' c D. Hurley 40' c Varley 49' c penalty try (2) 55' c, 73' c Williams 66' c O'Donnell 80' c Con: Hanrahan (5/5) Murray (2/2) Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 15', 27' |
* Meggetland Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 22

* 10 May 2014 18:30
| Leinster | 15–13 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Murphy 10' m D. Kearney 57' c Con: Gopperth (1/2) Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 51' | Report | Try: Visser 66' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 6', 40' |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 17,900 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

### Heineken Cup
#### Table

| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Munster (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 77 | +84 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Gloucester (7C) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 114 | −1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 141 | −37 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Perpignan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 158 | −46 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Source : www.ercrugby.com Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |||||||||||||

#### Results
##### Round 1

* 12 October 2013 13:35
| Edinburgh | 29–23 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Scott 5' c T. Visser 68' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 11', 21', 28', 33', 75' | Report | Try: Laulala 19' c Sherry 25' c Con: Keatley (2/2) Pen: Keatley (3/3) 15', 52', 64' |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 7,024 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

##### Round 2

* 20 October 2013 13:45
| (1 BP) Perpignan | 31–14 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Michel 43' c Mjekevu (2) 47' c, 63' c Purll 60' c Con: Hook (4/4) Pen: Hook (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: T. Visser 38' c du Preez 76' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) |
* Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 10,073 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

##### Round 3

* 8 December 2013 13:00
| Edinburgh | 12–23 | Gloucester |
| Try: Tonks 6' m Denton 51' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) | Report | Try: Cook 10' m M. Thomas (2) 17' c, 45' m Con: F. Burns (1/3) Pen: F. Burns (2/3) 15', 31' |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 5,417 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

##### Round 4

* 15 December 2013 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 10–16 | Edinburgh |
| Try: penalty try 34' c Con: F. Burns (1/1) Pen: F. Burns (1/2) 45' | Report | Try: Atiga 50' c Con: Cuthbert (1/1) Pen: Cuthbert (3/5) 9', 17', 39' |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 10,975 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)

##### Round 5

* 11 January 2014 18:00
| Edinburgh | 27–16 | Perpignan |
| Try: Brown 15' c du Preez 45' c Fife 56' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 11', 37' | Report | Try: Delonca 74' c Con: Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (3/3) 19', 32', 42' |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

##### Round 6

* 19 January 2014 12:45
| (1 BP) Munster | 38–6 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Coughlan 7' m Murphy 21' c Murray 43' c P. O'Mahony 56' c Zebo 65' m Jones 75' c Con: Keatley (4/6) | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 6', 27' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)