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2011–12 Edinburgh Rugby season

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Edinburgh 2011 / 2012
Ground(s)Murrayfield Stadium (Capacity: 67,130)
CEOScotland Craig Docherty
Coach(es)Ireland Michael Bradley
Captain(s)Scotland Greig Laidlaw
Most capsScotland Roddy Grant(28)
Top scorerScotland Greig Laidlaw (250)
Most triesScotland Tim Visser (13)
League(s)Pro12
1st kit
2nd kit

The 2011–12 season was Edinburgh Rugby's eleventh season competing in the Pro12.

Michael Bradley took over Edinburgh in the summer of 2011. He previously had been in charge of Connacht and Ireland A.

While domestically the season never really took off, the 2011–12 Heineken Cup campaign proved to be the most successful in the club's history by topping Pool 2. Along the way, competing in the remarkable 48-47 match against Racing Métro and setting up a quarter final against French rugby giants Toulouse by scoring 4 tries against London Irish. The game itself was very tight, with Edinburgh holding out for a 19–14 win thanks to an early try from Mike Blair and penalties from captain Greig Laidlaw, setting up a semi-final in Dublin against Ulster.

2011 saw the introduction of numerous youngster into the squad this season, which makes the results even more astonishing. Début seasons for regular starters, 21-year-olds Matt Scott and Grant Gilchrist as well as 19-year-old Harry Leonard. And first full season for back row pair Stuart McInally and David Denton.

More than 37 881 fans, a UK record crowd for a Heineken Cup quarter final, witnessed Edinburgh become the first Scottish club to reach the Heineken Cup semi-final.[1]

Squad List

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Ross Ford Hooker Scotland Scotland
Andrew Kelly Hooker Scotland Scotland
Steven Lawrie Hooker Scotland Scotland
Geoff Cross Prop Scotland Scotland
Jack Gilding Prop Scotland Scotland
Allan Jacobsen Prop Scotland Scotland
Lewis Niven Prop Scotland Scotland
Kyle Traynor Prop Scotland Scotland
Sean Cox Lock England England
Esteban Lozada Lock Argentina Argentina
Steven Turnbull Lock Scotland Scotland
Roddy Grant Flanker Scotland Scotland
Alan MacDonald Flanker Scotland Scotland
Ross Rennie Flanker Scotland Scotland
David Denton Flanker Scotland Scotland
Stuart McInally Flanker Scotland Scotland
Netani Talei Number 8 Fiji Fiji
Player Position Union
Mike Blair Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Greig Laidlaw Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Chris Leck Scrum-half England England
Phil Godman Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Cairns Centre Scotland Scotland
Nick De Luca Centre Scotland Scotland
John Houston Centre Scotland Scotland
James King Centre Scotland Scotland
Lee Jones Wing Scotland Scotland
Tim Visser Wing Netherlands Netherlands
Sep Visser Wing Netherlands Netherlands
Simon Webster Wing Scotland Scotland
Tom Brown Fullback Scotland Scotland
Chris Paterson Fullback Scotland Scotland
Jim Thompson Fullback Scotland Scotland

Transfers 2011/2012

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Players in

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Players out

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Pro 12 League Table

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Pro12 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification[a]
1 Ireland Leinster (F) 22 18 1 3 568 326 +242 48 28 5 2 81 Play-off place
2 Wales Ospreys (C) 22 16 1 5 491 337 +154 44 22 2 3 71
3 Ireland Munster (SF) 22 14 1 7 489 367 +122 45 27 5 4 67
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 22 13 4 5 445 321 +124 34 23 2 3 65
5 Wales Scarlets 22 12 2 8 446 373 +73 43 30 5 5 62
6 Ireland Ulster 22 12 0 10 474 424 +50 53 41 5 3 56
7 Wales Cardiff Blues 22 10 0 12 446 460 −14 43 45 5 5 50
8 Ireland Connacht 22 7 1 14 321 433 −112 27 36 0 7 37
9 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 22 7 1 14 370 474 −104 27 41 1 5 36
10 Italy Benetton Treviso 22 7 0 15 419 558 −139 41 57 3 5 36
11 Scotland Edinburgh 22 6 1 15 454 588 −134 42 65 2 4 32
12 Italy Aironi 22 4 0 18 289 551 −262 22 54 1 5 22
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]
  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.
    (C) Champions; (F) Lost in the final; (SF) Lost in the semi-finals
    Notes:
  1. ^ Qualification for the Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams. Because Leinster won the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, Ireland earned an extra Heineken Cup place, which will go to Connacht. Aironi were denied a licence for the 2012–13 season due to financial issues; the newly established Zebre side replaced Aironi in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup.

Heineken Cup

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Pool stage

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Scotland Edinburgh 6 5 0 1 17 11 +6 156 138 +18 2 0 22
Wales Cardiff Blues 6 5 0 1 9 5 +4 145 110 +35 0 1 21
France Racing Métro 6 1 0 5 13 19 −6 160 190 −30 1 4 9
England London Irish 6 1 0 5 7 11 −4 116 139 −23 1 4 9

Quarter-finals

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7 April 2012
15:00 BST
Edinburgh Scotland19–14France Toulouse
Try: Blair 1' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 46', 51', 80'
Drop: Laidlaw (1/1) 38'
ReportTry: Matanavou 30' m
Pen: Beauxis (3/5) 5', 19', 28'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 37,881
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Semi-finals

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28 April 2012
17:45 IST
Ulster Ireland22–19Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Wannenburg 15' c
Con: Pienaar (1/1)
Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75'
ReportTry: Thompson 80' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 9', 11', 40', 45'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 45,147
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

References

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  1. ^ "Record Crowd Witnesses History". Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh re-sign hooker Lawrie". BBC News. 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Currie fly-half Matt Scott joins elite development programme - Sport". Scotsman.com. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Edinburgh sign up duo from Sale". BBC News. 27 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Sale sign Edinburgh lock McKenzie". BBC News. 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh's MacLeod set for Japan". BBC News. 28 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh's Blair decides to quit". BBC News. 7 April 2011.
  8. ^ Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.