Blair

A CHANCE to go top of the league always brings its own pressure with it, especially if you discuss or otherwise dwell on the prospect. Which perhaps explains why Mike Blair insisted yesterday that the topic has hardly been raised within…

PROFESSIONAL rugby can be an unrelentingly physical game, a contest in which two teams thump away at each other with little regard for subtlety or innovation. But it can also be enjoyable to play and entertaining to watch - as Edinburgh…

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II and becomes known as Sir Tony from Saturday. Blair has been appointed as member of the Order of the Garter, England's oldest and most senior honour…

Former prime minister Tony Blair has been awarded a knighthood as a host of famous faces have been recognised in the New Year Honours list - including actress Joanna Lumley, Spice Girl Mel B and tennis star Emma Raducanu.Team…

BLAIR KINGHORN has insisted that Edinburgh can challenge for silverware over the next couple of seasons, and has cited his confidence in their potential as one of the key reasons for signing a new contract with the capital club. In…

MIKE Blair has insisted that the unavailability due to injury or Covid of 17 Edinburgh squad members for tonight’s 1872 Cup first leg clash against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun should be viewed as an opportunity rather than an excuse…

EDINBURGH have excelled this season under head coach Mike Blair, with a solitary defeat and a single draw being the only blemishes on a winning record. And according to Nick Haining, the good news for the capital club’s supporters - and…

IT IS a measure of Edinburgh’s progress this season that their 24-10 win over Benetton on Friday night was greeted with general if mild dissatisfaction. A fifth victory in seven games in the URC, it kept Mike Blair’s side just a point…

WHAT do you do when you rest six key players from a game and the team you put out wins in style? The first reaction might be to rejoice at the depth of your squad. A more considered response would be to think long and hard about…

With the United Rugby Championship i n danger of more Covid-variant induced chaos, there was a bit of calm before the storm in this bonus-point win for Edinburgh. The key to it was the way they played into the wind in the first half,…