2011-2012_Edinburgh_Rugby_season

2011–12 Edinburgh Rugby season

2011–12 Edinburgh Rugby season

Rugby team

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

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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

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

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Transfers 2011/2012

Players in

Players out

Pro 12 League Table

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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

Pool stage

Further information: 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage
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Quarter-finals

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

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