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This evening we are very pleased to welcome The Edinburgh Academy – winners of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish School’s Cup 2012, leading school team in Scotland and top of the 1st XV British Schools’ Performance League --------

The last home game of the season sees us with our fate very much in our own hands. If we win the last two remaining games against Hamilton and then Glasgow Hawks (away), we .......

Two derbys in two weeks is enough to wet any supporter's appetite, let alone the players', but I get the impression that this is the one they really want. There's nothing quite like an Accies vs. Stew Mel scrap, ------

Welcome to Raeburn Place A warm welcome to our old friends from Goldenacre, Heriot’s FP, and in particular their president, Jimmy Craig, his committee and all their supporters. Also, we wel...

A warm welcome to our old friends from Goldenacre, Heriot’s FP, and in particular their president, Jimmy Craig, his committee and all their supporters. Also, we welcome our match officials: referee Gary Gordon and ------

A warm welcome to our old friends from Malleny Park, Currie RFC, and in particular their president ------

------ ‘Tough times don’t last, tough players do’, is a phrase that all Edinburgh players will know well. It’s printed above the door to the gym and it hits you ------

------ I have come across few more passionate Club men in my time than Dan, and when I asked if he would consider the move forward, his response was based around doing anything that would help the team ------

A warm welcome to our old friends from Mansfield Park, Hawick RFC, and in particular their president ------

My overriding feeling over the past couple of weeks has been one of immense pride. Pride in the players’ approach to the game and their willingness to break the mould and do something ------

A warm welcome to our friends from Old Anniesland, Glasgow Hawks RFC, and in particular their chairman, Alasdair Graham, his committee and all their ------

It is extremely appropriate that we are playing against West today as both clubs are steeped in history and heritage. Last Sunday was ------

A warm welcome to our friends from Rubislaw, Aberdeen GSFP, and in particular their president, Jim Andrews, his committee and all their supporters. Also, we welcome ------

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first eight months in charge at Accies. I have been amazed, both by the fortitude and desire of the players and the work ethic of ------

John Wright was bang on the money with his website reports, referring to finishing in the top four as ‘reaching base camp’. The only thing we have done to date is earn the right --------

At the start of the season, the coaches sat down every Monday night for a couple of hours, to thrash out game-plans, training sessions, strike attacks and defensive principles. It is ------

John Wright was spot on when he compared our achievements so far to ‘reaching base-camp’. With nine wins out of ten, we have now secured ------

It’s an eighty-minute game and we needed all of those minutes to win the game last week. Having said that, --------

The last couple of weeks have seen an encouraging influx of bodies to Raeburn Place. Thursday saw numbers at training rise to around 80 .................