2011–12 Edinburgh Rugby season

August 2023 August 2023 Edinburgh 2011 / 2012 Murrayfield Stadium 67,130 Scotland Craig Docherty Ireland rugby union Michael Bradley Scotland Greig Laidlaw (250) Scotland Greig Laidlaw Scotland Roddy Grant(28) Scotland Tim Visser (13) Pro12 _redshoulders _redshoulders 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _redshoulders _redshoulders d62329 d62329 d62329 d62329 d62329 2010–11 2012–13 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.http://edinburghrugby.org/toulouse/edinburgh-v-toulouse-news/4147-record-crowds-witness-history Record Crowd Witnesses History 2012-07-11 https://archive.today/20130414205618/http://edinburghrugby.org/toulouse/edinburgh-v-toulouse-news/4147-record-crowds-witness-history 2013-04-14 dead Squad List SCO HK Ross Ford SCO HK Andrew Kelly SCO HK Steven Lawrie SCO PR Geoff Cross SCO PR Jack Gilding SCO PR Allan Jacobsen SCO PR Lewis Niven SCO PR Kyle Traynor ENG LK Sean Cox ARG LK Esteban Lozada SCO LK Steven Turnbull SCO FL Roddy Grant SCO FL Alan MacDonald SCO FL Ross Rennie SCO FL David Denton SCO FL Stuart McInally FIJ N8 Netani Talei SCO SH Mike Blair SCO SH Greig Laidlaw ENG SH Chris Leck SCO FH Phil Godman SCO CE Ben Cairns SCO CE Nick De Luca SCO CE John Houston SCO CE James King SCO WG Lee Jones NED WG Tim Visser NED WG Sep Visser SCO WG Simon Webster SCO FB Tom Brown SCO FB Chris Paterson SCO FB Jim Thompson Transfers 2011/2012 Players in Steven Lawrie from Doncasterhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13858938.stm BBC News Edinburgh re-sign hooker Lawrie 21 June 2011 Matthew Scott - Currie RFChttp://www.scotsman.com/edinburghrugby/Currie-flyhalf-Matt-Scott-joins.6756079.jp Currie fly-half Matt Scott joins elite development programme - Sport Scotsman.com 2011-04-21 2012-04-22 Sean Cox - Sale Sharkshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/13573222.stm BBC News Edinburgh sign up duo from Sale 27 May 2011 Chris Leck - Sale Sharks Alex Black - Leeds Carnegie Sep Visser - Tynedale R.F.C. (will have dual registration with Boroughmuir RFC) Players out Fraser McKenzie - Sale Sharkshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/13079168.stm BBC News Sale sign Edinburgh lock McKenzie 14 April 2011 Scott Macleod - Kobelco Steelershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/edinburgh/9438823.stm BBC News Edinburgh's MacLeod set for Japan 28 March 2011 David Blair - Retiredhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/13008425.stm BBC News Edinburgh's Blair decides to quit 7 April 2011 Craig Hamilton - Tarbes Mark Robertson - Scotland 7s Scott Newlands - Oyonnax David Young - Leeds Carnegie Simon Webster - Retired Pro 12 League Table Heineken Cup Pool stage 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsSCO Edinburgh 6 5 0 1 17 11 +6 156 138 +18 2 0 22WAL Cardiff Blues 6 5 0 1 9 5 +4 145 110 +35 0 1 21FRA Racing Métro 6 1 0 5 13 19 −6 160 190 −30 1 4 9ENG London Irish 6 1 0 5 7 11 −4 116 139 −23 1 4 9 Quarter-finals 7 April 2012 15:00 BST Edinburgh SCO 19–14 Report FRA Toulouse Blair 1' c Laidlaw (1/1) Laidlaw (3/4) 46', 51', 80' Laidlaw (1/1) 38' Matanavou 30' m Beauxis (3/5) 5', 19', 28' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 37,881 Nigel Owens (Wales) Semi-finals 28 April 2012 17:45 IST Ulster IRE rugby union 22–19 Report SCO Edinburgh Wannenburg 15' c Pienaar (1/1) Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75' Thompson 80' c Laidlaw (1/1) Laidlaw (4/4) 9', 11', 40', 45' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 45,147 Romain Poite (France) References Category:2011–12 in Scottish rugby union 2011-12 Category:2011–12 Pro12 by team Category:2011–12 Heineken Cup by team