Men's 1st XV
Matches
Sat 27 Aug 2016  ·  BT Edinburgh Shield
Edinburgh Northern RFC
26
47
Leith Rugby
Men's 1st XV
Tries: B Wilkinson (2), C Williamson, D Watters, J Derrin, K Dannfald (2)Conversions: K Dannfald (6)

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Doug Watters21 Aug 2016 - 14:34
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This Saturday sees the long-awaited return of competitive action for Leith, with a visit to Inverleith Park to face Edinburgh Northern. The two clubs are well known to one another, going into a 6th season out of 7 in the same division and with many a close-run encounter to reflect on during that period. Season 2011-12, (the one with the ridiculous playoffs!) saw the teams nearly move in together, doing battle 4 times, including the last day of the season at Inverleith when the Northern men were presented with the East 2 trophy. Fast-forward to 2013-14, after Leith had joined Northern in East 2, and the game where the referee miscounted the score, and despite both captains advising that Northern were ahead, the referee blew the whistle and awarded the game to Leith, only for the clubs to agree on the correct score! Last season saw two high-scoring encounters, with each winning side winning their away fixture fairly comfortably. All things considered, this weekend's Edinburgh Shield Round 1 tie should provide another exciting game. Get down to Inverleith Park to cheer on the Leithers!

The story of the 2010s...

2010-11
Edinburgh Northern 14 - 20 Leith (East 3)
Leith 5 - 20 Edinburgh Northern (Cup)
Leith 9 - 11 Edinburgh Northern (East 3)

2011-12
Leith 3 - 21 Edinburgh Northern (East 3)
Edinburgh Northern 16 - 7 Leith (East 3)
Leith 12 - 22 Edinburgh Northern (East 3)
Edinburgh Northern 38 - 8 Leith (East 3)

2013-14
Edinburgh Northern 33 - 28 Leith (East 2)
Leith 20 - 8 Edinburgh Northern (East 2)

2014-15
Leith 24 - 16 Edinburgh Northern (East 2)
Edinburgh Northern 39 - 19 Leith (East 2)

2015-16
Leith 19 - 30 Edinburgh Northern (East 2)
Edinburgh Northern 29 - 41 Leith (East 2)

BT Edinburgh Shield Fixtures

Sat 27 Aug 2016KO: 15:00
Forrester
31
Penicuik RFC
27
Sat 27 Aug 2016KO: 15:00
Ross High RFC
26
Trinity Academicals RFC
5
Sat 27 Aug 2016KO: 15:00
Broughton RFC
36
Dalkeith
41

Head-to-Head

Sat 26 Mar 2016
Edinburgh Northern RFC
29
Leith Rugby
Leith Rugby Club
41
Sat 28 Nov 2015
Leith Rugby
Leith Rugby Club
19
Edinburgh Northern RFC
30
Sat 31 Jan 2015
Edinburgh Northern
39
Leith Rugby
Leith
19
Sat 11 Oct 2014
Leith Rugby
Leith
24
Edinburgh Northern
16
Sat 18 Jan 2014
Leith Rugby
Leith
20
Edinburgh Northern
8

Match details

Match date

Sat 27 Aug 2016

Kickoff

15:00

Competition

BT Edinburgh Shield

League position

4
Edinburgh Northern RFC
6
Leith Rugby Club
Team overview
Further reading

Team Sponsors

Shirt Sponsor - Campervan Brewer
Shirt Sponsor - Leith Bottle Shop