2011–12 Edinburgh Rugby season

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

Edinburgh 2011 / 2012
Ground(s)Murrayfield Stadium (Capacity: 67,130)
CEO Craig Docherty
Coach(es) Michael Bradley
Captain(s) Greig Laidlaw
Most caps Roddy Grant(28)
Top scorer Greig Laidlaw (250)
Most tries Tim Visser (13)
League(s)Pro12
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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 as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Ross Ford Hooker Scotland
Andrew Kelly Hooker Scotland
Steven Lawrie Hooker Scotland
Geoff Cross Prop Scotland
Jack Gilding Prop Scotland
Allan Jacobsen Prop Scotland
Lewis Niven Prop Scotland
Kyle Traynor Prop Scotland
Sean Cox Lock England
Esteban Lozada Lock Argentina
Steven Turnbull Lock Scotland
Roddy Grant Flanker Scotland
Alan MacDonald Flanker Scotland
Ross Rennie Flanker Scotland
David Denton Flanker Scotland
Stuart McInally Flanker Scotland
Netani Talei Number 8 Fiji
Player Position Union
Mike Blair Scrum-half Scotland
Greig Laidlaw Scrum-half Scotland
Chris Leck Scrum-half England
Phil Godman Fly-half Scotland
Ben Cairns Centre Scotland
Nick De Luca Centre Scotland
John Houston Centre Scotland
James King Centre Scotland
Lee Jones Wing Scotland
Tim Visser Wing Netherlands
Sep Visser Wing Netherlands
Simon Webster Wing Scotland
Tom Brown Fullback Scotland
Chris Paterson Fullback Scotland
Jim Thompson Fullback Scotland

Transfers 2011/2012

Players in

Players out

Pro 12 League Table
Pro12 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Leinster (F) 221813568326+24248285281
2 Ospreys (C) 221615491337+15444222371
3 Munster (SF) 221417489367+12245275467
4 Glasgow Warriors (SF) 221345445321+12434232365
5 Scarlets 221228446373+7343305562
6 Ulster2212010474424+5053415356
7 Cardiff Blues 2210012446460−1443455550
8 Connacht227114321433−11227360737
9 Newport Gwent Dragons227114370474−10427411536
10 Benetton Treviso227015419558−13941573536
11 Edinburgh226115454588−13442652432
12 Aironi 224018289551−26222541522

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.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. 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.

Updated 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

    Heineken Cup

    Pool stage
    Further information: 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage
    Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
    Edinburgh 65011711+6156138+182022
    Cardiff Blues 650195+4145110+350121
    Racing Métro 61051319−6160190−30149
    London Irish 6105711−4116139−23149

    Quarter-finals
    7 April 2012
    15:00 BST
    Edinburgh 19–14 Toulouse
    Try: Blair 1' c
    Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
    Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 46', 51', 80'
    Drop: Laidlaw (1/1) 38'
    		 Report Try: 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 22–19 Edinburgh
    Try: Wannenburg 15' c
    Con: Pienaar (1/1)
    Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75'
    		 Report Try: 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)

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    3. "Currie fly-half Matt Scott joins elite development programme - Sport". Scotsman.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
    4. "Edinburgh sign up duo from Sale". BBC News. 27 May 2011.
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    6. "Edinburgh's MacLeod set for Japan". BBC News. 28 March 2011.
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    8. Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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