2012–13 Edinburgh Rugby season

The 2012–13 season was Edinburgh Rugby's twelfth season competing in the Pro12.

Edinburgh 2012 / 2013

Ground(s)	Murrayfield Stadium (Capacity: 67,130)
CEO	Craig Docherty
Coach(es)	Michael Bradley
Captain(s)	Greig Laidlaw
Most caps	Greig Tonks(29)
Top scorer	Greig Laidlaw (156)
Most tries	Tim Visser (10)
League(s)	Pro12
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Squad List

Hookers Ross Ford Steven Lawrie Andy Titterrell Alun Walker Props Geoff Cross Allan Jacobsen W. P. Nel Lewis Niven John Yapp Locks Sean Cox Perry Parker Steven Turnbull Izak van der Westhuizen Grant Gilchrist

Loose Forwards Dimitri Basilaia David Denton Roddy Grant Stuart McInally Ross Rennie Netani Talei Half Backs Alex Black Chris Leck Richie Rees Greig Laidlaw (C) Harry Leonard Piers Francis

Centres Ben Atiga Ben Cairns Nick De Luca John Houston James King Matt Scott Back Three Tom Brown Lee Jones Mike Penn Sep Visser Tim Visser Greig Tonks*

Heineken Cup

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Saracens (3)	6	5	0	1	180	76	+104	15	6	2	1	23
Munster (8)	6	4	0	2	133	73	+60	14	4	2	2	20
Racing Métro	6	3	0	3	103	125	−22	7	11	0	0	12
Edinburgh	6	0	0	6	36	178	−142	3	18	0	0	0

13 October 2012 13:35

Edinburgh	0–45	Saracens (1 BP)
	Report	Try: Tomkins 13' c Farrell 59' m Ashton 65' c Goode 68' c Hodgson 75' c Con: Hodgson (4/5) Pen: Hodgson (4/4) 23', 30', 39', 50'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 6,543 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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21 October 2012 12:45

(1 BP) Munster	33–0	Edinburgh
Try: Murray 50' c P. O'Mahony 70' c Dougall 73' m Varley 80' m Con: Keatley (2/4) Pen: Keatley (3/5) 3', 23', 56'	Report

Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 22,146 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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8 December 2012 19:00

Racing Métro	19–9	Edinburgh
Try: Imhoff 19' m Ben Arous 60' m Pen: Barkley (2/2) 10', 30' Machenaud (1/1) 77'	Report	Pen: Laidlaw (3/6) 1', 39', 65'

Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

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14 December 2012 20:00

Edinburgh	3–15	Racing Métro
Pen: Francis (1/5) 28'	Report	Pen: Barkley (1/2) 4' Germain (4/5) 7', 53', 61', 68'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,598 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

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13 January 2013 12:45

Edinburgh	17–26	Munster
Try: Fife (2) 71' c, 76' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 32'	Report	Try: penalty try 53' c Murray 61' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 2', 25', 29', 35'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 6,220 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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Transfers 2012/2013

Players in

• John Yapp from Cardiff Blues
• W. P. Nel from Cheetahs
• Izak van der Westhuizen from Cheetahs
• Perry-John Parker from Esher[1]
• Dimitri Basilaia from Valence d’Agen[2]
• Richie Rees from Cardiff Blues
• Greig Tonks from Northampton
• Ben Atiga from Otago
• Mike Penn from Nottingham [3]

Players out

• Kyle Traynor [4]
• Andrew Kelly [5]
• Jack Gilding [6]
• Esteban Lozada to Agen
• Alan MacDonald [7]
• Mike Blair to Brive
• Phil Godman to London Scottish
• Jim Thompson to London Scottish [8]
• Chris Paterson Retired [9]

References

1. http://www.espnscrum.com/rabodirect-pro12-2011-12/rugby/story/164438.html
2. "Edinburgh sign Georgia's Dimitri Basilaia from Valence d'Agen". BBC Sport. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
3. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/163784.html
4. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.
5. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.
6. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.
7. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.
8. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.
9. "FAREWELL TO SEASONED STALWARTS". Edinburgh Rugby News. 1 May 2012.