Champions (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last Updated: January 7 - 02:27 PM Flanker Roddy Grant will make his Edinburgh debut in this week's Magners League clash with Ulster. The 21-year-old national academy player will replace Alan Ma...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... his place in the national squad during the autumn Tests. He may now be about to pay a high price.Alan MacDonald, the flanker, has been ruled out this week because, while he was not deemed to be concussed when he went off with a head injury at Firhill, he is still being rested. The injuries account for two of fivechanges to the Edinburgh line-up.Roddy Grant, born in Botswana to Scottish...
Magners League (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Ross Rennie (knee ligament damage) and Alan MacDonald (head knock) both ruled out for the match, 21-year-old Grant has been picked alongside blindside Simon Cross and No8 Allister Hogg. Botswana-born Grant, who won the Macphail Scholarship in May, recently captained the Scotland sevens squad in Dubai and George.Now the back rower, who made his Magners League debut with the Borders...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... of the season and question marks being raised against their fellow back rowers Matt Mustchin and Alan MacDonald who suffered ankle and head knocks respectively in last Friday's defeat at Glasgow.A disappointing result it undoubtedly was but among the silver linings for Edinburgh was the performance of Newlands on the blindside of the scrum.Since starting in the corresponding fixture...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... emulated by his replacement Ruaridh Jackson while adding to Capital discomfort was the sight of Alan MacDonald being assisted from the field late on.In the closing moments Ben Cairns stepped inside the cover following a scrum and David Blair converted; it was too little, too late although it did earn Edinburgh a league bonus point.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... on a knee injury on Tuesday. Wing Mark Robertson, prop Geoff Cross, lock Matt Mustchin and flank Alan MacDonald are all called into the side for the eagerly anticipated return fixture between the two Scottish professional teams. Robertson (calf) and Cross (ankle) both missed Boxing Day's bonus point win over the Warriors because of injury, but have recovered in time to play in the...
