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He has helped propel the careers of Vereniki Goneva, members of the Tuilagi clan and Viliame Mata to new heights - and now Richard Cockerill has his eyes on the next generation of Pacific island stars.

Charlie Shiel and Ross McCann grew up in the same street in Edinburgh - and fast forward a number of years and their exciting rugby journeys have continued in South Africa and New Zealand this week.

Scotland assistant coach Mike Blair noticed a definite spring in the step of the Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors players - and he believes the good European runs of both clubs can only help Scotland going into the Six Nations.

Edinburgh went on to secure home quarter-final in the ongoing Heineken Champions Cup after they went on to beat Montpellier 19-10 at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

Edinburgh Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill is not basking in the glory of Saturday’s historic win away to Toulon, but instead he is asking his players to take things up yet another notch when they take on Montpellier on Friday.

Fijian No.8 Viliame Mata is the “talisman” that Toulon have to stop when Edinburgh Rugby visit the Stade Felix-Mayol on Heineken Champions Cup duty this weekend, according to home star Liam Messam.

Edinburgh have confirmed that Scotland international Murray McCallum has penned a new two-year contract with the Pro14 club.

Edinburgh Accies Harry Paterson will be involved at a training camp with Scotland U18s this weekend and he'll be hoping to impress after an excellent few months.

Scotland international Grant Gilchrist has signed a contract extension with Edinburgh that will keep him with the Pro14 club at least until 2022.

Edinburgh Rugby captain Stuart McInally has hailed the form of tighthead prop WP Nel ahead of Saturday’s first match in the 1872 Cup series with Glasgow Warriors.

Here are the highlights from round four of the Heineken Champions Cup

Edinburgh put on a strong second half display as they managed to beat Newcastle Falcons 8-21 to boost their play-off hopes in the ongoing European Rugby Champions Cup at Kingston Park on Sunday.

Edinburgh managed to outplay Newcastle Falcons with a 31-13 victory during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool 5 clash at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

TRU’s Chris Heal chatted with Edinburgh lock Callum Atkinson about his journey from Wilmslow High School to the Scottish capital for our latest Emerging Talent article.

Edinburgh got their first win in the ongoing Heineken Champions Cup as they defeated Toulon 40-14 at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday.

Argentinean international Juan Pablo Socino cannot wait to play against his brother Santiago and Newcastle Falcons later in the year, but for now, all of his focus is on making sure Edinburgh Rugby get off to a good start in the Heineken Champions Cup.

Scotland Sevens international Evie Gallagher joined the University of Edinburgh over the summer and she is excited to begin the BUCS campaign.

Scotland loosehead prop Allan Dell has lifted the lid on the injury woes which left him unable to put on his socks without feeling pain at one stage last season.

With European rugby set to return in a couple of weeks, Scottish correspondent Gary Heatly attended the Heineken Champions Cup launch in Dublin and he chatted to both Glasgow and Edinburgh ahead of the new campaign.

Edinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman has been handed a four-week suspension following his red-card incident during the Pro14 game against Leinster last weekend in Dublin.