The Edinburgh Eagles are a semi-professional

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 rugby league

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 team based in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. They play in the Scotland Division

Rugby League Conference Scotland Division

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 of the Rugby League Conference

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History

The Edinburgh Eagles were founded in 1998 and entered into the Scottish Rugby League Conference (SRLC). The Eagles have enjoyed a great success in the RLC and are currently the most successful Scottish team since its conception having won eight out of the last thirteen titles including back to back titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and again in 2007, 2008, 2009.

As winners of the RLC Scotland, the club gain automatic entry into the Carnegie Challenge cup, where the Eagles progressed through to the 2nd round for the first time in 2009 after a thrilling victory over the Royal Air Force in Wolverhampton 18 - 16. The 2010 competition saw the Eagles progress to the second round once more but they were thwarted by a strong Blackwood Bulldogs team (Welsh Champions) at Meggetland in Edinburgh.

On Sunday 21st August 2011 the Eagles beat Peterlee Pumas 54-38 to progress to the Semi-Final of the Harry Jepson Trophy where they faced Parkside Hawks and were narrowly beaten 24-22. This is the first time any Scottish club has reached this stage of the competition.

The Eagles have enjoyed a range of success on the professional international field through Paddy Coupar, David Lynn, Andrew Todd and John Cox. All of whom have come through the ranks of the Edinburgh Napier University Knights, Edinburgh Eagles and Scotland 'A' before representing their country on the full stage.

2011 Squad

Coaching team

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|Giles Lomax
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|Ash Carroll
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|Ollie Cruickshank
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|Mike Wallace
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Players earning international caps while at Edinburgh Eagles

• Paddy Coupar
  Paddy Coupar
  Paddy Coupar is a Scottish rugby league player for the Edinburgh Eagles in the Rugby League Conference Scotland Division], he previously played for Workington Town in Co-operative Championship 1. He plays as a second-row forward. He is a current Scotland international...
  
   won 9 caps for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• John Cox
  John Cox
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   won 3 caps for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Callum Cockburn won 2 caps for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Andrew Todd
  Andrew Todd
  Andrew Jonathan Todd is an English footballer, currently at Mansfield Town as a Player-Coach.He was signed by Accrington Stanley from Conference side Burton Albion in the summer of 2006 after impressing during a loan spell at the end of the 2005-06 season.Todd was signed by Rotherham United on a...
  
   won 2 caps for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Giles Lomax won 1 cap for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Nick Broere won 1 cap for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Dave Lynn won 1 cap for Scotland while at Edinburgh Eagles
• Craig Borthwick was called up to the 2010 Scotland European Cup Squad
• Dave Simm was called up to the Scotland Squad

Club honours

• Scottish Conference 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
• RLC Scotland Division: 2007, 2008, 2009
• RLC Scotland Premier: 2011

External links

• Official site