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Article: Edinburgh must play a game of frustration
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- Evening News - Scotland
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- October 7, 2009
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Exile McIlroy spots chink in Stade's armour
EDINBURGH RUGBY will have to make history this weekend if they
are to get their Heineken European Cup bid off to a flying start
against Stade Francais in Paris. On five previous occasions, the
Scots have travelled to get the tournament underway and the best
result achieved, so far, has been a 38-38 draw against Ulster in
Belfast as defeats have been stockpiled in Bath (26-55), Swansea (16-
21), Perpignan (0-23) and Agen (17-19).
But this latest attempt to gain lift-off is not quite the lost
cause statistics suggest, according to one exiled Scot at the heart
of the French scene. Neil McIlroy, former Scotland under-21 prop and
Murrayfield contractee ...