Tag: Murrayfield
Rugby – Scotland v France, Women’s 6 Nations, 25 February 2012
Scotland's women came away from last weekend's game pointless for the third time in three matches this Championship. To be fair to the team, France didn't look all that great either and although they...
Rugby – Scotland v France sold out
Scottish Rugby has confirmed today that for the first time since Murrayfield Stadium was redeveloped in 1994, the Scotland v France match has sold out.
Next Sunday’s match will have a capacity attendance, 67,144, just...
Sponsored Video: Rugby Masterclasses
Following two defeats in their first two matches, it seems that the Scottish rugby team may still have a bit to learn. So we are intrigued to see the Masterclasses which Glasgow Warriors players...
Rugby – Scotland v England 4 February 2012
The Auld Enemy turned up at Murrayfield on Saturday with eight new caps, a new head coach and the full support of Britains bookies, but with a bit of rumbling from the English 'experts' about...
Rugby – Edinburgh v London Irish, 22nd January 2012
For the first time since 2004, Edinburgh Rugby have qualified for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup. And they did so in some style, winning five of their six matches, topping their group, finishing third in...
Rugby – Scotland Women v Army Select, 7 January 2012
In the lead-up to the 6 Nations Tournament, Scotland fielded all 30 of their pool players against the Army in a friendly match at Murrayfield. The game was played with rolling substitutes - 10 subbed-on...
Rugby – Edinburgh Academy clinch Scottish Schools Cup
Edinburgh Academy won the Brewin Dolphin Under-18 Scottish schools cup with a tense 12-11 victory over George Watson's College at a windswept Murrayfield on Saturday.
Mark Appleson's Academy side went into the final as favourites,...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Racing Metro 92, Heineken Cup, Round 2
What a game! If the sponsor had been a different brewing company "We don't do Rugby, but..." would have fitted nicely. 11 tries and 95 points in a thrilling Heineken cup encounter at Murrayfield saw...
Murrayfield Community Council meeting 1 November 2011
The community council for the Murrayfield area meets on Tuesday 1 November 2011 at Murrayfield Parish Church Hall 2b Ormidale Terrace at 8.20p.m.
This is the agenda:-
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Rugby – Edinburgh v Leinster 28 October 2011
Friday night's match in Round 7 of the RaboDirect PRO12 League saw Edinburgh boosted by the return of five International players to the starting line-up. Visitors Leinster, current Champions also had a few returnees,...
Rugby – Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues 2 September 2011
They came, they saw, they gave Edinburgh a right kicking - or so the scoreline would suggest.
First league match of the new season and new league, the RaboDirect PRO12, had Cardiff playing Edinburgh at Murrayfield. Cardiff...
Fans come from far and wide to see Bon Jovi
The countdown is on until American rock legends Bon Jovi play Murrayfield tonight in Edinburgh.
The band, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi, are famous for tracks like 'Livin' on a Prayer', 'It's My Life' and...
IRB World Sevens Final Murrayfield Day 1 28th May
In spite of winning two of their Day 1 matches, Scotland lost out in qualification for the top two finals, the Cup and Plate, on scored points difference, so had to settle for the...
IRB World Sevens Final, Murrayfield, Day 1 28 May 2011
by John Preece
Day one had it all.
Wind, sun, rain hail and a streaker, as well as some fine Sevens Rugby from the World's best.
Teams play three qualifying matches in the first round in order...
Edinburgh v Newport-Gwent Dragons 22 April 2011
Edinburgh played hosts to the Newport-Gwent Dragons for their last home match of the season and came away with their third home win in a row and their first against Newport for two years.
The...
Edinburgh v Aironi 15 April 2011
Italian new boys, Aironi Rugby, made the long trip to Murrayfield for their Magners League fixture with Edinburgh, a match that they were given little chance of winning, it has to be said.
Edinburgh opened...
Scotland v Italy 19 March 2011
by John Preece
Murrayfield was to be the venue for Scotland's only win of the 2011 RBS 6-Nations tournament, against an Italy squad, who only the week before, had beaten France in Rome.
Scotland started well,...
Edinburgh v Cardiff
by John Preece
A repeat of Edinburgh's last home match, but in the Magners League this time around. The first half was a rather lifeless performance from an Edinburgh side depleted of players on International...
Sainsburys College in Edinburgh
Sainsbury's has announced that it is to open six Food Colleges across the UK and one of these will be at their Murrayfield store. The firm hope that the Colleges, which will offer...
Scotland v South Africa 20th November 2010
What a difference a week can make in International Rugby. Far from the fairly(!) one-sided affair of last week, Scotland and South Africa appeared to be far more of an even match, with neither...
Scotland v New Zealand
by John Preece
Scotland welcomed an All Blacks team determined to improve on, what they regarded as, a disappointing performance against England the previous week. Unfortunately for Scotland, they appeared to do just that, by...