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There will be disabled seating in all areas of the ground with a dedicated disabled terrace in the North Stand.<ref name="auto"/>
There will be disabled seating in all areas of the ground with a dedicated disabled terrace in the North Stand.<ref name="auto"/>
==Opening==
Despite having been completed for some time. Edinburgh will play their first match at the stadium on the weekend of 10/11/12 September 2021 when they face [[Premiership Rugby]] side [[Newcastle Falcons]] in a pre season friendly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Falcons set for Edinburgh friendly|url=http://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/falcons-set-for-edinburgh-friendly|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==

Revision as of 21:21, 8 July 2021

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium is located in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Location within Edinburgh
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates55°56′30″N 3°14′39″W / 55.94167°N 3.24417°W / 55.94167; -3.24417
Public transitNational Rail Haymarket
Edinburgh Trams Murrayfield Stadium
OwnerScottish Rugby Union
OperatorEdinburgh Rugby
Capacity7,800 (5,800 seats)
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground2019
Opened2021
Construction cost£5.7 million
ArchitectHolmes Miller[1]
Main contractorsWH Malcolms[1]
Tenants
Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium is a rugby stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the home of Edinburgh Rugby.[2] It has a capacity of 7,800 of which 5,800 are seated.[3][4]

It was completed on 16 February 2021.[5]

Location

The stadium is located next to Murrayfield Stadium, in the Murrayfield area of the city.[6]

Structure and facilities

The stadium consists of four stands.

  • North Stand: 2,047 (Main stand)
  • East Stand: 1,480
  • South Stand: 2,704
  • West Stand: 1,564

There will be disabled seating in all areas of the ground with a dedicated disabled terrace in the North Stand.[3]

Opening

Despite having been completed for some time. Edinburgh will play their first match at the stadium on the weekend of 10/11/12 September 2021 when they face Premiership Rugby side Newcastle Falcons in a pre season friendly.[7]

Transport

Buses

The stadium is served by Lothian Buses.[8]

Rail

Despite the line running adjacent to the stadium, the closest railway station to the stadium is Haymarket, which lies a mile to the East.

Interchange with Edinburgh Trams is available at Haymarket and Edinburgh Park stations. Edinburgh Waverley is a short walk from the St Andrew Square tram stop.

Tram

Murrayfield Stadium tram stop is located adjacent to Murrayfield Stadium entrance turnstiles on Roseburn Street.

Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station
Haymarket
towards York Place 		  York Place - Edinburgh Airport   Balgreen
towards Airport

References

  1. ^ a b "Home at Last: New Edinburgh Rugby stadium completed". Edinburgh Rugby.
  2. ^ Now, Scottish Construction. "In pictures: Construction continues at Edinburgh Rugby stadium". Scottish Construction Now.
  3. ^ a b "Key Information". Edinburgh Rugby.
  4. ^ "In pictures: Edinburgh Rugby's new stadium takes shape". www.scotsman.com.
  5. ^ "HOME AT LAST - NEW EDINBURGH RUGBY STADIUM COMPLETED". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ "Work to start on building 'mini Murrayfield'". September 9, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Falcons set for Edinburgh friendly". www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  8. ^ "BT Murrayfield Travel Information – Lothian Buses". www.lothianbuses.com.
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