Murrayfield Stadium

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Murrayfield

Facility Statistics
Location	Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
Inauguration	1925
Renovated	1995
Surface	Grass
Owner	Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Football Asociation
Original Construction Cost
Reconstruction Cost	£50 million
Architect	Connor Milligan
Tenants
Scottish Rugby Union	Rugby union
Seating Capacity
Rugby	67,500

Murrayfield Stadium (capacity 67,500) in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, is the home of Scottish Rugby and a name known throughout the rugby world. Apart from rugby union, it sometimes hosts football games as well as American football. The stadium has also seen performances from major rock artists like David Bowie, U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and in July 2005 hosted the final Live 8 concert, Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push. Murrayfield is located in the west-end of Edinburgh, just off Corstorphine Road and close to the Edinburgh Zoo. Its nearest train station is Edinburgh Haymarket railway station, which is a 20-minute walk from the stadium.

History

During the Second World War the ground at Murrayfield was offered to the nation and was taken over by the Royal Army Service Corps and used as a supply depot. During the war years the armed forces sports authorities managed to arrange two Scotland v. England services internationals each year, on a home-and-away basis. Scotland's home matches were played at Inverleith for the first two years with a return to Murrayfield in 1944 after that ground's derequisition.

The ground was home to what is believed to have been the largest ever attendance for a rugby union match, with 104,000 watching Scotland play Wales in 1975, many more (mostly Welsh) fans were not allowed into the stadium on safety grounds.

Present Time

Contact details

The Scottish Rugby Union

Murrayfield

Edinburgh, Lothian EH12 5PJ

Scotland

Tel: (+44) 0131 346 5000

Fax: (+44) 0131 346 5001

E-mail: feedback@sru.org.uk

See also

• Rugby union in Scotland
• Sport in Scotland
• SRU

External links

• [Murrayfield] on the SRU website
• [Murrayfield Tours] on the SRU website
• [Murrayfield Hospitality] on the SRU website
• [Murrayfield Library] on the SRU website

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