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The Scotland national rugby union team plays at Murrayfield Stadium, which is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union and is also used as a venue for other events, including music concerts.
Murrayfield Stadium has also hosted the Magic Weekend where all Super League matches are played ( at Murrayfield ) all on the one weekend.
File: The Saltire-geograph. org. uk-718800. jpg | A variety of Saltires at Murrayfield Stadium ; the national stadium of Rugby Union in Scotland.
One of MacAskill's first acts as a cabinet secretary was to lift the ban on alcohol sales at international rugby union games held at Murrayfield Stadium.
They beat the Leicester Tigers in the final at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
In 2009 Fettes won the Bell Lawrie Scottish School's Cup, at Murrayfield Stadium, for the first time.
Most recently it was won by England who beat Scotland 13-6 at Murrayfield Stadium.
The ground alternates between Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland ( on even years ) and Twickenham Stadium ( on odd years ).
Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60, 832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the seventh-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford, the Olympic Stadium ( London ), Twickenham, Wembley and the Millennium Stadium.
The franchise played in the World League of American Football ( later renamed NFL Europe ) between 1995 and 2004, initially playing all home games at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh and latterly sharing home games with Hampden Park, Glasgow.
The SFU bought some land and built the first Murrayfield Stadium which was opened on 21 March 1925.
The SRU owns Murrayfield Stadium, which is the main home ground of the Scottish national team, though in 2004 international rugby games were played at Hampden Park in Glasgow and McDiarmid Park in Perth, as part of the SRU's campaign to reach out to new audiences outside the traditional rugby areas.
The semi-finals produced two tight matches, in which England overcame its Scottish rival 6-9 at Murrayfield Stadium and Australia defeated the defending world champion New Zealand 16-6 at Lansdowne Road.
Edinburgh currently play their home games at Murrayfield Stadium.
Due to the SRU's high debt, partly as a result of the redevelopment of Murrayfield Stadium, retrenchment was called for and the four professional sides were reduced to two.
Edinburgh playing against Munster Rugby | Munster at Murrayfield Stadium in the 2007-08 Celtic League
Leinster won the the 2009 Heineken Cup Final in Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, beating Leicester Tigers 19-16 to claim their first European crown.
Hearts considered moving to Murrayfield Stadium, which had opened in 1925.
It is known mostly for containing Murrayfield Stadium, home to the Scottish national rugby union team and venue for many sporting events such as the 2000 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final which saw Bradford Bulls beat Leeds Rhinos 24-18 and the 2002 Challenge Cup final which saw Wigan Warriors beat St Helens 21-12.
Murrayfield and Edinburgh
Edinburgh's professional rugby team, Edinburgh Rugby, play in the Magners League at Murrayfield.
Previously Edinburgh was represented by the Murrayfield Racers and the Edinburgh Racers.
Following the boundary changes in 2005, Edinburgh West now included the areas of Stenhouse and Murrayfield.
He died in Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh on 26 May 1989, aged 61, and was cremated four days later at Warriston Crematorium in Edinburgh.
Two of Ulster's most impressive achievements in this period were a 33 – 0 win over English giants Leicester Tigers in the Heineken Cup in January 2004, and winning the inaugural Celtic Cup on 20 December 2003, beating Edinburgh in a rain-soaked Murrayfield final.
On 10 March 2007, O ' Gara once again scored all of Ireland's points to win the Triple Crown at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, beating Scotland 19 – 18.
In 2000, after a nightmare opening to the season, Leeds put themselves in a position to defend this trophy when they met Yorkshire rivals Bradford at Murrayfield, Edinburgh.
Murrayfield is an affluent area in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
In the shadow of the Stadium is Murrayfield Ice Rink, which currently hosts the Edinburgh Capitals ice hockey team and previously played host to the famous Murrayfield Racers.
Murrayfield Stadium ( usually just known as Murrayfield ) is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Murrayfield is located near to Murrayfield Ice Rink, Murrayfield Curling Rink, and close to Edinburgh Zoo.
It is named after the area of Edinburgh it is located in, Murrayfield.
) Since 2007, Murrayfield has hosted the Edinburgh 7s, the final event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens.
Murrayfield and home
The club play their home games at the Murrayfield Ice Rink and compete in the ten team professional Elite Ice Hockey League along with three other Scottish teams which are the Fife Flyers, Braehead Clan and the Dundee Stars.
From 1995 to 1997 they played all their games there, from 1998 to 2000 they split their home matches between Murrayfield and Glasgow's Hampden Park, then moved to Glasgow full-time, with one final Murrayfield appearance in 2002.
Scotland also beat England 18 – 12 at home at Murrayfield on 25 February 2006 to reclaim the Calcutta Cup.
In the 2007 Six Nations Italy defeated Scotland at Murrayfield for their first win away from home ( Rome ) in the competition.
His nickname is " Firework Phil ", because he provided lavish firework displays and entertainment before rugby games at Murrayfield, the home of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby union.
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.
Murrayfield is used for most Scottish international rugby union matches, with all Scotland's Six Nations home games being played in the stadium.
In 2006, Hearts selected Murrayfield as their home venue for their European campaign in the 2006 / 2007 season, as Tynecastle did not meet the UEFA criteria for hosting European football matches.
Murrayfield has played host to American football and was one of two home venues for the now defunct Scottish Claymores in the NFL Europa between 1995 and 2004, the other being Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Hastings ' brief spell in his new code was a poor one, even though the Claymores won that year's World Bowl at the home of Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield Stadium.
Blackburn is home to the junior football club Blackburn United who play at Murrayfield Park near the centre of the town.
The school pipe band used to play at every rugby home international at Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh.
In 2000 and 2002 the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, the home of the Scottish Rugby Union.
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