Scotland's Edinburgh Stadium
Murrayfield stadium Scotland's International rugby stadium has been Scotland's extra man on many occasions raising the team to feats they have been unable to emulate when playing away. The stadium used to boast the largest capacity of any rugby stadium but it now holds 67,500 (after becoming all-seater). The stadium will be hosting it's 3rd world cup having featured in 1991, 1999 and now 2007.
Murrayfield is in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, well known as a cultural and university centre with fine old buildings and a magnificent castle in its heart. The Edinburgh festival each summer gathers visitors from all around the world.
Murrayfield will host 2 pool games in September 2007 on the 18th and 23rd both featuring Scotland and the second New Zealand. Expect sellouts for both occasions.
Directions to Murrayfield:
Murrayfield Stadium, Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ, Scotland
- Car
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Car parking can be accessed via Riversdale Crescent, Saughtonhall Avenue and
Baird Drive and costs £10 for cars, £15 for minibuses and £25
for coaches.
- From the West M8 junction 1 follow City Bypass South, at roundabout
take 3rd exit A720 signposted City Bypass South, branch left signposted Edinburgh
West, City Centre, Kilmarnock, roundabout take the 1st exit Calder Road A71,
Roundabout take the 2nd exit A71, two more roundabouts stay on Calder Road A71,
then turn left at traffic lights onto Balgreen Road, next r/about 1st exit then
right into Baird Rd and parking.
- Train
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Waverley(Edinburgh) or Haymarket Station, both have bus services to the stadium
and Haymarket is a 20 min walk.
- Air
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Edinburgh Airport is a 30 min drive.
For more on getting to Murrayfield, check out the Scottish Rugby website.
