Murrayfield Stadium

Murrayfield is a world class stadium in Edinburgh, used largely for rugby: local, national, and international. I’ve attended many times, and my favourite without a doubt has been to see Scotland Vs. Ireland in the Six Nations. The atmosphere is electric in a packed Murrayfield, and it’s difficult not to get involved in the excitement when you’re surrounded by tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans. And, of course, the rugby crowd is a fun, friendly bunch of people, so there’s no better place to be than Murrayfield on a Six Nations day.
Edinburgh Rugby also play their home matches at the stadium (albeit, with a much smaller crowd), and I’ve also attended for the Scottish Varsity Match between Edinburgh and St. Andrews Universities.
There is always a good selection of bar and food trucks, so you won’t go hungry or thirsty, though don’t expect the prices at these to be friendly to your wallet. :)

I’ve been to Murrayfield a few times for Scotland rugby games over the years and this time we headed along for the Edinburgh v Glasgow clash in the 1872 cup (which sadly Glasgow lost!).
So some plus points about Murrayfield — the new tram stop makes getting to the ground infinitely easier than it used to be (even if they are super busy!), there is never a bad seat in the venue, seriously you get a good view from everywhere! And lastly the food choices here are pretty amazing.
Now to the bad points, of which there are a few. The bars are quite far away from the seats — although they do offer a good choice and are the average prices for rugby grounds. My biggest problem has to be the toilets, of which I can only speak for the ladies. Old metal toilet bowls, with drilled down half wooden seats. Not the height of luxury by any stretch, and all capped off with only COLD water to wash your hands. I’m sure murrayfield was renovated not so long ago, clearly the toilets were overlooked!

This was my first rugby match ever!
Pluses:
1. I won a free keychain and Matt won rugby tickets from these Guinness promo people.
2. Nice bathrooms.
3. Generally nice fans.
4. Cheap tickets – £15.
Minuses:
1. Drunk fans who spilled beer on people.
2. No food or drinks in the stands. The queues for the drink tents were super long.
3. Horrible sound system.
All in all really fun. I need to work on learning the rules of rugby.

I came to Murrayfield to see Scotland put in a record win over Italy in a World Cup warm game as the tickets were only £15 each for a seat behind the posts which offered a good view of the pitch. The weather was really warm and bright which I wasn’t expecting to find in Scotland.
The atmosphere inside was great with Flower of Scotland and 500 Miles by the Proclaimers sounding amazing even though the stadium was only two thirds full. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of bar facilities in the ground compared with the Millennium Stadium or Twickenham. They were all located outside and had prohibitive queues stretching from them which is why I can’t give Murrayfield more than three stars.

If you thought the other three Ghostbusters were sad that they didn’t make Ghostbusters 3, how do you think Bill Murray feeled?
Exactly.
First-​Hand Experience: I wasn’t treated very well here. The Rugby game was thrilling, not because of the action, I don’t like Rugby, but because of the intense, packed, passionate crowd watching their home team of Scotland. What. A Thrill. Just need to get to Hampden for a Scotland game now. Also, the employees of the stadium were not particularly friendly at all.
So this is really a 5-​star stadium, and the only reason it receives a deduction is (1) the stewards were very unfriendly to me, and (2) it doesn’t have a footy team playing here. It’s too good of a stadium not to. I’m really not into rugby, and when a facility like this doesn’t have a team, it’s just a shame. Hearts or a new team should play here, I would think. Or Scotland should play some games here.
They did watch Hearts play a friendly here against Barcelona to a sell out 58k crowd, but come on, what about on the regular?
Anyway, it’s one of the crown jewels of Scotland and is truly impressive and modern with 67k people able to get in here, and it looks a lot like the San Siro.

Love this stadium and I’m sorry not to be able to rate it higher but turning off the water to the sinks and toilets in the ladies loos at the end of a 6 nation match (Scotland v Wales) doesn’t give a great impression to visitors. Come on Murrayfield, pull your socks up!
Your my local venue, you represent our city to rugby visitors. I live in the Murrayfield area and see you every day and I want to be proud to go to the stadium to watch our team, not having to stock up on hand sanitiser when you don’t provide adequate facilities.

There are very few instances where you will see me fangirl out like a crazy person:
1. For grumpy cat.
2. For any Doctor Who actor with the exception of … because really, no one liked him very much.
And 3. The All Blacks.
Yup. I’m a secret rugby junkie. And by secret, I mean not at all, because I will bring it up at every possible occasion. But when I found out the All Blacks were playing Scotland a mere few weeks after I landed in Edina? Well Edinburgh, you’re officially stuck with me you beautiful, serendipitous devil.
Here’s what I learned at Murrayfield Stadium:
1. The Scottish rugby team is much better than I was expecting. Calm down. This doesn’t mean I didn’t love them from the beginning — i’m from Canada, have you SEEN our team? And I loved THEM. So shush — I like an underdog. What I mean is that Scotland held it’s own against the All Blacks when I was expecting them to be crushed. Call me a new Scottish superfan…
2. Scotland is cold. Bring a sweater.
3. The line ups for the ladies toilets are as bad in Scotland as in Canada and you should definitely not wait until the last possible moment or you’re going to be stuck uncomfortably dancing in line.
4. The food selection is surprisingly good for a stadium. Tip of the hat to the food trucks.
5. As is the beer. Though it will come in strange plastic sippy cup bottles that will make you feel like a teenager.
6. Bagpipes are always delightful.
7. Scottish fans are perhaps the nicest people in the world and will stick to the bitter end to applaud their team instead of ducking out in the last ten minutes to try and beat rush hour. It’s nice.
All in all, this was one of the most pleasant stadium visits to date. It’s exceptionally busy and the line ups for everything are super long — but it’s stadium. What did you expect? However, the decent beverage selection and promise of BBQ’ed meats, take this place up a notch.
I look forward to many a fangirl moment here to come.

As I said in the previous review, I was attending Murrayfield for a football match; going for a Rugby game, and a game against New Zealand was a whole new kettle of monkeys, if I can mix my metaphors.
As a rugby stadium, it’s so much more fluid, there’s more food trucks, more entertainment and things to see and do inside the gates and much more orientated towards a happy experience — a radio set is offered for you to listen to the referee’s calls if you want for a fiver!
The atmosphere was astounding. Simply astounding. I would go as far as to say that you have to experience it if you’re any sort of sports fan or super patriotic towards Scotland in any way. The build up that the SRU put on before kick off left goosebumps on my arm.
Seriously — nab a ticket for a Scotland match and turn up in plenty of time to soak it all in. One of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had at a sports event. Just fantastic.

The Murrayfield experience had put on a Winterball for the company I work for. This was a 20’s themed speakeasy. They really managed to impress with the decorations, meal and the entertainment.
On arrival we got ‘password’ and the venue was suitably lowly lighted. On arrival we were presented with a glass of bubbly in the foyer. I was pleased to see that many of my colleagues really made the effort to dress up in Great Gatsby garb!
The dining room was beautifully dressed in soft blue and pink with a white feather centrepiece on every table. There was a dance floor and a swing band playing old favourites. I loved their rendition of ‘King of the Swingers’.
Service ran like clockwork. The meal was suitably prepared for amass catering — tomato soup, brisket of beef with neeps & tatties (and a courgette?), Crème brûlée and coffee after. The wine was plentiful.
Dinner over and the Swing band gone, the entertainment was a disco and a casino.
We had a bit of a dance and spend (money voucher) on the roulette and blackjack tables.
The smoking area was located far away from the premises, but only the true addicted would brave the steps and little trek to it.
Time flew by and before we knew it it was already midnight.
Leaving the party and finding the trams not running we had to walk a bit before getting hold of a taxi. My tip is to order one at Murrayfield reception.

First Rugby Game! I loved the atmosphere from all the scottish fans cheering up there team! the stadium is also very nice, we had nice seats, overlooking the whole field. Hope to see more games here next year!

Five stars for the atmosphere alone, with 67,500 standing for the international anthems, roaring on a solid Scottish defence or saluting an 80 yard solo try. It’s not exactly ‘fortress Murrayfield’ at the moment, but the spirit is strong and the players respond to a rousing Flower of Scotland.
Murrayfield is Scotland’s biggest stadium, by quite a way. They used to pack in hundreds of thousands of standing fans, but everyone gets a comfy seat these days of course. For international matches (around five times a year) the periphery is packed with bars, live music, mascots, have-​a-​go attractions and whatever else the SRU and its sponsors can lay on. Not many stadia have that option, so a visit to the home of Scottish rugby is a special occasion.
Back to that atmosphere: rousing anthems indeed, enough to bring a tear to the eye; screaming and roaring when the match enters its final few minutes; friendly rivalry between opposing supporters that starts in town and spills onto the streets after the game.
…but you still get folk who spend money on a ticket, then stand out on the concourse drinking a pint for half the match. I’ve never really understood that.

Welcome to the home of Scottish Rugby!
Went to see Scotland get wiped by South Africa! …
Fantastic sport/​music Stadium (Been here a few times)! Great atmosphere and friendly staff! All under cover which is handy in this Scottish climate!

Huge rugby fortress,
Not a bad seat in the house,
National Team’s Home

i found myself a Murrayfield Stadium last night to watch Edinburgh Rugby take on the newly formed Zebre team (from Italy i think…). I’ve been to Murrayfield a number of times thanks to an ex boyfriend turning me into an avid Edinburgh and Scotland rugby fan!
This review will be short… it’s a stadium, there isn’t really much to say. The stadium is a bit old though and could use an update in terms of the loos and food facilities available. However, it does what it needs to and seats people to watch good quality rugby (well sometimes…) and has a mostly covered seating area so when it rains people don’t get wet. there is also a handy Scotland rugby shop so you can buy your fan apparel, which i admit i have a few items of…
so yes, it’s a stadium that needs updating but it’s perfectly acceptable for what it does. i only wish they would provide heaters for the freezing cold weather that fans are forced to watch the rugby matches in! at least Edinburgh won which made sitting in the cold for two hours totally worthwhile!

There’s something about walking, en masse, with a very large group of ‘fans’ to whatever show or event you’re going to, past Haymarket and onwards to Murrayfield Stadium. Comradare, community, team spirit and all that.
For me, it was to go and see Madonna. Now, this isn’t a gig I normally would have paid for tickets for. And I didn’t. Free tickets FTW! The appaling show aside, it was a great arena for such a show.
As other reviewers have said, it’s huge. Ma-​hoo-​sive in fact. But it’s easy to find your way around. Going inside is like going into a village in itself. There’s lots of grassy areas, food trucks etc. before you then go inside the stadium.
All the staff on the ground were great, hardly any confusion, directing loadsa folk where to go. We were really, really far up the back, but directly in front of the stage. The seats are staggered well so even tall folk in front don’t block your view.
Yeah Madonna, or MDNA as she was labelling it, was really quite poor (apart from Like A Prayer) but the atmosphere in the stadium was great, the staff were great, it was clean, all well looked after and yeah — if there were another gig or event here, I’d happily rock up en masse again.

Very impressed with the stadium even if the game sucked big time (well done Wales). Very easy to get to and then to find your way around once inside. The sheer volume of people this places swallows up is amazing and the noise levels inside exactly what major sporting events need. Totally agree with other comments asking why this isn’t our national stadium. Puts Mount Florida’s effort into the shade.
Watching the action is made easy by well planned seating and huge screens for close ups. The array of eateries and bars within the immediate surrounds means you can nip in and out with ease.
Looking forward to a return.

I have not been to many rugby stadiums in my time, but have been to dozens of football stadiums and I can confirm that this place is a seriously good venue to watch any sporting spectacle. For such a big stadium, you feel really close to the action, no matter where you are sitting and before the Scottish rugby you are given a cultural show beforehand which sets you in good stead for the ensuing match.
The ticket prices are fantastic when you compare them to football matches and if you are a student you can get some really cheap seats. Last year i was able to see Scotland host Italy for only £10.
What’s more is that the stadium has some of the best food and drink stalls offering a variety of different food and although the prices aren’t terrific they aren’t horrendously bad, which most major stadiums are.

If you do want to come here, then ideally you want to come for a rugby game, simply because that is the sport this stadium was built to show and when you do decide to come you’ll find it won’t cost you much to do so even during the Six Nations. You do get football games here, most notably for any European cup runs the Edinburgh teams might be having, but really this place deserves to be given the chance to show you a decent rugby clash.
Even if you are not a great sports fan, watching a game at a stadium like this is not the same as watching it on the telly — it really is a completely different prospect. Instead of being solely about watching the game it’s all about the atmosphere and during Six Nation clashes the atmosphere really is electric. On these days the stadium does deliver all it promises and if you get the chance to see a Scottish game here, do take the chance.

Murrayfield is a bit of a legendary sporting venue, accommodating Edinburgh’s love of a good rugby match. All of Scotland’s major rugby matches are played here, and the Murrayfield area is always buzzing with people around the time of the Six Nations, and any other major rugby event for that matter.
The stadium is large, to use a probably underwhelming word, as it’s tricky to do a stadium justice unless you actually go and witness an event there, and it has a capacity of over 67,000. If you’ve not got time to go and see a match here, and you just fancy a peek round the stadium, tours are relatively cheap, and you can get more info on the website.
Seeing as I’m not the biggest rugby aficionado in the world, I’d probably be more inclined to go and see something of the musical variety at Murrayfield. The most recent gig I saw here was Oasis, which was rammed to the highly numbered rows with people wanting a peek at the Britpop legends. A great venue to behold one of my favourite ever bands, and I’m glad I got in there when I did, seeing as they’ve now split up, sob.

I spent an hour agonizing over the best seats to choose for the France-​Scotland match, as I wanted to get good value for money! All this proved futile, because when we arrived, charged and covered in face paint (I diplomatically had both teams’ flags on either cheek) we realized it’s a rare seat in this stadium that would give a bad view. Now whilst this is great news, it also means that some seats are a little too far away even if one can see the whole playing field.
The sheer size of the stadium meant that it took a five minute walk just to get to the west stand! Finding the seats would have been even more difficult with the endless rows and rows, but thankfully some nice staff on hand directed us to them. The atmosphere was brilliant with a lot of French support …“Allez les bleus!” resignated throughout the stadium, and I have to say I joined in and wasn’t very loyal to my adopted home team. However, the match subsequently settled hit a bit of a lull, but I suppose it wasn’t the stadium’s fault!
The ticket shop was efficient, the seating areas were extremely clean and there were food stalls outside in case anyone got hungry. I will say that they definitely need to invest in more toilets, because during the break (France was winning and the Scottish flag had been tactfully wiped off my face) the line was ridiculously long. Any one in desperate need would have had to forfeit a lot the match!
Otherwise, nice stadium, much bigger than I expected and conveniently served by a few bus lines from the city centre!

Stade de l’équipe du «Chardon»
J’y suis allé plusieurs fois y voir des matches du tournoi des 5 nations (à l’époque l’Italie n’était pas dans le tournoi)