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Match Preview

Edinburgh will play against current Heineken Cup holders Leinster on Saturday 26th September.  The match will take place at Murrayfield Stadium with a 6.30pm kick off.

Edinburgh have announced their team for this match - click HERE for details.

Leinster have announced their squad for the match against Edinburgh - click HERE for details.

Tickets

Pre-match:
Tickets are priced at £20 for adults, £10 for Concessions (students or OAPs) and £5 for Juniors (U18s).

Tickets can be purchased by calling our ticket hotline number on 0131 346 5180 or by clicking HERE.

Match-day:
If you are purchasing your tickets on match day, you can do so at the Murrayfield Ticket Centre which is at Gate A (off Roseburn Street) at Murrayfield Stadium from 5pm onwards.  If you have bought a ticket in advance, you should collect this from the Ticket Office also.

Season ticket holders will be using voucher 2 to gain entry to this match.

If you are looking for a map of the Murrayfield area, please click HERE.

Match day Entertainment

Pre-match:
All supporters are welcomed into our official clubhouse bar which is in the President Suite (situated at the centre of the West stand – access through double glass doors) for food and drink before the match.  Please note any food or drink bought in the President Suite can be taken to your seat with you.

We have one child from Preston Lodge RFC and one child from Livingston RFC as the teams mascots.  The mini sections from both these clubs (Preston Lodge and Livingston) will form a Guard of Honour as the two teams run out onto the pitch.

Supporters can purchase the Edinburgh Rugby Club yearbook for this season at this match.  There will be sellers at both entrance points aswell as along the West stand concourse.  Yearbooks cost £5.

In the Premuim Lounge, there will be an exclusive Q&A with our chairman Gavin Hastings and his brother Scott Hastings.  To upgrade your season ticket to a Premium season ticket, please call the ticket centre on 0131 346 5180.  If you aren't a season ticket holder and you wish to gain entry into the Premium Lounge, please call Lindsey Geddes on 0131 346 5252.  If you want to find out more information on the Premium season ticket, please click HERE.

Half-time:
We will have the Flinty Challenge on pitchside at half-time.  Flinty will be selecting the participants so if you want a go, please see Flinty!

The Scottish Rugby development staff will be running a season long challenge at half-time involving 12 Edinburgh schools.  Two schools will play each other at each match.

The President Suite will also be open at half-time for you to get refreshments as well as the food outlets on the West stand concourse.

Post-match:
The President Suite will also be opened post-match for supporters to meet all of the non-playing and playing squad.  Two of the playing squad will be up at 8.45pm (approx) to talk about the match that has just finished.

Scottish folk band The Sorries will be playing in the President Suite after the interview with the two members of the playing squad.  For more information on The Sorries, please click here.

Access Arrangements & Stadium Facilities

The coach park (to the rear of Murrayfield Ice Rink) is only available to season ticket holders on a first come first served basis.  Disabled spectators will be accommodated within our disabled car park which is situated behind the West Stand beside the Edinburgh Rugby Office.  Entrance to both car parks is via Saughtonhall Avenue.

Due to the tramworks on the back pitches of Murrayfield Stadium, supporters will now have to enter the stadium through the North Stand and Roseburn Street turnstiles.  Turnstiles will open at 5pm with all bars and food outlets in the stadium also opening at this time.

Tickets for the match can be bought from the Murrayfield Ticket Centre at Gate A (off Roseburn Street) from 5pm.

Season ticket holders have got allocated seating in sections 19, 21 and 23 in the West stand.  If you aren’t a season ticket holder, please sit in any of the other sections of the lower West stand.

If you would like more information about access arrangements and the stadium facilities please click HERE.