Scotland captain Mike Blair has backed Edinburgh Academicals’ match against Barbarians on Wednesday 9 April, kick off 6pm in a match to mark the club’s 150th anniversary.

Tickets for the match cost £10 for Adults and £5 for under-18s and remember Monday 31 March is the last day postal sales. Tickets will continue to sell over the phone (0131 346 5180) for collection right up until Tuesday 8 April.

Blair’s father, Robert captained the club in the 1970s and his younger brother David played for Accies last week; underlining a strong bond between his family at the Stockbridge-based team.

As a result, Blair, who played his first-ever Adult match in the blue and white hoops, believes the match will be a great occasion to be a part of.

Blair said: “I first played mini rugby at Edinburgh Accies when I was a child on a Sunday having watched the club game there on a Saturday, so it is a club that is very close to my heart.
 
“My Dad captained Accies and David has also played for them, so there is a strong family connection. It was there that I first really started to like the game and I think I received a top-class rugby education from watching and playing matches there.”

Edinburgh season ticket holders will be in with a chance of winning some great pirzes by handing in voucher D from the season ticket booklet on arrival to the ground.

Please note that NO TICKETS will be available on the day of the match. Entertainment on the day: 4.30pm – Edinburgh Academy U15 V Edinburgh BATS U15, Edinburgh Academicals Mini Section and Edinburgh Academy Pipe Band.