Excited Edinburgh Rugby fans clamour to renew season tickets

Published on Wednesday 14 May 2008 15:13

EDINBURGH Rugby's stunning end to the Magners Celtic League campaign, culminating in successive away wins over Welsh opposition, is being reflected in a mass uptake of season-ticket renewals.

Less than a week into the summer break, more than 60 per cent of last year's sales have already been achieved.

The Capital outfit, who enjoyed a best-ever fourth-placed finish in the table, had 1020 season ticket holders in 2007-08 but, according to chief executive Nic Cartwright, sales are set to boom.

Cartwright said: "We have been really pleased with the level of sales achieved to date. We have a summer full of work and ideas ahead and we will be looking to encourage as many people as possible to sign up to our club as we build for the new season.

"But to have over 650 already signed up after only a week was beyond our expectation."

One player set to return is 32-year-old second-row Ben Gissing, who summed up the successes at the end of a season which saw him miss only one match.

"The attention to detail has probably made the biggest difference to our results. It was really good to finish with a win and everyone is really excited about what we can achieve next year."