Scottish Rugby gets go ahead to host fans at Edinburgh v Glasgow

Friday’s 1872 Cup match at BT Murrayfield will be first rugby match in UK to allow spectators at stadium since Covid-19 shutdown

The national stadium BT Murrayfield will pilot limited access for fans next Friday night. Picture: SRU/SNS

The Scottish Rugby Union has been given the green light to allow a limited number of supporters into BT Murrayfield for next weekend’s 1872 Cup match between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Scottish Government has supported Scottish Rugby’s plans which will make the game the first professional rugby match in the UK to welcome spectators since the Covid-19 lockdown in March, with around 600-700 fans allowed to attend.

SRU chief operating officer Dominic McKay said: “Scottish Rugby is delighted that a limited number of spectators will be in BT Murrayfield on Friday 28th August to watch the Guinness Pro14 match between Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors.

“We are pleased our work with the Scottish Government will ensure that players, support staff and fans will be covered by a comprehensive event plan for everyone’s safety including physical distancing requirements.

“Scottish Rugby would like to thank Government Ministers and officials who have helped us make this happen, and our own colleagues who pulled together a robust operational plan for the match.

“We hope that our experience and learnings from a live spectator event next Friday can help all of Scottish sport, and the wider events industry restart.”

The fixture is designated as an Edinburgh Rugby home match and ticketing information will be issued by the club early next week.

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