Rugby And Football Face Degree Of Uncertainty For Fans At The End‑Of‑Season Cup Finals

A busy crowd with the fans raising their hands June 26th will see the BT Murrayfield Stadium host a crowd of 16,500 to watch the British & Irish Lions rugby union team’s warm‑up match against Japan prior to heading to South Africa to take on the reigning world champions, whilst Twickenham Stadium is preparing to welcome 10,000 fans for the 2021 Challenge Cup and Champions Cup finals.

Murrayfield’s curtain‑raiser to the tour will host the partial capacity crowd following consultation with the Scottish Government and the application of agreed social distancing criteria to ensure fans can attend safely. It will be the first time supporters will be able to attend the home of Scottish Rugby to watch an international match since March 2020.

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Mark Dodson, Chief Executive of Scottish Rugby said: “This is an important first step to bring fans back to BT Murrayfield Stadium and a return to normality.

“Through the positive working relationship, we have developed with both Scottish Government and key local partners we are confident we will offer a safe environment for every supporter and look forward to playing our part in hosting this unique sporting occasion and welcoming rugby fans back to Edinburgh.”

Commenting on the Murrayfield decision, the Government’s national clinical director, Professor Jason Leitch, said: “As a flagship event of international significance, this match has been carefully considered by the Scottish Government.

“The stadium capacity has been agreed, following public health advice, in principle by Ministers but will be kept under review, with all partners continuing to monitor the status of the pandemic in the run up to the match to ensure fans can attend safely. This is the same process used to set the capacity for the Euros at Hampden and for other internationally significant events during the summer.”

Owing to the reduced spectator capacity following the application of agreed social distancing measures within Murrayfield, a number of ticketholders will not be permitted to attend and will be refunded.

Over the period June 14th – 29th Hampden Park’s four Euro 2020 games is set to open at 25% of stadium capacity which will mean that around 12,000 fans will be in attendance.