Scottish Rugby Will Welcome Spectators Back To Murrayfield This Friday

The 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, when Edinburgh take on Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield. Around 700 spectators are set to be allowed into the 67,000 capacity venue.

Scottish Rugby’s Chief Operating Officer, Dominic McKay said: “Scottish Rugby is delighted that a limited number of spectators will be in BT Murrayfield on Friday, August 28th 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.”