Raeburn Place is the main street of Stockbridge, Edinburgh, and the name of the playing fields there.
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Rugby connection
The first international rugby[1] game was played on the playing fields at Raeburn Place on 27 March 1871 between England and Scotland.[2] It was won by Scotland, though England got revenge at the Kennington Oval, London in the following year. Scotland continued to play their home internationals in Raeburn Place, and the Inverleith/Stockbridge area until the SRU acquired Murray's Field (as it was known then), the Edinburgh Polo ground in the 1920s.
The playing fields are still used by the Edinburgh Academical cricket and football clubs.
In 1994, the Women's Rugby World Cup final between England and the USA, which England won, was played at Raeburn Place. It was also the site of the first ever women's international for both Scotland and Ireland, occurring when the two nations met in 1993.
Cricket
England was the host of the 1999 Cricket World Cup, but two of Scotland's games were held at Raeburn Place -
on 24 May 1999, Bangladesh played Scotland[3], and
on 31 May 1999, Scotland played New Zealand.[4]
References
- ^ Note - This was a rugby football game; the split into rugby union and rugby league did not occur until 1895. Rugby league did not achieve much popularity in Scotland until the 20th century.
- ^ http://news.scotsman.com/sixnations/Calcutta-Cup-a-traditional-finale.5081620.jp
- ^ ""17th Match: Scotland v Bangladesh at Edinburgh, 24 May 1999 - Scorecard"". uk.cricinfo.com. 1999-05-24. http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/GROUP-B/BDESH_SCOT_WC99_ODI17_24MAY1999.html. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ ""30th Match: Scotland v New Zealand at Edinburgh, 31 May 1999 - Scorecard"". uk.cricinfo.com. 1999-05-31. http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/GROUP-B/NZ_SCOT_WC99_ODI30_31MAY1999.html. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
See also
External links
- Library of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Edinburgh Academicals Football Club
- Edinburgh Academicals Cricket Club
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