Full name | Edinburgh Academical Football Club | |
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Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
Nickname(s) | Accies, Acads | |
Founded | 1857 | |
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
Region | Edinburgh | |
Ground(s) | Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh (Capacity: 5,000) | |
Coach(es) | Iain Berthinussen | |
Captain(s) | Jamie Loomes | |
League(s) | Scottish Premiership | |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership, 4th of 10 | |
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Official website | ||
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Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Its home ground is Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. The team is coached by Iain Berthinussen.
The club regularly fields three teams and is also involved with Broughton and Trinity Accies in the Edinburgh BATs initiative, a community amateur sports club providing youth rugby across northern Edinburgh.