Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | |
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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Coordinates | 55°56′30″N 3°14′39″W / 55.94167°N 3.24417°W |
Public transit | Haymarket Murrayfield Stadium |
Owner | Scottish Rugby Union |
Operator | Edinburgh Rugby |
Capacity | 7,800 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2019 |
Opened | 2021 |
Construction cost | £5.7 million |
Architect | Holmes Miller[1] |
Main contractors | WH Malcolm[1] |
Tenants | |
Edinburgh Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, known as the Hive Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the home of Edinburgh Rugby.[2] The stadium is located next to Murrayfield Stadium (and Murrayfield Ice Rink) on land which was among several rugby training pitches (some still remain), situated beside the Water of Leith adjacent to the Saughtonhall neighbourhood.[3] It has a capacity of 7,800, and was completed on 16 February 2021.[4]