What’s on Guide: 1872 Cup decider

26 Dec 2024

Get set for our biggest game of the year as we welcome Glasgow Warriors to Scottish Gas Murrayfield this Saturday in the 1872 Cup decider (Saturday 28 December, kick-off 3pm).

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GATES OPEN

General turnstiles will be open from 1pm ahead of a 3pm kick-off in Scottish Gas Murrayfield – get in early and enjoy the festivities!

STREET PARTY (WEST FAN ZONE)

Our pre-match street party held in the West Fan Zone will be open from 1pm with plenty on to keep fans of all ages entertained!

Fairground games – No street party is complete without some classic fairground games. Try your hand at basketball, hook-a-duck, rings and blocks and the toy factory before the derby decider!

Live music – Talented Scottish accordionist and singer Calum MacPhail and Edinburgh’s favourite double-act BLEEKER will both be performing pre-match to bring some soul to your pre-match party!

Brilliant food and beverage – From pizzas to Greek cuisine, we’ve good some amazing food and drink options to get you fuelled up for kick-off!

Scottish Building Society photo board – Grab a snap will our all-new Scottish Building Society photo board which will be set-up next to our Main Club Partner’s community stall!

Face painting and fun zone – As always we’ve interactive fun and games, and a face painter too, to bring some colour to your street party experience!

Sponsor activations – Our sponsor family will have plenty on to keep you enetertained, including an all-new Snow Globe Challenge, brought to you by Vision Scotland

EAST FAN ZONE

We’ll also have an East Fan Zone in place this Saturday due to the scale of the fastest selling derby in club history!

DJ Tam Coyle will playing tunes to get you in the mood for kick-off while we’ve an array of bars and food stalls open to suit everyone’s taste!

THE CLUBHOUSE (THISTLE SUITE)

Our indoor Clubhouse will be open as usual from 1pm, and we’ve got loads on in the Thistle Suite for fans off all ages!

Get your squad together and grab some snaps in our interactive photo booth, before sampling some of the amazing bar food on offer.

We’ll also have a face painter to brighten up your afternoon as well as some activations from our fantastic sponsors, including an indoor putting drill, brought to you Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club.

OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER IT’S GOOD 2 GIVE

Our Official Charity Partner It’s Good 2 Give will be based in The Clubhouse ahead of kick-off, giving you the chance to get involved and help raise money for our brilliant charity partner who do so much to help young cancer patients and their families.

Their raffle gives you the chance to donate and be in with the chance of winning some amazing prizes – do don’t miss out!

SCOTTISH RUGBY STORE

Head to the Scottish Rugby Store – located on the South/West corner of Scottish Gas Murrayfield – to make sure you’re kitted out in the newest Edinburgh Rugby merch!

BALL DELIVERY

Get in your seats early and make some noise for our Olympic ball delivery trio!

We’re celebrating our partnership with The University of Edinburgh in an Olympic year and so are delighted to welcome Team GB Olympians, and The University of Edinburgh alumni, Senoaid McIntosh (sports shooting), Sarah Robertson (hockey) and Lisa Thomson (rugby sevens) to Scottish Gas Murrayfield for our pre-match ball delivery moment.

SCOTTISH BUILDING SOCIETY HALF-TIME

We’re delighted to welcome minis from Heriot’s RFC who will form our pre-match guard of honour and take part in our Scottish Building Society half-time games.

Supporters can also look forward to a special Scottish Building Society x My Name’5 Doddie half-time challenge involving two former players!

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