MX Elite pitch at new Edinburgh Rugby Stadium

Last month, Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Rugby opened their new and dedicated rugby stadium. The stadium is equipped with a GreenFields MX Elite pitch and holds around 7,800 supporters (around 5,800 seated and around 2,000 safe-standing), close to the action and under covered stands on all four sides.

The club opted for a woven GreenFields MX Elite pitch, because of the proven success at the similar facility in Scotstoun (home to the Glasgow Warriors). MX Elite will offer the club a top-class playing surface, which is aesthetically pleasing and very durable. To get the best possible player-surface interaction with slidings and tackles, Edinburgh Rugby installed an irrigation system; which is also great to cool the surface during warm weather.

Edinburgh Rugby Managing Director, Douglas Struth, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to reach the point of project completion and are delighted with the finished product. The stadium looks and feels fantastic.”

Edinburgh Rugby has enjoyed a resurgent spell under Head Coach Richard Cockerill, who took the reins in 2017 and led the side to the 2019 Heineken Cup Champions Cup quarter-final and 2020 Guinness PRO14 semi-final and Challenge Cup quarter-final. Several leading players have already signed and re-signed with the aim of continuing that upward trajectory, with the new ground repeatedly cited as focal point for the player group, condensing the club’s crowds into a more intimate and intense environment.

Scottish Rugby CEO, Mark Dodson, said: “The completed construction of the new stadium is a game-changing project for both Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Rugby. To finally deliver Edinburgh Rugby and its supporters a purpose-built stadium, at the home of Scottish rugby, is a fantastic achievement for all involved in the project.”

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About GreenFields MX Elite: MX Elite is a high-tech woven system providing the ultimate in performance. The patented woven technology results in an extremely high yarn bind, making the fibres stand even straighter. The combination of our top performing fibres results in a highly wear resistant, long lasting, and consistent playing pitch. Even spacing between the bundles in both the length and width ensures consistent performance in every direction and less compaction of infill.