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The Murrayfield Greatest Rugby Moment Shortlist: 

1975: Scotland v Wales – The Record Crowd 

On 1 March 1975, Scotland edged out Wales 12–10 in a Five Nations thriller that has gone down in folklore for the sheer scale of the crowd. More than 100,000 fans officially packed the terraces, though many believe the true number was closer to 130,000 – a figure that remains the stuff of legend. 

Scotland’s Gordon Brown evades a tackle from Mervyn Davies (No.8) with Sandy Carmichael (right) in support leads a Scots attack during the rugby union match against Wales at Murrayfield. 

1990: Scotland’s Grand Slam Triumph 

For every panellist, Scotland’s 13–7 win over England in March 1990 stood as a defining Murrayfield moment. The match, remembered for David Sole’s famous slow walk onto the pitch, Tony Stanger’s try, and the rapturous final whistle, secured Scotland’s third and most recent Grand Slam. 

Jeremy Guscott takes issue with Scotland’s John Jeffrey (right) as Tony Stanger and Rob Andrew look to intervene in the fiery Murrayfield showdown. Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

2017: Doddie Weir’s Match Ball Delivery 

Few moments in Murrayfield’s history have matched the emotion of Doddie Weir’s match ball delivery ahead of Scotland’s Test against New Zealand in November 2017. Recently diagnosed with MND, the former international lock walked onto the pitch alongside his sons Hamish, Angus and Ben – to an outpouring of applause and emotion from 67,000 fans. 

Pictured: Doddie Weir with sons Angus, Hamish and Ben for match ball delivery against New Zealand in October 2017. 

 

 

Were you there?

We've selected a few memorable occasions at the stadium over the last 100 years to help stir memories!

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2001

In Autumn 2001 Scotland played New Zealand, Argentina and Tonga – the same line-up of games as this November’s Quilter Nations Series (we also have USA this year, who last visited in 2000). This was one of the great All Blacks sides that boasted not just the inimitable Jonah Lomu (pictured) but Tana Umaga, Doug Howlett, Andrew Mehrtens, Anton Oliver and Richie McCaw.

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1925

An aerial view of Murrayfield during the very first match to played here, the Grand Slam win against England. The game was won 14-11 and played in front of what was the biggest crowd yet seen at a rugby game in Scotland

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1925

A C Wallace scores in the corner in the Grand Slam game against England. A C Gillies kicked the conversion from the touchline to take Scotland to within a point. Then, with only a few minutes remaining, Waddell dropped a goal to put the Scots into the lead.

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1984

A police cordon holds back the jubilant Scotland fans as Scotland captain Jim Aitken leaves the field to rapturous applause, having led his team to a 21-12 win against to win Scotland's first Grand Slam for 59 years.

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1972

Ian Kirkpatrick’s All Blacks came up against a Scotland team packed with now famous names: Ian McLauchlan, Sandy Carmichael, Gordon Brown, Peter Brown and, winning their first caps, Andy Irvine and Ian McGeechan. The photo shows Peter Brown (left) Ian McLauchlan (headband, on ground) Sandy Carmichael (headband, right) and Alex Wylie (with ball). Scotland 9-14 New Zealand.

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1990

The last game of the championship and Scotland and England were both unbeaten and for the first time ever in the history of the Calcutta Cup were playing not only for the famous old trophy (the oldest in world rugby) but also the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam. Captain David Sole’s slow walk into the stadium, Finlay Calder’s early drive, Scott Hasting’s try-saving tackle and Tony Stanger’s try have all gone down in history. Here David Sole leaves the field after the famous 13-7 win.

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1975

Scotland scrum-half Douglas Morgan in action in the 12-10 win over Wales in 1975. The crowd of over 104,000 held the record as the biggest international rugby crowd until it was finally exceeded in 2000 at Stadium Australia in Sydney for an Australia v New Zealand game.

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1951

Scotland's Angus Cameron and Hamish Dawson run out onto the Murrayfield pitch ahead of the game against South Africa. The touring Springboks won 44-0 that day - and Scotland didn't win another game for four years!

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2002

Scotland captain Bryan Redpath leads the celebrations after the 21-6 win over South Africa. Tries from Budge Pountney and Nikki Walker and the remaining points from the boot of Brendan Laney gave the Scots their first win over the Springboks since 1969.

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2023

Having defeated England at Twickenham the week before, Scotland then equalled their highest ever score against Wales (from 1924), running in five tries through George Turner, Kyle Steyn (2), Blair Kinghorn and Matt Fagerson. Player-of-the-Match Finn Russell pulled the strings throughout, including his now famous out-the-back-door off-load for Steyn to score in the corner.

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1985

The Scotland players line up with their backs to the ‘new’ East Stand before the Five Nations match against Wales, 1985

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1980

The old Murrayfield scoreboard on the East terrace, 1980. This photo was taken to record Scotland’s amazing comeback against the French. Losing 4-14 well into the second-half, the game suddenly turned with Andy Irvine – who had missed several kicks up to that point – scoring two tries and kicking two penalties and a conversion (Jim Renwick added another conversion) to take the win in front of a delirious crowd.

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2022

After beating England at Twickenham the previous year for the first time since 1983, Scotland then retained the Calcutta Cup in 2022 for the first time since 1984. Ben White (pictured) scored a try on his debut.

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1999

Duncan Hodge kicked off the opening game of the championship, against Wales, and John Leslie caught the ball and ran in to score a few seconds later. Hodge was stretchered off later and Gregor Townsend moved to stand-off, going on to score a try in every match as Scotland won the last-ever Five Nations Championship.

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1999

Scotland had beaten France in Paris on the Saturday and when Wales dramatically beat England at Wembley the next day (the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was still being built) Scotland became Five Nations Champions. They paraded the trophy the next evening in front of 10,000 fans who'd come to greet them.

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2019

Scottish Gas Murrayfield isn’t just the Home of Scottish Rugby but also Scotland’s biggest and most popular stadium for concerts. The biggest performers in the world have played at Murrayfield: David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Foo Fighters, REM, Oasis, Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, The Eagles, Harry Styles, and more. Here we see The Spice Girls, who played here in 2019.

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2024

Scotland's top try-scorer Duhan van der Merwe bagging another in typically spectacular style in the 30-21 win over England. This was Scotland's fourth consecutive Calcutta Cup win, a feat last achieved in 1896.

All photos (c) SNS Pix

FLOWER OF SCOTLAND SECOND VERSE

The National Anthem mix-up that ended up becoming a Scottish Gas Murrayfield tradition!

The sound of over 67,000 fans singing Flower of Scotland on their own, without musical accompaniment, has become an unmissable Scottish Gas Murrayfield tradition. But few know that the a cappella second verse was the result of a mix-up between one of the event organisers and the pipe band ahead of the 2008 Six Nations clash with France. “I thought I was going to get sacked,” says Julie Beels who, as a 21-year-old freelancer working on the day, is the person responsible for the mistake that is echoed in sports around the world from Major League Baseball to the Kentucky Derby. Read the story here or click on the picture below to watch the interview.