Raeburn Place


Raeburn Place is the main street of Stockbridge, Edinburgh, and the name of the playing fields there.

Rugby

game was played on the playing fields at Raeburn Place on 27 March 1871 between England and Scotland. It was won by Scotland. Scotland continued to play their home internationals in Raeburn Place, and the Inverleith/Stockbridge area until the SRU acquired Murray's Field, the Edinburgh Polo ground in the 1920s.
The playing fields are still used by the Edinburgh Academical cricket and football clubs.
In 1994, the Women's Rugby World Cup final between England and the USA, which England won, was played at Raeburn Place. It was also the site of the first ever women's rugby union international for both Scotland and Ireland, occurring when the two nations met in 1993.

Cricket

Within Raeburn Place, opposite the rugby ground, lies Grange Cricket Club. England was the host of the 1999 Cricket World Cup, but two of Scotland's games were held there. On 24 May 1999 at The Grange, Bangladesh played Scotland, and on 31 May 1999, Scotland played New Zealand.