This is Murrayfield: 100 Years of History in 100 Matches
About this ebook
In 1925, Scotland played their first ever game at Murrayfield Stadium. They opened this new home with a landmark result, defeating England with a late drop-goal to secure their first Grand Slam title. This was the first in a long line of epic encounters to have taken place on that hallowed ground over the next century.
In This is Murrayfield, celebrated rugby writers Peter Burns and Rob Robertson curate 100 of the most memorable, significant and sometimes quirky fixtures to have been played at Murrayfield over the last 100 years. Gorgeously illustrated with black and white and colour photography throughout, this is an insightful, fun and fascinating record of some of the greatest moments in Scottish rugby history.
About the author
Peter Burns has been a sports editor for nearly twenty years. He is the author of ten critically acclaimed books, including Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland, This is Your Everest: The Lions, the Springboks and the Epic Tour of 1997 (which was shortlisted for the William Hill Award) and When Lions Roared: The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971 (which was longlisted for the William Hill Award). He can be found on Twitter/X @PeterEBurns
Rob Robertson is an award-winning Scottish journalist, author and playwright. He has covered the last five rugby World Cups and is old enough to have been in the Murrayfield crowd for the 1984 Grand Slam home games and all the ones in 1990. His favourite Murrayfield memory is the win over England in 1990 although the Bruce Springsteen concert at the national stadium in 2023 came pretty damn close. He can be found on Twitter/X @ROB_Robireland
