Scotland women will play in the main national rugby stadium at Scottish Gas Murrayfield for the first time in a standalone international in front of spectators next April when England visit.
The national team, which played its first ever official Test at Raeburn Place back in 1993, has played at Murrayfield eight times before with the first one being a 34-3 win in 2002 versus Sweden before a men’s clash with Fiji and the last one, a 53-0 loss to the English in 2020, being behind closed doors due to poor weather thanks to Storm Ciara. Six other games were played there between 20004 and 2005.
This will be the first women’s international game in front of fans played on its own at the 67,144-capacity ground in Edinburgh.
The match will be on April 18, 2026 in the Women’s Six Nations and Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm said: “We are incredibly excited to play this match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.
“We have all dreamed that one day our fan base would grow to the point where we would have the opportunity to run out, cheered on by our supporters, on this iconic pitch.
“We always talk about leaving the shirt in a better place and the fact that young girls playing in the National Youth Cup finals at Murrayfield can now look around and think ‘one day, I want to run out here for Scotland women’ is so special. It shows how far we have come and in how many ways we can inspire the next generation.
“There have been some incredible trailblazers before us, and right now it’s our turn to make moves and keep pushing things forward with Scottish Rugby.”
Hive Stadium has been the home to Scotland women since 2021 and in 2024 they reached a capacity crowd of 7,774 for the first time against England making it the current record attendance for the national team.
A Scottish women’s record football attendance of 18,555 was at Hampden to see the women’s national team play Jamaica in 2019 and, after selling over 7,774 tickets, 18,556 will be the next aim for Scottish Rugby with 30,000 hoped for if possible.
To mark this historic occasion, Scottish Rugby is launching a ‘Best Seat, Best Price’ offer where fans can snap up tickets in the East Stand at an introductory price of £15 for adults, £10 for under-18s and £5 for children under-12.
Scottish Rugby chief executive Alex Williamson said: “This is such an exciting time for the growth of women’s rugby.
With the Women’s Rugby World Cup coming up on our doorstep in England in August and September, records are already being broken months in advance. We want to celebrate that momentum by elevating the Scotland women’s international experience for both players and fans.
“This is why we are bringing the biggest game of the 2026 Six Nations to Scottish Gas Murrayfield.
“To celebrate the women’s game in Scotland – and as part of the stadium’s 100th anniversary celebrations which are ongoing – we’re inviting rugby fans from all over the world to come and watch our national team play in front of what we hope will be the largest ever crowd for a Scottish women’s sporting event.”
Tickets for Scotland-England at Murrayfield in April 2026 can be purchased here.
Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm is pictured – thanks to N50 Photography
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