Murrayfield Wanderers Select v Co-optimist RFC

Celebrating Fields in Trust Charity Centenary Year

Roseburn Park

Saturday 5th April 2025

KO 3pm

The Co-optimist RFC have accepted an invitation from the Fields in Trust Charity (FIT) to play a match against a Murrayfield Wanderers Select side in Roseburn Park in the shadow of the home of Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield. The match celebrates the Trusts centenary year. 

The select side is drawn from Wanderers and former Wanderers players now playing in the higher leagues of Scottish Club Rugby.

Wanderers are not the only Rugby team in Edinburgh based in a park protected – in perpetuity - by Fields In Trust. Namely:-  

Portobello RFC at Cavalry Park, Corstorphine RFC at Union Park and Edinburgh Northern RFC at Inverleith Park.

FIT (formerly known as the National Playing Fields Association) is the only UK charity working to secure legal protection for all parks and green spaces. In practice, this means they can never be sold off for development and will be retained as a public park, playing field or recreation ground forever.

 Timeline for the day

11.30 Murrayfield Wanderers Ladies Team vs Lismore Ladies – West section of park

13.00  Murrayfield Wanderers Girls Practise Session- West section of park

13.45 Murrayfield DAFS AllStars / Dynamos Cricket practise – junior section in oval

14.45 Plaque Unveiling CEC/FIT/FoRP ( Friends of Roseburn Park)/Murrayfield Wanderers/Murrayfield DAFS ( cricket Club) representatives

15.00 Murrayfield Wanderers Select vs The Co-Optimists – No1 pitch in west section of park

16.30 Retire to MWFC Clubhouse

The Lord Provost, members of Edinburgh City Council, Corporate Sponsors and Edinburgh’s  Friends of Parks groups , together with all interested rugby supporters, are invited to attend.