21 October 2006
Stewart’s Melville 12 -14 Selkirk
Stewart’s Melville College (or “Smelly Melly”, as I believe the Heriots boys call it) is a private school of long standing situated in the Ravelston area of Edinburgh.
The school playing fields can be found a few miles to the north at Inverleith, and it is here Stewart’s Melville F.P. Rugby Club play their home matches in front at an absolute whopper of a stand. Running almost the whole length of the pitch the construction is a marvellous three gabled job. To be fair, the other three sides of the ground are undeveloped, but with a stand like this who cares.
The ground was originally owned by the Scottish Rugby Union, who used it to host international matches from 1899-1925, prior to decamping to Murrayfield. But whether this stand was in place during this period I am unsure, although I rather doubt it.
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| Welcome to Inverleith (2006) |
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| Welcome to Inverleith (2022) |
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| Behind the stand (2006) |
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| Behind the stand (2022) |
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| View from the stand (2006) |
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| View from the stand (2022) |
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| Somebody doesn't (2022) |
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| Panorama of Stewart's Melville's ground Inverleith, Edinburgh (2006) |
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| Panorama of Stewart's Melville's ground Inverleith, Edinburgh (2022) |
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Stewart's Melville 12-15 Biggar
17th September 2022
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| Arthur's Seat with Salisbury Crags |
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| The bit of the stand I sat in was where socks went to die. |
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| From the Inverleith stand. |
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| Stewart's Melville v Biggar (Sept 2022) |
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| Stewart's Melville v Biggar (Sept 2022) |
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| Stewart's Melville v Biggar (Sept 2022) |
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