21st October 2006
Heriots 13-6 Ayr
Working in north Edinburgh Edinburgh
It was not until 2006 that I chose to investigate, and duly discovered them to be situated at Heriots’ Goldenacre and Stewart’s Melville’s Inverleith.
It was not until 2006 that I chose to investigate, and duly discovered them to be situated at Heriots’ Goldenacre and Stewart’s Melville’s Inverleith.
Goldenacre rugby ground nestles in the corner of the playing fields of George Heriot’s School, and boasts a huge stand, with hard standing most of the way round the pitch. The stand has perhaps seen better days, but is an imposing beast nonetheless.
This match represented another disappointing visit to the capital for an emerging Ayr side, who would win their first ever Scottish Championship two years later. The visitors’ frustration boiled over into violence in the closing seconds of the match, resulting in an impressive free-for-all amongst a dozen or so players.
Even more impressive was the way the ref chose to stop the rammy by the simple expedient of blowing for full-time, at which point the two warring factions immediately stopped exchanging blows, shook hands and lined up to clap each other off the park. Quite surreal.
Even more impressive was the way the ref chose to stop the rammy by the simple expedient of blowing for full-time, at which point the two warring factions immediately stopped exchanging blows, shook hands and lined up to clap each other off the park. Quite surreal.
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| Oddly, the club were already advertising the next home game, even before the current one was finished. |
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| Terracing in front of the stand. |
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| Same view in 2024 |
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| Action from Heriots v Ayr (2006) |
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| Same view in 2024 |
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| Quite where the ball is gone I am unsure, but this was an Ayr drop-goal attempt. |
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| Same view in 2024 |
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| The stand at Heriots Goldenacre, Edinburgh. |
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| Same view in 2024 |
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Heriots S6 38-40 Edinburgh Rugby A
4th May 2024
A bit of a try-fest this afternoon, with each side scoring half-a-dozen each. The difference in the scores down to the fact visiting kicker Cammy Scott succeeded with five of his conversion attempts, whilst Heriot's captain Liam Richman missed two of his.
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| Goldenacre rugby ground from Inverleith Row |
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| This looks like an entry to the inner sanctum of the stand. A secret knock required to gain entry, no doubt. |
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| Heriots S6 captain Liam Richman. |
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| Richman missed this conversion attempt. |
The Goldenacre playing fields lie adjacent to the rugby pitch,
and the Heriots cricketers were entertaining Carlton this afternoon.
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| Inside the stand. |
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