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Tynecastle
Tynecastle Stadium
Location Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Opened 10 April 1886
Renovated 1994-1997
Owner Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Surface Grass
Architect Archibald Leitch (Main Stand), Jim Clydesdale (Wheatfield, Roseburn and Gorgie Stands)
Tenants Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Capacity 17,420

Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes Clover and other plants which are maintained at a low even height Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The stadium currently plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League team Heart of Midlothian. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish The all-seater stadium is affectionately nicknamed Tynie by Hearts fans and is derided as The Pink Bus Shelter by fans of Edinburgh rivals Hibs. The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Heart of Midlothian (Hearts and Hibernian (Hibs who are by far the Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh.

Tynecastle currently has a seating capacity of 17,420[1], which makes it the eighth largest in Scotland behind Murrayfield, Celtic Park, Ibrox, Hampden, Pittodrie, Rugby Park and Easter Road. Seating capacity refers to the number Murrayfield is a sports Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Pittodrie Stadium is a football Stadium situated in the Scottish City of Aberdeen. This article refers to the Scottish football stadium For New Zealand venue see Rugby Park Stadium. Easter Road is the home ground of Scottish Premier League football club Hibernian.

Hearts submitted a planning application in February 2008 to replace the ageing main stand, which was designed by Archibald Leitch. See Development Control for an overall explanation of how control under the Town and Country Planning legislation is operated in the United Kingdom PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his The proposals include a 10,000 seat stand and a hotel, office space, restaurants and bars. The capacity of the stadium would be increased to 23,000, which would make Tynecastle the fifth largest stadium in Scotland.

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History

Early years

Hearts moved to the then peripheral Gorgie area from central Edinburgh in 1881, to a ground named Tynecastle Park. Gorgie is an area of west Edinburgh, Scotland, located near Murrayfield, Ardmillan and Dalry. This pitch stood on the site of the present-day Wardlaw Street and Wardlaw Terrace. Five years later, with the city continuing to expand, tenements replaced the old ground and Hearts moved to a 'New Tynecastle', the present ground, on the other side of Gorgie Road. Hearts staged a challenge match against Bolton Wanderers F.C. to inaugurate their new home, the first visitors being defeated by a resounding score of 4 goals to 1. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater

In 1892 Tynecastle hosted its first international fixture, against Wales. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Scotland won 6-1 but only 1,200 fans watched because a snow storm had crossed the city and thousands assumed that the game would be postponed. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. 1892 also saw Tynecastle provide a roof on the original "South" stand.

New century

Tynecastle underwent substantial changes in the early twentieth century. 1903 saw a further small stand and pavilion built on the eastern side of the ground, while in 1911, a covered enclosure was erected on the western, "distillery" side. In 1914, the two old stands and pavilion were replaced by a pitch-length grandstand (the present Main Stand), designed by the renowned stadium architect Archibald Leitch. Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his The cost of the new facility was £12,000, double the original estimate, and Hearts were required to sell their most valuable player, Percy Dawson, to Blackburn Rovers for £2,500 to meet the bill. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire.

In 1927, Hearts gave the BBC permission to begin radio commentaries from the ground. Around this time Hearts purchased the previously rented ground and further improvements were carried out to meet spectator demand, with the 1911 enclosure being removed and the terracing on the three open sides being banked up to the grounds' limits. New turnstiles were built on Wheatfield Street and crowd distribution tunnels created to allow access to the terraces. Subsequently, Tynecastle's record attendance was achieved 5 years later, when 53,396 attended a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers on 13 February 1932. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

It appeared Hearts might leave Tynecastle in 1939, when following the return of a healthy profit, the directors actively considered the building of a new out-of-town ground at Sighthill. Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is dominated by three high rise residential Tower blocks (Glenalmond Court Weir Court and The start of the Second World War halted these schemes however, and Tynecastle earned a reprieve. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Post-war developments

Tynecastle became Scotland's first all-concrete stadium in 1954. Following the modernisation of the stadium, the club architects said that the capacity stood at 54,359 but for safety reasons only 49,000 should be allowed during big matches. Three years later, Tynecastle had a floodlighting system installed, which was inaugurated with a special match against rivals Hibernian while 1959 witnessed a further addition, with the construction of a roof over the terracing along part of the "distillery" side and in the north-west corner of the ground. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. This work was reputedly paid for by the sale of Dave Mackay to Tottenham Hotspur. David Craig Mackay (born 14 November 1934) is a legendary former Scottish footballer and football manager. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.

The facade of Tynecastle
The facade of Tynecastle

Stricter ground safety regulations came into force following the Ibrox disaster in 1971, and Tynecastle's capacity was cut to under 30,000 with the installation of seating on the "distillery" covered terrace and in the Main Stand paddock in the early and mid 1980s respectively. The Ibrox disaster refers to two accidents which led to major loss of life at Ibrox Stadium (formerly Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland Also around this time, commercial developments led to the creation of sponsors lounges and facilities in the Main Stand.

Recent renovation

The Gorgie and Wheatfield stands at dusk.
The Gorgie and Wheatfield stands at dusk.

The Taylor Report, implemented after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, required all major sports grounds to become all-seated and again almost led to Hearts leaving Tynecastle. The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Only after a planning application for a development at Millerhill was rejected by the City of Edinburgh Council did Hearts commit to the stadium's redevelopment. The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council

In 1994, the entire western and northern sides of the ground were demolished, allowing for the construction of the Wheatfield Stand that year and the Roseburn Stand the following year. Temporary seating was installed on the (southern) Gorgie Road end terracing until 1997, when this too was razed, to be replaced by the Gorgie Stand. This stand also contained the Gorgie Suite, which was opened by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Eric Milligan, and a new club superstore. Eric Milligan may refer to Eric Milligan (politician, Scottish politician Eric Milligan (rugby player, Scottish rugby player

In 2005, the pitch dimensions were altered to meet UEFA standards, necessitating the removal of the lowest rows of seating in the Gorgie and Roseburn Stands. As a result, the overall capacity was reduced from 18,000 to 17,420.

Campaign to save Tynecastle

In 2004, then club CEO Chris Robinson announced plans to sell Tynecastle, which he claimed was “not fit for purpose”[2]. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Hearts would have rented Murrayfield from the SRU instead. Murrayfield is a sports Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union The prime motivation for this move was to eradicate the club’s increasing debt.

The plan was almost universally unpopular with supporters, and a campaign, entitled ‘’Save Our Hearts’’, was set up to try to block the move[3]. In spite of this, Robinson and those supporting his actions controlled a slender majority of the issued shares and it appeared that a sale would be completed, particularly after a deal was preliminarily agreed to sell the site for just over £20 million to Cala Homes, a property development company[4].

The sale was cancelled, however, when Vladimir Romanov purchased the club in January 2005, invoking a clause in the initial agreement that allowed for its annulment upon the payment of a fixed sum of £75,000[5]. Vladimir Romanov (born 1947 in Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian born Lithuanian businessman who is chairman of

The Romanov Era

Following the clubs January 2005 takeover by Vladimir Romanov, the club’s short-term future at Tynecastle was assured. January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The new ownership revealed that in the long-term capacity had to be increased – either by improving Tynecastle or moving to a new purpose-built home.

On 20 August 2007 the club announced they were “at an advanced stage” in plans for demolishing the aged Main Stand and replacing it with a 10,000 seat stand with a hotel and leisure facilities incorporated. Year 20 was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. A planning application was lodged with Edinburgh City Council in February 2008. See Development Control for an overall explanation of how control under the Town and Country Planning legislation is operated in the United Kingdom The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council This development would raise capacity to 23,000.

Planned Renovation

How Tynecastle will look once renovated.
How Tynecastle will look once renovated.

Capacity

Timing

Financial / Investment

Benefits

Features - Main Stand

Hotel

International matches at Tynecastle

Tynecastle has been a home venue for the Scottish national side on 9 occasions. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It regularly played host to the British Home Championship match with Wales, which was considered to have the least box-office potential and often played outside of Glasgow. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom After the Second World War, however, Scottish Football Association policy favoured playing all home matches at Hampden Park in Glasgow unless exceptional circumstances prevented Scotland playing there. The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA or the "worst league in the world" is the governing body of Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F

26 March 1892 Scotland Flag of Scotland 6–1 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: J. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Reid (Ireland)
W Thomson 1’
J Hamilton 8’, 65’
J McPherson 15’, 44’
D Baird 55’		 B Lewis
3 March 1906 Scotland Flag of Scotland 0–2 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: J. The Irish Football Association ( IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland, and had historically been the governing body for the whole John Abel McPherson (28 January 1860 &ndash 13 December 1897 was the first leader of the South Australian division of the Australian Labor Party, then United Labor Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Lewis (England)
W Jones 50’
JL Jones 65’
March 2, 1912 Scotland Flag of Scotland 1–0 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: J. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Mason (England)
Quinn 88'
14 February 1925 Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–1 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: A. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Jimmy Quinn (born Croy, East Dunbartonshire (now North Lanarkshire) Scotland, 8 July Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Ward (England)
D Meiklejohn 9'
H Gallacher 20’, 61’		 W Williams
26 October 1932 Scotland Flag of Scotland 2–5 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: P. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey David "Davie" Ditchburn Meiklejohn ( 12 December 1900 – 22 August 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher ( 2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish football player in Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Harper (England)
N Dewar 63'
D Duncan 66’		 J Thomson (og)
T Griffiths
E O'Callaghan (2)
D Astley
13 November 1935 Scotland Flag of Scotland 2–1 Ireland Flag of Ireland Home International
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Neil Hamilton Dewar ( 11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark Douglas "Dally" Duncan ( 14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was an Aberdeen -born football player and manager David John "Dai" Astley ( 11 October, 1909, Dowlais, Wales – 7 November 1989) was a Wales international Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Nattrass (England)
T Walker 60’
D Duncan 89’		 J Kelly
9 November 1938 Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–2 Flag of Wales Wales Home International
Attendance: 34,800
Referee: T. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Thomas "Tommy" Walker OBE ( 26 May 1915 – 11 January 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played for Douglas "Dally" Duncan ( 14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was an Aberdeen -born football player and manager Jimmy Kelly (born 1912 Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland; died November 1970 was an Irish footballer who played for among others Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom J. Thompson (England)
T Gillick 30'
T Walker 83', 84'		 D Astley
L Jones
10 October 1998 Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–2 Flag of Estonia Estonia European Championship Qualifier
Attendance: 16,930
Referee: Marques (Portugal)
B Dodds 70', 85’
S Hohlov-Simson (og) 79'		 (Report) S Hohlov-Simson 34’
M Smirnov 76’
27 May 2003 Scotland Flag of Scotland 1–1 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand International Challenge Match
Attendance: 10,016
Referee: Ingvarsson (Sweden)
S Crawford 11' (Report) R Nelsen 47'

Neutral venue for semi-finals

Tynecastle has been used as a neutral venue for domestic cup semi-finals on numerous occasions, most frequently when these games involve teams from the east or north-east of Scotland (such as Aberdeen, Dundee United or Hibernian). The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Torrance 'Torry' Gillick ( 19 May, 1915 - December 12, 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played on the wing for Rangers Thomas "Tommy" Walker OBE ( 26 May 1915 – 11 January 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played for David John "Dai" Astley ( 11 October, 1909, Dowlais, Wales – 7 November 1989) was a Wales international Leslie Jenkin Jones (born 1 July, 1911 in Aberdare, died January 1981 is a former Welsh professional footballer Career Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2000 final tournament took place throughout 1998 and 1999. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF ( Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, pron William "Billy" Dodds (born February 5 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach Maksim Smirnov (born December 28, 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event The Swedish Football Association ( SvFF) ( Swedish: Svenska Fotbollförbundet) is the governing body of Football in Sweden. Stephen 'Stevie' Crawford (born January 9, 1974 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a professional footballer who is currently Ryan William Nelsen (born October 18 1977 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. At one stage during the 1920s, Tynecastle hosted a Scottish Cup semi-final in 4 consecutive years. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland In total 19 Scottish Cup semi-finals (not including replays) and 10 League Cup semi-finals have been staged at the ground. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs

However, since the advent of regular live television coverage caused semi-finals to be played at different times, it has been SFA policy to stage both Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden, where possible. League Cup semi-finals are still staged at smaller venues depending upon the participants. The last Scottish Cup semi-final hosted at Tynecastle was Aberdeen’s defeat of Hibernian in 1992-93. The last League Cup semi-final was the 2007-08 meeting of Dundee United and Aberdeen, where Dundee United won 4-1. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen

Other notable events

Under-16 World Cup

Tynecastle was a venue when Scotland hosted the Under-16 World Cup in 1989. The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Initial group-stage matches were sparsely attended, however, on 20 June 1989, 28,555 spectators watched Scotland defeat a Portugal side containing Rui Costa and Luís Figo 1-0 in the semi-final. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa ( pron Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Scotland went on to lose the final to Saudi Arabia.

Rugby League

The Gorgie ground has also hosted rugby league matches on four occasions. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games In 1911 a tour match between England and Australia ended in an 11-11 draw. The England national rugby league team represent England in international Rugby league football tournaments Eight decades later, the newly created Super League again attempted to promote the sport in Scotland, moving two league fixtures to Tynecastle. The 1998 meeting between London Broncos and Bradford Bulls drew over 7,000 fans, while the following year Gateshead Thunder met Wigan Warriors before a smaller crowd. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Gateshead Thunder are a Rugby league team from Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. In 2000, Tynecastle staged a sectional tie in the Rugby League World Cup between Scotland and Samoa, which the Samoans won 20-12. The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain, Ireland and France in October and November of the year 2000 The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international Rugby league tournaments The Samoa rugby league team has been participating in international Rugby league competition since 1988

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ BBC Sport
  2. ^ The Scotsman
  3. ^ Federation of Hearts Supporters Clubs
  4. ^ The Scotsman
  5. ^ The Scotsman

External links

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