Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

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Raeburn Place, Edinburgh is a historic sports ground best known as the site of the world’s first international rugby union match.

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Raeburn Place, Edinburgh canonical 3
Raeburn Place (street) 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rugby union stadium ⓘ
sports ground ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfFirstInternationalRugbyMatch 1871-03-27 ⓘ
hasPlannedFeature new stands and facilities ⓘ
hasSurface grass ⓘ
heritageStatus historic sports venue ⓘ
historicSignificance birthplace of international rugby union ⓘ
homeTeam Scotland national rugby union team (historic venue) ⓘ
homeVenueOf Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club ⓘ
Edinburgh Academical Football Club ⓘ
inception 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Stockbridge, Edinburgh ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
locationOfEvent Scotland vs England rugby union match on 27 March 1871 ⓘ
first international rugby union match ⓘ
namedAfter Henry Raeburn ⓘ
near Inverleith Park ⓘ
Water of Leith ⓘ
notableFor hosting the first international rugby union match ⓘ
operator Edinburgh Academical Football Club ⓘ
partOf Raeburn Place (street) ⓘ
sport cricket ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ
underwent redevelopment in the 21st century ⓘ
usedFor club rugby ⓘ
cricket matches ⓘ
school rugby ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raeburn Place, Edinburgh → partOf → Raeburn Place (street) ⓘ
linked to: Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Calcutta Cup → firstMatchVenue → Raeburn Place, Edinburgh ⓘ