Meggetland Sports Complex: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox stadiumvenue

| location = [[EdinburghCraiglockhart]], [[Edinburgh, Scotland]]

| owneroperator = [[City of =Edinburgh Council|Edinburgh Leisure]]

| tenants = [[Boroughmuir RFC]]<br />Boroughmuir Hockey Club<br />Edinburgh Cala Hockey Club<br />[[Boroughmuir Thistle Football ClubF.C.]]<br />Boroughmuir Cricket Club<br />[[Edinburgh Wolves]]<br />[[Tynecastle F.C.]] (2018–present)

| capacity = 34,000388 (500 seats)

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In January 2016, the [[Edinburgh Wolves (American Football)]] announced that due to the closure of [[Meadowbank Stadium]] for developmentredevelopment, they would be moving to play their home games for the 2016 season at Meggetland.

[[East of Scotland Football League]] team [[Tynecastle F.C.]] moved to Meggetland from their previous Saughton Enclosure ground in 2018 and will share the main stadium grass pitch with Boroughmuir.<ref>{{cite news |title=The move to Meggetland - more information|url=http://www.tynecastlefc.co.uk/newsstory.php?nid=951|accessdateaccess-date=26 June 2018|publisher=Tynecastle F.C.|date=23 April 2018}}</ref>

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