Bridgehaugh Park

{{Short description|Rugby union ground in Scotland}}

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Bridgehaugh Park is a rugby union ground in Stirling, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 4,000.

It is the home of Stirling County RFC, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership.

Location

It is situated in a meander of the River Forth in the north of the city of Stirling. Close to the river, it is very close to the site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, a battle famously fought by Andrew Moray and William Wallace.{{cite web|url=http://www.stirlingcounty-rfc.co.uk/bridgehaugh-park/|title=Bridgehaugh Park - Home to Stirling County Rugby Football Club|publisher=}}

It lies about 1 km north of the city centre.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/scotgaz/features/featurefirst89875.html|title=Bridgehaugh Park from The Gazetteer for Scotland|publisher=}}

Uses

Home to Stirling County RFC, it also hosts matches by Bridgehaugh RFC. It is used intermittently by Glasgow Warriors usually for friendly matches.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GlasgowWarriors/status/770744003528654848|title=Glasgow Warriors on Twitter|publisher=}} It is also used by the Scotland Women's rugby team.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/12/02/20/women-regroup-face-french-bridgehaugh|title=Women Regroup To Face French At Bridgehaugh - Scottish Rugby Union|publisher=}} and Scotland Men's matches at age grade.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/west-lothian-rugby-star-makes-7582584|title=West Lothian rugby star makes Scotland Under-18s debut|first=Callum|last=Carson|date=18 March 2016|publisher=}}

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