Rugby World Cup Venue - Edinburgh, Scotland

Murrayfield is now used for Scottish international rugby union matches, with Scotland's Six Nations home games are played here. Beginning in 2007, Murrayfield will host the Scotland Sevens, the final event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens. Murrayfield will host rugby matches from the Rugby World Cup 2007. The stadium has also been used to host the Heineken Cup Final, being the venue for the 2004-05 final where Toulouse beat Stade Français by 18 points to 12. This stadium was erected at the site of the Edinburgh Polo Club, which was once the rugby stadium with the largest capacity in the world that could hold 104,000 spectators. Murrayfield was renovated and was given a new face in 1994. Rugby Matches were given importance in the city after the erection of the Murrayfield Stadium.

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland is a medieval city built around Castle Rock that dates back to the 18th century. This second largest city in Scotland is also one of the largest financial centers. Located on the east coast of the central lowlands, the city is also well known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent festivals held annually in August. This is another attraction to the tourists who visit the city few more days prior to the 2007 Rugby World Cup, which will commence in September.

The Edinburgh city, the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London, is one of the major tourist destinations that attracts 13 million visitors a year. There are a number of churches in Edinburgh scotland that draws in plenty of pilgrims from far and wide. The national Church of Scotland, St Giles' Cathedral, Greyfriars Kirk, Canongate Kirk and St Andrew's and St George's Church, the 12th century Duddingston Kirk, St Mary's Cathedral, the Scottish Episcopal Church, St Paul's and St George's Church, Charlotte Baptist Chapel, Carrubbers Christian Center and Bellevue Chapel are the famous and important churches in Edinburgh. Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh International Conference Center are the other attractions in the city that can entertain the international spectators of Rugby World Cup 2007 visiting the Edinburgh city.